Show DEATH Of DUCK EWING Minister Preaches One Who Knows Something About National Game I That Willing Buck Ewing was re respected respected s by men outside of the tile world sR of o so f can be shown when the Rev lev R ev Don G Tullis pastor of the Pop lar l ar Street Presbyterian church spoke the t ile following fOl lowing to an audience of men and a nd boys in Cincinnati at The shades of evening are beginning to t o fall upon the diamond of life the game g ame is almost ended Breathless the crowd c sits awaiting the end The score is a tie Everything is 15 In I n the balance This day will decide not the worlds championship c co but the greater struggle of o f eternity One there Is among the veterans yet v rans upon whom all aU eyes are fastened f He has lIaS won many man r a game before He has heard the plaudits of thou thousands thousands sands ands s and received the applause of millions in his day i Will Win he be to win this game game The shadows descend d the crowd is I breathless I All depends upon him i It is no time for a single He has made them before and has I won many a game with them themA themA I uA A base on balls will do no good It is no time for a sacrifice I There is but one thing will count in i n this tills closing moment a home run Can be do it Death hurls the ball toward the bat ter Strike one the umpire cries Again the sphere flies by while the batter stands unmoved There is but one ono more chance He Re pulls himself together his frame like lUte iron His features are ar immovable the ball once more speeds toward the plate pIa to With one supreme effort he swings the stick and sends the ball hall to a dis tant corner cornet of the field and the daunt less Ewing starts upon his last circle of the bases One two three the ball is being rapidly returned Will Win he make it It Is a close race He takes the theone theone one and only chance and throws him himself him himself himself self headlong upon the ground for the last slide For a moment all aU is confusion Suddenly the dust dut clears away and the great umpire of the universe erse is heard to say Safe at home |