Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-03-09 | Page 4 | Clark Griffith Tells About Two Maddest Men He Ever Struck Out

Clark ciak Griffith Tells About Two Maddest Men He Ever Struck Out 6 It tins has been heen m my luck sa says Clark Griffith to see ce a large ar c lInb l r of or orpe if pe peeved cd and ammil an angry y people In this old gamp game of particularly gentlemen gentle gentle- men against t whom I have ha been lucky enough h to to todo do lo ome some successful tul pitching I still think however that the men I Iver ever ver did behold were two ol old monoliths of tho Boston t tam team am Mr I William Nasim h and Mr Thomas Tucker The h occasions oc on which while I beheld held the tho tr fury of oC these famous warriors warrior nr are still green grcen In ray my memory and an ami n never ncr cr fOI sake 01 me Old Oid Tommy Tucker was pretty prett nearly nearl on ou his last le legs s so o far as bU bh Ica league ue baseball was waa concerned in l hits to him wore moro more precious than rubles rubies and diamonds when wo we bumped to together together together to- to gether ono one summer afternoon It was wasa wOsa a big game Fame u a most Important one and andI I rall really hall had to win It 1 lovd lovatI Tom Toni Tucker much but I loved In my salary in moro morn oro i Tho Timo battle was as a hot on one running along along- on pretty overt evon terms till near or the close when we managed t to tu get a u couple on the time bases basos nn und and gool old Joe JoeAn An Anion Anson on did the time rest with on Jt f tho those lf murderous hits that the they don't dont malta ro row now tho the old man not being there theme to That Boston bunch bunco wn never hover whipped till the last mann man was vas cou counted out an and the they went m m. m. m strong in tin tin- last lad death rail rally First thing I knew th thO thoy y had time the cushions populous two down dowum an and Old Tom um Tucker lucker grimly at time the plat I worked him Into biting at tit two tn-o will wid j OIE then them fed him two more moore which hp hI refused to reach after It was coming down clown tl to cases and no mistake t Ju l at this Juncture I lIa happened p t tr tl te r remember member A trick of Indoor sohall thu tue enormous s up hoot which Is s put on nn onan onan an Indoor ball bali b by swinging swinging- It underhand under under- hand with the tho knuckles knuckle IIpp uppermost and the hall ball rolling roiling of off tho the palm It causes es a a. huge huge- hall ball limit hut Is hl not practicable for outdoor ball bali because at Rt th the tho greater pitching dl distance th the huh bull would lose hose nil all Its UN speed d lung long be before lie lie- tore fore It reached rN the time platter I l decided to throw the ball just one once eg us a desperate rato experiment and I It The globule sauntered alon along way y le low below Toms Tom's Uno hino anti and lit lie stood scoffing nt at It n. n Just 13 ts ball bill came p parallel with sith him It leaped tl up un and whirled over the plate hU chih hll the tho umpire yelled Strike three Ol Old Tom Tucker lal laid down his bat batand and started toward mo me with evidence o of much excitement on oft lila his face ae but I Iwas was waB already on m my wa way and was go going go go- In hog ing fast That hat night he camp came to the hotel looking for m me and publicly announced an an- that he Intended to slay mo me on sight but I was not In In and ond he c never novel got ot his hands upon me nie