Salt Lake Herald | 1908-01-05 | Page 18 | A "Tacks" Parrot Story

A TACKS PARROT STORY 4 You can talk about your crack 4 catchers all you want to Tacks Parrot said but the tho equal of f 4 4 Charley Snyder was never seen on ona ona 4 4 a ball bali field He was a wonder as asa 4 f a thrower and had more baseball 4 f sense Manse than half haIr a dozen average 4 4 T layers Talk about a out signs He 4 4 was full of or them And quick 4 4 Why ho he had base runners nailed 4 4 t before they the knew what they were 4 4 about 4 4 Boston was pla playing ing in New York 4 4 one day da and George Gore was on 4 4 third and Roger Connor on first 4 4 Snyder r caught Gore Goro off his base baM 4 4 and Connor was Indignant and ex cx exclaimed 4 4 claimed What do you think of 4 4 4 that for base running In a 4 4 twinkling Snyder threw the ball to 4 4 the first baseman and he caught 4 4 Connor fairly and squarely off orr the 4 4 base Connor was so 80 disgusted he 4 v 4 hurled himself on the grass and 4 4 pounded his head with his fists 4 4 A clever trick of Snyders was 4 4 his ability to puzzle the base run 4 4 4 nets as to where here he intended 4 4 throwing the ball bait He threw 4 4 fly lly quickly and strongly One of or orthe 4 4 the great things about Snyder was 4 4 that when he wanted ranted to catch atch a aman 4 4 4 man napping he lie took good care core 4 4 that the pitcher would not give gie 4 4 the batsman b a chance to hit a 4 4 good DOd ball Into the space an in 4 4 fild r had left to cover the bag 4 4 4 4