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Show Too Many Inflolilcrs. Bums, of tho Kansas Cityn, tolls n good story. Ho rhvs Unit while ho w,l a member of. tho Odhkosh club, some years .'ijjro- it wius owned by Senntor Saw-j-er, tho lumber kini?. Sawyer prtt f0,-OOti f0,-OOti in to boom tho town, and, by the wuy, it won the pennant, and lie paid v attention to it. One day. however, lu concluded to take his wife out to see ii gnme. Both were Interested. The pitchers pitch-ers were beinjr hit hard, there were ninny lon flies caught and they enjoyed en-joyed it. Filially, however, nn idea occurred oc-curred to Mrs. Sawyer. Senntor." sho tiaid, "that is not fair; they pnt only throe nvn away out in the field mid let all the rest Rto'id aronnd the diamond. They make these three men work too hard. You must see the manager und tell him to scatter his men out." The senator thought her idea ex-- ex-- . cellent, and tho next day he hunted up tho tn.inaj'er. "Yon seem to win all right," aid he, "but I dor't like the way yon pkco your men. I want you after this to scatter them out more. Put more in the outfield, and don't have them all (landing about tho pitcher." Sporting Life. |