Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-10-11 | Page 16 | Baseball Spiel

Baseball Spiel, i I rode down with a learned judge upon the car today. And at some well-known legal case 1 tried to make a play; I spoke of tho "unwritten law," and asked lilm if he thought A man was really guilty with his nerves so overwrought? He- looked up absent-mindedly, and then with lighted eye "If we clean up this Chicago bunch, we'll cop," was his reply. II. I called at my tailor's with my usual eclat (I'm kidding you on this dope. Bo, but let it go at that) To buy a sixty-dollar suit. "What's tho latest style?" I asked him, writing on his cult ho answered an-swered after while "If wo can bag threo out of four from Chicago, in a pinch. Whilo old Brooklyn knocks down two, we win, and that's a cinch." III. I found my system carried quite a healthy pain today, And so I dropped around to sco my doctor right away; I piped the symptoms off to him, explaining explain-ing that I felt As if three pies of big league size were bunched around my belt; Ho wrote out something on a pad, and this Is what I read "We need about six or eight to wiggle In ahead." TV. I called to see a lady friend, and every thbught was rife On asking her to t;,vo a chance and darn my socks for '.': I asked her if she'o marry mc, and countered coun-tered with a kiss, And while I waited eagerly she countered back with this: "If wo can stick somewhere around the top until we get That bunch of Chance's to Sulphur Dell we'll bag that pennant yet.' V. Ach Llober Gott lm Hlmmelll With my brain upon the blink I tied' away to try and drown my massive woo In drink; I slid into the firsts saloon and caught- the barkeep's eye "Say, what's the strongest stuff you've got?" He answered In reply "If we " Aw. what's the blooming use? He flashed tfie same old gag And having lost all hope of peace I stayed and "chewed the rag." By GrantlanU Rice.