Salt Lake Herald | 1907-11-17 | Page 18 | Pitcher Hardy's Version

Pitcher her Hardys Version When hen the cherubic Mr Hardy was playing with the Washington club and Jack Burke one of Kid Sullivans trainers was doing a rubbing stunt for some of the members of o the team Burke pressed Into service one on of the Kids training partners to help him In hip hi work who has been bean about the park ark for or the tho past fifteen years Is em employed emp employed p ocd In his spare time in a nearby lunch room and one morning having had the honor of rubbing Hardy down the day previous he lie met the chubby twirler In the lunch room He noticed that the player pla er had ono one of those knit jackets which he was willing to sell for a small mall sum being about the same build as Hardy Hard bought the garment but In fastening It up he was surprised to find that all the buttons dropped off The next morning when he reported report ell at the park ho lie horold said to Hardy See here Hardy Hard that Jacket I 1 bought from you yesterday has shed all of Its buttons how do you account for that Why Vh easy replied Hardy as he winked at Jake Stahl You see so many people admired you tou with that coat on that you swelled with pride and burat burst the th buttons off