The Washington times., 1925-02-10

DAT MIN at VIII
"An engine and two passenger
coaches were sent up from Hunt
ington to convey the crowd to that
point. but it being evident that two
coaches would not carry them, a
coach was borrowed from the +. &
I. N. railway, and that was soon
filled to suffocation. One hundred
and eighty-seven tickets were sold IN
weiser, twenty-six boarded the
train at Eaton and ten more got on
at Olds Ferry"
AS mentioned in a previous chap
ter, great deal of money was wag-
cred on the games every Sunday.
When cash was shy the boys used
to gamble sheep against cattle. A
game was played one Monday at
Nampa. against Mountainhome, and
/ pitched for Nampa. Both teams
had put up side bets of $1,000, and
in addition, some $500 was wag-
cred by the loyal hackers OF the
teams.
Nampa won the game 5 to 0,
and managed to get twelve
strikeOuts. The excitement in
Nampa that night, was similar to
the celebrating IN Washington
when we beat the Giants. On 3
not q bit less noise and pep.
They put on a banquet In the
evening at the old Dewey Hotel, and
was asked to make a speech. The
baseball record books don't show
1t, but my speech making has been
sadly neglected. Recently, / was
asked to say a few words at a
dinner and q fellow came up and
shook hands afterward saying:
You're just the same old Walter.
i remember your speech at the
Dewey Hotel the night Nampa beat
Mountainhome. and you haven't
changed Bit" 1 guess he was
right because. after all. these years.
I generally use the same old speech
which goes like this: I'm mighty
glad to be herer and then as
rule, sit down.
Through June. 1907. luck stayed
with me and went along piling
up my scereless innings. I was
always disappointed at missing
that no-hit chance in the game
against Boise but right after that
/ got my wish when blanked the
Emmett team. This game brought
my total scoreless innings up to
81. The next game added nine
more and then It went to seventy
five. ! didn't worry but the
strain was beginning to tell Peo-
pie were wishing me good luck be-
fore every game and l found my
self working on each opposing
batter as though he were the one
that might be the turning point.
That same year, July, 1907, /
was In q Washington uniform, q
playing in the American League.
But before that happened there
was one more wonderful game,
between Weiser and CaldWen.
It was my last game out in that
country. Many people who saw
IL have since insisted, il was the
best game ever pitched.
The score was tied in the tenth.
Hungry Higgins, as we called
our leftfielder, was at the bat. A
doctor rushing toward homeplate
with a fist full Of greenbacks,
shouted: Seven hundred and fifty
bucks is yours, II you score that
man on third base"
Higgins about keeled over with
surprise. He stepped away from
the plate and actually tried to take
the money from the Doctors hand.
Strike one" growled the umpire.
Higgins returned to the batter's box
and as the pitcher delivered the
ball, the runner on third base
On second though, think III
save that for the next chapter.
Ny farewell game IN Idaho.
Copyright. 1925. by the Christy'
Walsh SyndicatGl
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