Evening star., 1934-02-25

~ in, I'm out"
20. X" said Jack you're out"
The rest of Lanier's gang came
in then and stood around with him,
and then Smitty came in from CEN
ter field, with the other players and
they started milling around by the
dugout. Kelsey sitting in the shade, Off
by himself. Finally Smith came over to us.
"Is that straight?" he asked "Is Kelsey
coming back?"
"Kelseys coming back and anybody that
doesn't like it can turn in his uniform" Jack
told him.
But what's the idea kid?" Smitty said, look
ing puzzled.
The idea is I'm manager of this club" said
Jack in a hard-boed tone
entity went back and they milled around
- some more, while Jack and smoked q
cigar in field box. You could see they were
having some kind of conference. I even
thought saw Smitty talking to Lanier for the
first time in almost week.
Sure enough, Lanier walked across the in
field after about 10 minutes and stood there
glaring at US.
whats on your mind Spike?" Jack asked
pleasantly.
either you fire Kelsey" Lanier said heavily.
cor We quit"
We'll, that's all right" Jack told him. "if
you feel that way about it."
Yeah? And whatu you do about this series
with New York;"
Listen" said Jack. GO ahead and quit.
I'll put nine men in the field if I have to
sign up the groundkeepers. The worst they
can do is lose, and you'll do that anyhow.
Come out in uniform at IL or you're all washed
up in organized base ball for the rest of your
lives"
We spent bad two hours talking things
over. I afraid to leave Jack for fear he'd
back down, but had to go to the plant, and
by the time I got back it was game time and
I couldn't reach him.
went up to the press box and the situa-
ton looked bad whats Jack trying to do,
kid uS?" one Of the boys from New York
wanted to know isn't that Kelsey he has
working out first base?"
looked down. Jack was at second, Of
course, but Kelsey was on first, old Pete, the
doorman, at shortstop, and high school boy
at third. I swear one Of the outfelders had
gray beard and the rest should have been In
wheel chairs
We're using the Rockne system" told
him. This Is our second varsity"
What an inning! The kid Jack had on the
hill didn't have thing, but even so, New York
didn't score. Two of them struck out, probably
from sheer amazement, and the last man hit
a line drive that nearly tore Jacks arm off.
THE doorkeeper was just going up to bat
when the regulars gave in. They came out
in their white suits like little lambs and
buckled down to work. After that it was q
swell ball game, with the Sparrows winning, 83.
saw Jack after the game.
"Sure they gave in They saw meant busi-
ness" he said. "I don't know what would
have happened if they hadn't, but / was
willing to find out. Somebody would have been
killed. probably. That ball was coming up to
them big barn"
How do they feel about Kelsey now?"
asked him.
You know that play in the fifth" he said,
"when Lanier tried to get White at second
and missed him by an eyelash? Well, when we
came in Kelsey gave him the bird. Nobody
but sap would have tried for Two on that
play he growled. You didn't have q chance
So Ianier busted him In the jaw right then and
there"
What did you do?" wanted to know.
81 fined Lanier So" Jack told me. HE was
sore. They're all sore. None of them will talk
to me, but what do I care? We're winning
again"
kid" said, you're manager"
You know the rest. The Sparrows took six
straight and went into the lead, and from then
on they coasted home
Sure, psychology did it. Deep stuff It
comes in handy sometimes. That is, If you get
seven or eight people that can bust that apple
and four or five good pitchers.
I still can't make Jack see what Kelsey had
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