The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-11

He sent me TO you," T. said as I
produced the contract.
Hank began to laugh.
HE doesn't like to have any Of
the ball players hang around his
factory, but he never bites" he
said as he shook hands, "I sup
pose he growled a little"
"Yelped. snorted and grunted."
admitted.
"Weli, it's like this, Chalmers
owns the outfit, but his wife'S
brother. Darwin, has most OF the
say"
that Afternoon. They had been with
the team q number Of seasons.
They were polite enough, but
made me feel that 7 was just .
little amateur trying to sneak
into too fast company.
We were to have q week OF
training, and then play the ALL
StonS for our opening game. That
didn't mean anything to me. On
the first day I met little Mike
Slav1n. He was q new one, like
myself. His position was short"
Hank came over to me when I
appeared in an old uniform.
"There's only q couple Of the
new ones, got contracts" he said
to me, "the others are merely
trying out"
SAT down to talk with MI.
Darwin, who had just ar
rived. The old-timers of the out
fit hoped in to warm up. Dar-
win began telling me about each
one.
They were playing rather
snappy stuff, considering that it
was right after their winter loaf.
L went In with the stick, at
Hanks request, while an aspiring
young hurler tried to show his
stuff. He wasn't so good.
Another chap took his place.
Snap into it, the Boss is here!"
Hank said to us.
saw this pompous looking
chalmers strutting over to the
bench.
The boys snapped into It. The
new pitcher famed me beauti-
fully with about five balls. That
Is, he was new to me, but he was
q three-SeaSon man on the team
named Pink Davis.
After a while I was out fielding.
Still later I came in for a little
rest. I sat down with Mike and
some others of the new crowd.
Chalmers was still growing.
Awful lot Of dubS," he said to
his brother in-law.
Have a heart-they've loafed
all winter. Wait until they've
been in training a week." he pro-
tested.
7 know players when 1 see 'em.
again this season. Where did you
get this mob of goofs?"
Most of them are here to try
OUT at your permission" Darwin
reminded his brother-in-law. Evil
IDENTIFY my first bunch was right.
l didn't like Chalmers when /
met him at his office. I sure
didn't like him as we'll right now.
Evidently Pink Davis was the
teachers pet" of the outfit: that
Is, old Chalmers fayorite.
Davis famed a youngster.
mats the stuff. Davis!" Chal-
mers yelled.
Davis saluted and grinned.
1nen a chap called Jim Pearl
went IN with the stick. I had to
ADMIT to myself that he was
mlgnIy good. He was better than
Heo F!annigan OF Fudge Waters
at their best. He sure cracked
them out.
Best batsman outside the big
leagues, and better than a lot in
tnem," Chalmers growled. He
Seemeo Z prefer growing when
1T I had a team as eood &c
Davis and Pearl I'd take m q
major league team for an exh;hi-
tlon game this fall" he went IN
mad to 60 out again and
Wnack away at some Of PM
regularly. pie''y
When I came back chalmer.
EYED me sourly. Somebodv
cracked foul. I thought 81 was
gong to drop into nv hands over
0y the bench, but it went ri~ht
through them. Chalmers. owna
me. ~ e'"1eu
Who said you could n,av
0aAF" ne beloved at me.