Show v t tS t S Rube Evans Pulls Prize Bone Play I t tRUBE i W WADDELL ADDELL has bas been called the most eccentric character the I R RUBE national game h has s ever known but Rube probably gained this r reputation pu- pu tation because he was a a. great twirler and constantly before the I major 1 league ague public But the thc real eccentric person is 18 Rube Evans southpaw pitcher who was never quite good enough for the majors J Evans has pitched in almost every cry minor minor- league of note in the f country and earned a a. nation wide reputation as a a squirreL His I II most amusing probably was the biggest t bone that ever ever was J f I pulled on a a ball ban field flold He was pitching pitching- for tor Portland a a. few years years' ago when the squeeze play was all alI the rago rage because of ot tho manner in which the Athletics were executing the tho play The opposing teams were using It with such regularity that Manager was in a a. rage when men were on third with none or one out t Final Finally after the play pla had been worked on Ev Evans ns twice In one one inning i McCredie said I I that bean him meaning of ot tho the rho The next time they try pIa play course i I batsman that will stop them thern An inning later the opposing team tried the squeeze There he goes was the cr cry set sel up by Evans' Evans teammates Imagine the surprise and excitement nt in the grounds when Evans whirled about and threw I straight ht as an arrow at the base runner Ills His aim was waR good and the ban ball struck the runner just back of ot tho car and stretched him out cold A Ariot Ariot A Ariot riot almost followed and Evans was lucky to escape being mobbed On Oit the wa way a back to the hotel s said aldi What th the h Ii- Ii I were you thinking of of you big I You told me to bean him didn't you OU Wh Why didn't you 5 say the I f batter I thought you OU meant the base runner i |