New Britain herald., 1924-09-17

pitch. The Larabee Lions took their sta- tions in the field, the last one filing out being Doc Allen.
 He was chewing gum till his ears wiggled, but he was almost as pale as if he'd been taking bottle of his own spring tonic.
 First half of first inning. Our side at the bat.
 Briggs whanged his pestle at the first pellet offered. The ball parted the turf for two bases. Farnham band played Amer ica." Farnham ffe-and drum corps played Yankee Doodle" And Farnham fans took first lessons in practical insanity.
 Dustan at bat. Let four bad notes go to protest and took his base on balls Bedlam and Baa lam let loose among Farnham fans. Also visiting excursions from Gehenna, Hades and all points south
 Fox at bat. Stung the wasp into a double play, Briggs reaching bag three. Two out. Larabee looking up and sending messages to Mars, interspersed with terms of love and affection for their pitcher.
 Gogerty at bat. Watched high ball served to catcher. Stepped back to avoid being clipped in the chest. Catcher took another high ball. Three balls and not a strike Snyder, our coaching cut-up, pulled off his time -honored stunt of standing on two chairs and holding out lemon to the Lara bee pitcher.
 At this Doc walked up to the umpire and tried to look serious. II protest" he said, against these circus stunts .n the coach ins line"
 That's all right, Doc," said the umpire, grinning. You've done some pretty good stunts on the coaching line yourself"
 We thought at the time that Doc was catching his breath, but before the game was over we knew that if Doc Allen and Machiavelli and Old Nick had gone into partnership that day, in less than week Doc would have been the senior member of that firm.
 Gogerty swung at the next horsehide of fering, smote it on the chin and dropped it in the center fielder's glove. Three out. No runs. Cessation of melody from Earn ham. Pandemonium in the Larabee tents.
 And so it went for eight innings, team agains team, band against band, roar against roar and hysteria and madness screeching in the startled ear of day.
 " The Sweetest joy that came to me was in striking out Larabee's Popular Pharma cist." And how he did enjoy himself when he inveigled me into the triple bite!
 AT THE beginning of the ninth inning A neither side had made run and all the fans were hoarser than fish peddlers on the first Friday in Lent.
 Then it began to happen!
 In our half of the ninth Gogerty let the cash register ring two strikes, and then he soaked Mir. Horsehide right square on the point of the jaw. Wow, but how it sailed, how it sailed
 Our fans had only been joking before. but when good old Gogerty started around those bases I wish to say that Farnham had the frenzies in right good earnest They threw up their hats. They threw up their coats and belts. Even a pair of trousers were seen among the fotsam and jetsam that darkened the sky.
 They raved They roared. They. emitted maniac noises such as this old world has seldom heard before. I saw a Daughter of bcboidu "HdNhIHA d Ahikhb OL DaShhhb over his head with parasol, while he sim ply squealed aloud in a speeches. frenzy of bliss.
 Gogerty trotted around the bags like a runaway merry go round, and when at last we were able to think again we didn't care hang if our next two batters were struck out. The, score was 1 to o in our favor. There was only one half inning to go. Back of the coaching line was a fifty foot fagpole, and when Larabee went to the bat for their final effort their coach skinned up that pole. With laborious care he reached the top and there he stood balancing him. self upon that dangerous perch. | Hell fall and break his neck" was the gasp on every hand.
 While we were watching him in breath less expectation, Doc Allen approached the pole, carrying heavy round object. The nan above hauled this up in basket, though once it fell to the earth with terrible jolt.
 ''what?" "Yes!" "Now ''It can't bel" "A cannonball v' "Never!' Now, what dye thinka that?'
 The crowd was doing nothing else but watch that freak on the fagpole. Even the players and umpire kept one eye on him as we took our final places.