Show SALT n i LAKE 11 TO GET COMEDIAN IN THE DUKE Reilley r Is Prize Character on J field and Off Reports Reports Reports Re Re- ports Scribe HL release to Salt Lake LaJe of oC Alex THE Duke Reilley the diminutive of oC tho the Indianapolis team for tor tho the past few years rears marks the exit from the association of or one of tho the most picturesque characters In the tho minor leagues Always the recipient of ot sarcastic remarks from and the little fellow ellow never became In Incensed Incensed Incensed In- In censed until until Ito ho was not officially credited with stolen stoJen bases ho earned writes Sam Levy who goes on to tell some stories of the Dukos Duko's weakness Last summer during the tho final se series serles se- se MIlwaukee Mil Mil- ries rles of ot the season with the waukee co nine Alex was a a. pee peeved peed d Individual Upon each trip tr-jp to the tho tho Plato he would glance glanco at press coop occupants con concealed daggers in his stare Give a fellow his hits stolen bases when ho gets em cm yelled Remo I 1 had two of or em cm yesterday what did you ou guys gus do with em em At this particular stage Reilley drew one of oC his many man free tickets I Ho took his custom customary r deliberate lend lead off ocr first base Ho He was prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to got get a stolen stoJen bag to convince convince con con- vince ince the pencil pushers that despite despite de de- spite his many o years of oC service ser he was as still a spry chap On the next pitch Reilley was off Ho lie was as nipped d by o a rapid throw throw- there thoro was no question this time that tho redoubtable had uR g-uR Fussed ed correctly Returning to his clubs club's bench the Duke did not cast a stare at tho the press row rove With bowed head ho passed Manager tanager Jack Jaek who ho was directing affairs from the coachers coacher s 's cage at first As Reilley neared tho the visitors' visitors bench tho the boys in tho the press coop yelled in unison Do you ou want credit for Cor that la laconic laconic la- la stolen stoe base bast Duke Remes conic answer was Never er c mind those kind give ghe mo the ones I deserve de de- de serve serve And for the moment he dodged ed under the tho stand apparently subdued but It wasn't long Jong until ho was out again shooting daggers daggers dag dag- gers sers at the press coop tho the same samo series erles Reilley was r running the bases like a hare Ho lie registered four in one ono matinee The following day dnn an n afternoon paper paper pa pa- per pcr credited the Duke with assuming assuming assum assum- ing tho the stealing base lead from Crom Bob Dob Descher Ho lie rend read this and I said Now they're kidding me Beecher still leads lends me the by one ono base baso coworkers told many amusing stories about the veteran outfielder In Indianapolis when the team was homo home on an nn extensive extensive exten exten- sive sl visit his chief chic pastime each evening was to stand oh the edge of the sidewalk in front of or a ho hotel hotel hotel ho- ho tel and toll tell of or hiM hid days day's performances performances performances perform perform- ances on tho the ball floJ field And Reilley Roll Reil Ic Icy ley would speak so 60 pedestrians were not forced to crane their necks to catch his conversation Last season while his club was In Milwaukee Reilley occupied a D. room on tho the top floor noor of or a downtown downtown downtown down down- town hotel One Ono da day while while- waiting waiLIng for tor the tho elevator he sustained an injured wrist due to the fact the elevator door had been left leCt open Ho Ito sued tho the hotel management manns-ement charging charging- that ho he had been incapacitated incapacItated Incapacitated and that his team suffered b by his Inability to pIa play Duke Duko eventually c won tho the litigation which followed but his award was only a meager sum lIe Ho might have hn earned a larger er verdict but verdict but tho the defendants defendants' ts' ts n attorneys fJ discovered Isco ered that Reilley had hod figured prominently prominent prominent- I ly In a n field day dar event In Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis a a. few tew da days clays s 's after fitter the accident acci accident 1 dent nt |