| Show Twenty Years of Fun for forr Bowlegged Star r I i. J A Severe Blow When Wagner Retires ettres GREAT PLAYER ALWAYS INJECTS FUN IN GAME i Hans Hans' Heart So Li Light ht He Gallops About Like Un Un- harnessed Colt HARD 1 TO O DUPLICATE Pastime May lay Never Produce Another Equal to Picturesque Picturesque Picturesque Pic Pic- Pic- Pic German V By Charles C J. J Doyle HE spirit of ot a schoolboy coupled THE JL with a a. great sense sense- of af humor which has has broken man many a tense situation on the field of ot battle Is the thc answer lo to tho tim oft heard query concerning Bonus Honus Wagner and his ability to sparkle on the diamond while hile Father ather Timo Time gazes despairingly ly through a knot-hole knot In ln inthe tho the fence Wagner now well into the forties is of ot most about ten years ears older than the veterans of the time National league hut but years yea do not menu mean anything in the me life cf ef f anyone who finds sure pleasure In hi his dally daily duties Vagner's willingness willing to enter enter Into the spirit of any occasion and aphis his ability to create funny scenes hn hove hae mode thousands roar and none enjoy the experiences an any more than the tho natured good-natured r German Dozens of ot hilarious Incidents could he be cited in which the great player was tho tIm central figure flure but this article will deal with Ith only a few of the comedy skits enacted by br tIme thc German Trent Treat Gives GUe Youngstown Fans Fan n a Fans of Youngstown 0 O. about at atthe atthe atthe of whom the most moat the baseball p park pul irk one sunshiny Sunday Sunda afternoon in 1915 to seo see Honus perform added dc attraction will never er forget the n the Carne Carnegie ie citizen in the furnished h by beat heat of ot a 12 inning struggle role Inthis inthis In Inthis Carmen Hill played a n leading this practical joke which almost caused the collapse of tho tim bleachers the occupants occupants which laughed until their sides pants of ot crowd was enjoying were ere sore The Honus' Honus antics on first base baso throughout the ninth tho the afternoon and along about tuning liming he started the real uproar Hill out b by the Pirates to I Ithe who ho was farmed the Youngstown team was pitching a n remarkable le game against the big leaguers leaguers bag bag- who had been unable to score score- on base Carmen came to bat with none along the first t base and hit a grounder er line Une The ball was caught by Wagner aner about one foot toot in foul territory Honus the and touched grabbed grabbe tho grounder to have havo the tap de declared de- de bae bas in an attempt dared fair Hill thought the drive was wa back toward the time inside and started bench when the coacher told him to togo togo togo go to bat again The big bo boy from Corry misunderstood the instructions ordered back on and thought he was Accordingly ho he Jumped on th the base the bag w nu Tl A v u nUDUM AL L Like LUte a flash Wagner agner realized Hills Hill's and ho he at once Cel feigned mad- mad II aces because Hill lull was safe The umpire um urn- I Ito for the pitcher hire pire w was waa still yelling to come back to bat but hut Carmen was too busy watching watching- Honus with the ball a n dramatic climax cli climax cli- cli ll- ll Finally Va Wagner omer put kick b by turning his back max on his and throwing the sphere Into right field Hill then sot set sail san for second base liko a a. scared Jack Wagner Vagner that he hn had made a terrible terrible terrible ter ter- m made It appear mistake b by throwing throwing- the ball awa sway away an and waved his hands frantically for Hinchman to get g-et tho the ball bail back By this tim time Hill had haI thrown in his speed high lever and was heading heading- for Cor third when Wagner retrieved the ball Carmen is a cut clean athletic young young- that time tor but his Inexperience at made him look like a farmer bo boy in a afoot afoot atoot foot toot race as ho lie used e cr every ounce of ot peed to reach thir third Honus took de delIberato deliberate de- de liberate lIberato aim an and threw the ball Intentionally Intentionally Intentionally about ten feet over o Baird Bairds s 's s heat heart and Hill 1 who was Just getting ready read to slide sUde stayed on his feet an and put all nU his hiB strength In a a. final dash to toWar toWard toward to- to War ward the plate Scores Amid Tumult The spectators b by this time were creaming with laughter and anti the time grand final was reached when the umpire handed Hill his bat t as he chased across the plate with the run that would have havo won the game Almost every even man woman oman ornan and child In the throng were talking about Wagners Wagner's funny stunt ana aria au au that It gave ga the tile sport Just the tho thing needed to make a a. big big- crowd happy happ Couldn't Fool Carmen Now NOM ow In justice to it should be stated that the trick could coul not b bo be worked on him now n was a boy of 19 when he was wars with Youngstown an and he learned very fast Last season he lie pitched fine tine ball baU for the Rochester team Df r the International lea league u an and he Is la lust just smart mart enough to enjoy the clean omed stag staged d by Wagner even though he be was the tho victim Almost an any other pitcher would have collapsed on tho the mound following such an ordeal on the thc bases but the strong boy O from Corry had hn more stuff than ever after the In- In ident and Youngstown won In twelve Innings Hill lUll b by the wa way seems to be been en his way to the majors for tor a permanent permanent per per- manent job Stayed Stared Up Vp There Till He lie lilt JUt Sate Safe The Tho Pirates and Reds were ere staging I hard fight right at Forbes s field on one on 1 lay Jay a last summer Honus went to bat and almost crippled Home Heine Groh with a aliner aliner aliner liner but the little fellow follow threw up hl his bands mands in time to protect himself from barm harm and the ball bail balluck stuck uck In his glove The sphere was hit with such force that Wagner Vagner did not have time to drop his Ills bat and arid while still standing near the tho Plate late ho he called for the ball again Heine obligingly threw It to tho the vet vet- tran pran f n and he be hit it back at tho the Red TIed third baseman again Once more Heine Ileine threw v Wag a good rood strike and Honus poled one to the left field tiel fence Despite capte the fact tact that this amusing bit of byplay was transpiring during durin a championship game Umpire e C Cy Rig Rig- ler realized that the crowd was waa enJo enjoy enjoy- |
