Salt Lake Herald | 1907-09-08 | Page 20 | How Bill Hassamer Spelled Friend's Name

HOW BILL t SPELLED FRIENDS SAME NAME Every baseball fan who was J Ji Washington a decade ago remembers berg Bill who ho used to play an ar outfield for tor tho the local club under tt th Wagner Vagner regime On account of or Bills Burs excessive amon of or boisterousness he won for the nickname of ot Wild Bill an M miscalled either During tho the off oft season Bill Bm chauffeur on a Cincinnati oil wa and his education was of ot the tiie modest modes kind to say the least Once when hal ha halwas h was boarding In the house at the tha cor con corner corner conner ner of or Seventh and R streets he atm k kup up a friendship with a genial youns fellow who used to come around arouni an acI i mix up with the several players pla fn wr wI made this place their during their stay In the tho city Bill thought so much of ot his Wash Wath Washing WashIng ing lag friend that once on the frI niA birthday he determined to make him a 3 present of ot a pair of or cuff buttons So a few days before the birthday came ame around Bill bought the cuff but buttons buttons buttons tons and took them across the r l for Cor the Jeweler to engrave the J of ot his friend on the tho buttons Well said the Jeweler to BF what initial do you wish engraved c the buttons I want a U replied Bill Bm BillAh BillAh Ah sad sard the Jeweler who to be ingratiating I suppose you YO friend is named Ulysses eh eli 7 j His fits name Impressively answer rp II 1 Bill who resented the Jewelers fc J j proclivities Is not Ulysses it Its a I Eugene