Show RELATES HOW BAT BOY BEAT BEATTIGER I TIGER NINE NINE NINE-IN 1911 Inside Dope on Championship Championship Champion Champion- I Sill ship Struggle Revealed by Portland Pilot By Lou Kennedy L 4 Hera M Special L J Portland I May Ia 3 W While In the training camp at ati at Ontario recently Walter Valter M Credie was In a c cent nt nt mood mood the days das of old when Portland had championship teams which many local fans ans still re remember remember remember re- re member with with pride Walt alt launched Into a a. description of what was probably probably ably the mo most t crucial and ind Important serles a an any ny Portland club club ever participated i In I This was vas tho nine games played pla-ed be between between be- be beI I tween Portland and Vernon In 1911 tho the week before beCore the season closed Portland won si n of ot the nine getting petting pet get et- et ting ting- tinga a strangle hold bold on the champion champion- ship Man Many Portland fans will remember the Incidents connected with this serIes Tho Beavers Bea who had ben been making a valiant vallant fight for tho title when the they had played the tho last game of the I season on their homo home grounds rounds left for Los Angeles Angelis the they were vere to tackle Hap one and one half games gans behind their opponents n C Outlook Wn n Dark The outlook was not the brightest as 8 the they were scheduled to meet San FrancIsco also a strong club in the closing week while Vernon met the tho Angels Benn Benny Henderson one of the tars stars of or the Portland flinging staff was off ort on one of his tilts with Bacchus and couldn't be depended on Taking It altogether Manager Mc- Mc Credle had a perfect right to lie awake at ni night ht ai antI and wonder what was as going to happen LK Los S Angeles turned out en masse manse the tans fans bringing Ing with all nil kinds kind of f noise making deltS de- de I jets Oets to help hell rattle the Beaver Bear Beav Bea r rL turing the thc of or th tho first t n progress 1 H I I. I hat bat t boy a I little t 1 Irish I ch chap named d dUcke Mickey lying alon alongside the club dug dUI out nut Vernon was at bat Mickey was overheard to sa say unconsciously Look dut look out Walter heard hur him and asked him hm what he meant J Mickey replied glancing Worked ked Hit and nod Run Jinn Walter Va noticed that on tho the next ext ball pitched the Vernon hatter and base runner worked tho the hit and run A little later Mickey again ex exclaImed exclaimed ex- ex claimed look ou out and again the and run and run Was was attempted McCredie then turned his attention to the youngster and said Mickey ickey bet you ou a a. dollar you ou dont don't know the signs The youth hesitated then nodded ansi and said Ill take the bet Ue Ire told Mac ac all that he lie knew which included all an of or the tho TI Tiger r signs the tho Beaver watched and und found und Mickey had Imd the tho right dope He lie Immediately spread ad the news to rI roB of or his players and this knowledge dge aided In breaking up many of Yer- Yer non's offensive ho plays throughout the entire series serres enabling Portland to win 11 win seven soYen of the tho nine games which cave avo them such a a. Ja lead lad that It practically practically cinched the title lIck Mickey T In TN flanker Danker It seems that Mickey Ic e who T Is 18 now a n. teller In one of or the largest larest banks In in LOS 1408 Angeles J had worked a aa a bat boy for Hogan at different times naturally naturally ally a a. bright little follow fello and antI understanding understanding under under- standing he ho soon learned the tho Vernon signals and didn't forget et them The Tho Joke was so 80 good that th the fol following following tol- tol lowing year told Hogan about It Hap sal said he had often orten Wondered Won Won- dered d after the series ended why th the tho Portland catchers had outguessed his batsmen when he had chan changed ed signs several times The reason was because because be be- be cause use Mickey knew them all L I |