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Show .. The Grand Old Roman .". Life Stonj of Charles Albert Comiskey, for Nineteen Years President and Owner of the Chicago White Sox. By G. W. AXELSON money at the gale us the more expgn-slv expgn-slv seats, but It given a greater numk "chance to see my team and that is the big thing with me.'' Comiskey said In answer to the criticism. The team which .Sullivan handed to Von der Mie for the 1K8:: season, after the Browns had finished fifth n a s,x-club s,x-club l.-ague In 1882, consisted of the fol-. IOTora:Dea8ley, Ton, Dolan and Tom livan. catchers: Tony MuURne. Charles Hodnett, George McGinnis and Menrj Oherbe.k. pitchers; Charles Comiskey, first base; Georae Strfef, second .ase. Walter A Latham, third base; llham Gibson, shortstop; Kddio Cuthbert left field- Oheibeck or Mullane. center field; Hugh NicoC right field. Sullivan as manager, parted company with Von der Ahe brtmt the season was over and In the following year tpoK over the management of the St. I.oula 1 n on league club, which only lasted , out the "jimmy Williams succeeded Ted Sullivan Sulli-van and hung on until the middle of the 18S4 season, when, after another one of his outbursts. Chris found himself without with-out a leader. In this dilemma on der Ahe turned to the tweuty-five-year-o Id youngster from Chicago, who was still 'enn and possiblv inexperienced, but with a head full of new ideas as to how the game should be played. It was a lenp in the rla'k for the first sacker, hut he promised Chris that be would try. and from that day to the winter of la'Jl he held the managerial reins. Things Begin to Hum. The Browns of 1883 had come within one game of landing the pennant, and now with Comlskev in full charge things began to hum although, perhaps due to a had start, the team was unable to do better than fourth in a twelve club league. The team finished 74 points he-bind he-bind the champion Metropolitans of Now York. It was made up of the following plavers; . Tom rieasicv and Tom Uolan. catchers; William Widmer and George McGinnis. pitchers; diaries Comlskev. first base: George Strief and Joe Quest, second: Walter A. Latham, third; William treason, trea-son, shortstop: J. K. (Tim O'Neill, left field; Fred Twis and Harry Wheeler, center: Hugh Nicol. right. Comiskey had. at the start of his league career, shown a number of new wrinkles to American association fans. T'p to bis advent It had been the custom of the first baseman to glue himself to the hag. Comlskev Com-lskev cut loose from the sack, edging out In the territory toward right field. He taught the pitcher how to cover first base in an emergency, although he wa one of the few basemen who relieved the twlrler of much of this work. The innovation did not look natural to manv of the old-tliners, old-tliners, but In a comparatively short time every first sacker bad moved out. Com-iskey's Com-iskey's next losrlcal move was to shift the "whole lnflcld. in or out. as occasion demanded. The pastime began lo have a new meaning to the fans with the disappearance disappear-ance of the motionless first baseman and with the mobile Infield. The Browns were baited as missionaries of a new game and they sn had the reputation of belnc the speediest combination In the country. Given speed, pitching end head work. Comlskev figured he had th world beaten. He went along on this theory and won four championships in a row. Batting was not underrated, but. although al-though he had his share of s'uggers on the Browns. Comiskey did not cons'der stick work the most Important feature except as It synchronized with other departments de-partments of the game. Years lster In i , if th's was again demonstrated when the White Sox, the "hltless wonders," won the world's championship after having hav-ing captured the American league pennant pen-nant on a minimum of batting. Comlskev himself was not a heavy h't-ter h't-ter but he had a knack of worrying the (Continued on Following Page.) er ho was bound for a world's series wltn the Giants. He wrote from Cincinnati, where the team was playing, to arrange for It, accommodation to include everything every-thing the railroad could offer to his Players Play-ers and guests. The total staggered li s secretary. Al Spink, who reported that " would cost $20,000. Chris wired back: "What of It?" The train was delivered and rolled mlo New York to the wonder of tho natives. Chris paid the bills, railroad as well as hotel, but that was hot enough. per boss president" wanted to break into print with a new. one. so aficr the second sec-ond game of the series. which the Browns won. he sent word to each Ot nls plavers and guests to order a suit of clothes and send the bill to Mm. He was accommodated and it was figured that the trip to New York cost Von der Ahe approximately J30,ooo. It was this type of man with whom Charles Comlskev linked his fortune, in 1882, the first year of the American associationa as-sociationa league which almost entirely centered around Coinlskey's four-time champions. Al Spink, among others, had watched the wdry youth at first base at the exhibition games between the Rabbits Rab-bits and the Browns, and during the winter win-ter following Spink wrote Comiskey offering of-fering the latter a lob with the Browns. "Am I fast enough for that company? he queried of Sullivan. "You are too speedy for nie," retorted Ted, and "Conimy" went. A year later the player returned the compliment by persuading Yon der Ahe to engage Sullivan as manager, pointing out that with Ted as leader there would be onlv one boss. The prediction came true, and as soon as Chris thought there was room for two. the pair split, which happened toward the fag end of the 88S season. In the meantime, however. Sullivan Sul-livan had succeeded in getting together a team, which with additions made by Comiskey later, became the wonder of the baseball world. Calculating his increased earning as sufficient for housekeeping. Comlskev took another Important step In 18.82 by Marrying Miss Nan Kelly of Dubuque The two had been engaged for almost two years, but "Conimy" wanted to get settled set-tled before he led his bride to the altar. It would he a hetter story were a lltt'e baseball romance woven Into the first meeting between the two lovers, but it must bo recorded, for the sake of truth, that there was nothing of the kind. It was only after the newlyweds had moved to St. I.ouls that Mrs. Comiskey became a fan and a mascot. Years afterwards her husband said: "T wouldn't know what to do were my wife no: to start out with the team on every training trip. She Is as much a part of the club as 1 am and she Is the closest pal I ever had." Got Along Smoothly. Two children resulted from the union, one of whom, a boy, died In Infancy. The other. I.ou, who Is known to every fan. Is the treasurer of the While Sox club. He was born In 1880. Comlskev and Von der Abe got along famously, even though Chris found It Impossible Im-possible to travel In the same harness with anyone else for any length of time. The reason may be found In the fact that Comiskey never paid the slightest attention lo the frequent outbursts of the boss, but, penetrating the rough exterior, early discovered n heart as big as that of on ox. On top of this he played the game on the square with Chris, which the latter lat-ter was quick to acknowledge, and the mercurial magnate boasted to his friends that Charlie never worried him with an.v tricks, which to t ho sorely harassed executive ex-ecutive meant a lot. The team which took the field in 1882. with Ed Cuthbert as manager, had some good players in its lineup, but it did not compare with those which followed. Before Be-fore lite regular season opened In the spring exhibition games were p'.ayed, and here Is the box score of the first game In which Comiskey appeared in a St. Louis Browns' uniform: BROWNS. A B. R. H. PO. A. K. W. Gleason. ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 Walker, el A 0 1 1 0 0 Comiskey, lb ! 1 1 11 0 n Davis. :jb I 1 1 1 0 2 Smiley. 2b 4 fl 0 1 3 0 Seward, c 4 0 0 1?. 0 :i McGinnis p 4 0 0 0 2 1 Cuthbert, If 4 n 2 0 0 1 Shappert, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 7 27 6 7 STANDARDS. A B. R. H. PO. A. E. Morgan, 3b 4 I 1 2 0 0 Simpson, 2b 4 1 0 2 0 0 Decker, cf 4 1 1 2 I 1 Cunningham, If 4 n o 8 i 0 Wagner, ss 4 0 2 3 4 0 Crort. lb 3 0 0 5 2 0 Hogan. p 3 0 0 ) 10 0 Dillon, rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 Houlz, c 3 0 0 3 0 0 Totals 32 4 5 27 18 3 Score bv innings: Browns 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 Standards 1 0200001 0 4 Total bases Browns. 8; Standards, 3. Umpire Dave Ring. Time 1:35. Coinlskey's first appearance against the Browns, like Ida first game with them, was a defeat, but the rough spots bad been smoothed a week later and the Browns walloped the life out of the Standards. Price Cutting Popular. Tho American association made its big organizing campaign on the platform of ?r.-cent ball, instead of SO cents, which was charged In the National league. The price cutting, a'ltbongh popular in St. Louts, proved a mistake from a financial viewpoint elsewhere, but the venture was a bonanza for Von der Ahe almost from the start, and the following year Ted Sui-liv.ni Sui-liv.ni was given the lasiv of organizing a winner. The two-bit experiment in 152 was not forgotten be Comiskey. and when he came to Chicago and was taken to task by ills fellow magnates for his encouragement encourage-ment of 26-cent ball, be replied that as lone as he controlled his own team the bleacher palroiuj would have an equal show witIi the grarrdstMnd spectators, consequently the "uncovered" accommodations accommo-dations at the South Sido park in Chicago Chi-cago approximate 25 per cent of the whole by far the largest In the league. "It doesn't bring In quite as much CHAPTER IV. "DER BOSS 'PRESIDENT." Von der Ahe bursts upon the scene ""Conimy" as bead of the Browns "Der boss president" levies fines and is "stung" Calls Spalding's bluff The $20,000 train Comiskey dons brown socks Never forgets two-bit experiment Rule makers "fence" . him In. ST. LOUIS was a charter member of the National league and held a franchise In that organization during dur-ing tho years 1S7S and 1S77. The ambition to possess itself of a winner win-ner led to its downfall and the throwing up of the sponge after the close of '77 season. In order to assure a championship champion-ship to the city the owners signed, among others, Craver. Devlin, Nichols and Hall of the Louisville cluh. Soon after the signatures of the four had been affixed io contracts, came the revelation of the "throwing'' of. games in the preceding season by this quartet and their eventual expulsion from organized baseball. The St. Jbouls management, disgusted by the turn of events, pulled' out. of the league and the city was not again represented ln the parent organization until 1885. The St. Louis owners were made the v ictims of circumstances over which thev had no control, but the fiasco put baseball base-ball out of joint in the Missouri metropolis metrop-olis for a time, and It was not until 1S7H that the game began to show signs of life. Then a number of business men and lans combined to organise a team which was christened the Browns. The elimination of St. Louis from the professional circuit In 187S. as has been recorded, paved the way for a new league ond, when the American association was organized in the winter of 1881. after a western tour, of the Athletics of Philadelphia Phila-delphia during the preceding summer, the city became a member and remained one for sn even decade. During nine of these years Charles A. Comiskey wore the brick-red socks and drew his salary from Christopher Von der Ahe. who was the principal promoter of the association and the-original and only "boss president" of the Browns. Von der Ahe Appears. In Yon der Ahe. the game produced a unique character in that the sport and the St. Louis summer garden proprietor 13 deserving of more, than a passing notice no-tice before we continue the story oT the man who . more than anyone else contributed con-tributed to his sporting and financial success. suc-cess. Baseball did not originally mean much to Von der Ahe. The waiter in a white apron, who could pick his way with the biggest tray, of steins between the round tables under the trees adjacent to the ball park, out as much figure with hlln as the mightiest home run cloutcr on his team'. . One department of his business was as Important as the other as long as the coln jlnglcd In the cash box. but with the onward inarch of the Browns came a change and Von der Ahe, almost over I nlgbt. became the most powerful and I enthusiastic baseball magnate In the country. The summer garden and gro- I eery store were forgotten as pennant fol- j lowed pennant on the flag pole. Borne on the wave of affluence artd I popularity by the champion Browns, he I reached the pinnacle of his fame in the period between 18S-I and KS9. Having attained at-tained the oeak the Brotherhood revolt burst, and the fortune he had amassed was dissipated' as srpeedily as It "had'been accumulated. The. friends . of his more prosperous days disappeared as the contents con-tents of his purse diminished, but It Is known to a few tlrat the man to wnom he offered a salary of $99 a month in his rirst baseball venture helped mataria'lv to ease his declining days. Or the manv who had profited by his largess In the more prosperous days the "Old Roman" was one of the few who stuck to him as 2, fJ'le,d'.t0 the p,rf' Shortly before he died, Chris willed his benefactor the only thing that escaped his creditors , solid sllv-'r statue of a hall plaver in action presented to the Browns by Ernst us' Wv-inau. Wv-inau. This work of the silversmiths art has now an honored place in Comiskcv's private office. Comiskey in Charge. Von der Abe being too busy in counting count-ing and spending the proceeds to give much heed to the game, had the good Judgment, early In his career as a ba.se- The Old Roman Ready for a Hike in the Northern Woods in 1917. i t life ("' ball magnate, to !navp thp ter-hniral aid1 to others, and from 1 S34 on H dcvolvf! on Comiskey, an captain and manager, to look after the deutlnled of the Browns, off and on the field. To on i alders and to the newspaper men Von der Ahe wanted to known an a real Imsehall man, a weakness of hlM which served mostly lo furnish the Knotting Knott-ing writers with copy for t lie huinoro'ia column. The genius and diplomacy of Ills manager, and the lat ter's faculty of acjuescInK 111 ovrrythiiig that. Von der Ahe suggested and then doing tho opposite, oppo-site, had u tendency to blunt the barbed shafts directed against "der boas president." presi-dent." Von der Ahc'a limited knowledge of the game was never better llluntrnted than when on rertain occasion he Insisted on describing the beauties of hla baseball plant to some visiting magnates. "Some plant, eh?" said th guileless Chris to his visitors as hla chest expanded. expand-ed. "I have the biggest diamond In the world, and " "Chris, all diamond) are tho 8a me lze." whispered Comiskey In hla ear. "I mean, gentlemen, the Hrowns are playing on the blggeat Infield In tho world," promptly corrected the owner. The dlalectle ornaments to Chris's speech have been omitted, as I have yet to hear anyone approximate a real Imitation Imita-tion of his Inimitable vernacular. His knowledge of the fine points of the game was as limited as his vorabtilury after a losing contest was extensive. "Thm visitors have a punk man In right field," he would Inform Comlfkey after the heal of the combat was over. "Now, for tomorrow, tell the boys to hit all halls Into right." "Sure, Chris, Unit was the pluee to put them, but the boys wouldn't do as I told them." would be the mollifying response of his manager. "Well, I'll fine every mother's son a. month's salary, who double -crosses you, Charlie," would he the comforting assurance assur-ance of "der boss." Fining a Fine Art. I-'Inlng his players was the great Indoor sport o7 Chris. lie fined them Individually Individu-ally and In platoons. He would sit on the roof of (he stand among his dlretors, and plaslT on fines until the pay roll was exhausted. ex-hausted. "Aeh, you (Reason, thai will cost, you a, hundred," he would remark ns a hall would go R'-oot Ing 1 1 1 rough I be Infield t wenty feel from the shortstop. "Ttut, Chris, he wasn't cvnn near tit A ball," someone would Interje- I "Muf whv wasn't he in front of it?" spluttered Chris, and that would wind Up that argument. Artie Latham, third baseman on the team, who during the Into w.ir eontrlh ulnd bis bit by COaohlnf Unci a Ham's ball trams In the base rumps In Kngh't'd, was nlwuvs a thorn In the side of Chris, Ln -tham wnn the clown of the team and wan olwnys making life nilsnablu for "der bfjiee, A" 'miseo.uenre. hn wan probably fined oftener than any other rntJinber of thi team, although Olaaion had to share part of the burden. At the many "stated" meeting. wlth-h th' president tnaJeted on holding In his of- fre there WOUld come a snort from somewhere. some-where. "I don't, know who It whs, but, Oleason. you look guilty and It will COfl you nundrfdi" bluittred Chrli, , " I In I , honest, Chris, I never ma do a sound," plead ad the Innocent BUI. "X couldn't, I was just Mk-ng a chejW" i "Well, maybe it asn't you. but you are fined fifty for n it king a pig pen of the of flee, atld with another outburst from ' orner of the room, "the hundred goes for you, Arlle,'' and the meeting would be adjourned. The Irrepressible L-ith-i rn ha I tig one day violated Von dee A he's rode of ethfes wan promptly soaked 9 1 no. Apparently Ap-parently crestfallen. Arlle, an hour later, met his boss In front pi the be P. "Now, Chris, t hat rir.e really doesn't go. does It?" asked Tho penitent t hlrd acker. f'hrls, seeing the contrite expression, admitted It probably had been g little stiff and said he would knock off $r,Q. "Great' asJd the pliyer, slapping the president on the MU k. '1 knew you would do that, and, Chris, li" you will lut me have $50 It will make it oVen'' "Bure," accented Von der Ahe, and Arlle had a now story fOf tho boys In the clubhouse. "But yon are out $50." suggested Comlskev. Com-lskev. when the pfCIIacnJ told how he had remitted part, of th" fine, This fuel having percolated t hrougo his cranium, Chris, with I great shew of indignation, promised that ho would mage It $16') nevt time. No Worry lo Players, As a matter nf fact, fines never worried the boys, as the majority were always a Jump or two ahead when pa) day .nine. ShOUld anyone suffer a lapse and have enough money coming t COVCr the fines the mantger usually persuaded Chris lo tack on fl bonus for acme inmainary unnd piece of work during l lie moot b. wbeh would more than cover the penalty, An even tempera merit was not characteristic charac-teristic of Chris. Jt was either lunChlne or darkness, With never a t race nf t wl - light in hla makeup, it w;ts everything or nothing. He was a gambler by inallin t. If not In practice. A. O. Spalding nnr' A, C, Anson discovered discov-ered this before the world's serlen gafflCC between the Hrowns and tlic White Stockings In 183(1. "Play you winner take all or no series." was the ultimatum from ChlOgCO, "What do yon think about It Charlie?" aiked Chnhi or his rnctiagcr. "Nothing would suit the boys and myself my-self better-' gniwgred "Commy." Comlskoy's team won the series, as later related In detgll In the wn v of expefllCIf especially wlieji the outlay promlied lOme return In the Ipeotat'iilar, nothing feazed Von flee Ahe in t hose halcyon oayii 1 1 is great team had proved a gold mine year aftif year and though be boosted the sn lary of his manager from 90 n month 1 o $hooo m eur, and some of the Other players In proportion, the receipts sn fnr exceeded ids agpeneei tiist he was hard put to cir ruin to the money i He bull a row of a part me ni houses and named them after hie Iter players, It whs surmised hy some that when the buildings ''''used to tie a paying propoeitlon he took dislike to five of nlC stars and snM them lo make up i he difference. Memorable Special Train, In order to get rbl of bin surplus cash after ' b' season of IMS, end after "CJherlio" had wo 1 1 i ho fourth euccenslve pennant for him, Inatdei Ided on a special train from St. l,oullo New York, Whllh- COM MY" I The Grand Old Roman' (Continued from Preceding Page. pitcher and his jKO or .275 batting average aver-age for the season meant more to hie team than the ordinary .300 percentage. When onco on the bases the troubles of the opponents began. Never a trick escaped him and he rapidly became a terror ter-ror as a base runner. That he stole sixty-two sixty-two bases in 1SST and seventy-seven in !SSS showed how well he could control hJs feet. T-.e leader of the Browns was speedy. but he was far from being a Sheffie'c handicap man. There were many who could beat hira in a sprint, but few who couid get more out of base running thar he. Given an even brealt in sliding into a base, nine times out of ten he gaineO the decision, the fielders usually making a stab at the shadow, instead of the substance, sub-stance, and this despite the fact that they had a mark over six feet to aim al Below is shown Com'skey's batting, and fielding records for the time he served in the major leagues, "pinch hitting" giving him a slightly higher total in the number of games played as a batter; BATTING. Tear, club and league. Games. Hits. Kuns. Avg ' 1&S2 St. Louis American association 7S 71 66 " .244 1553 St. "Louis American association 9i 99 07 ,24 1 554 St. Louis American association 99 102 43 .257" 1555 Si. Louis American association S3 S9 6$ .51 1556 St. Louis American association 1ZI 149 94 ,26n 1557 St. Louis American association 12s 21S 111 jfif 18S8 St. Louis American association 137 156 104 .27L 1SS9 St. Louis American association 139 i$9 305 S3; 1S90 Chicago P. U SS 9o 53 .2-ls! st. Louis American association 135 144 0-5 1S91' Cincinnati National league 140 124 60 2"3J 1593 Cincinnati National league en 5S 31 .iS? 1594 Cincinnati National league 59 61 26 .263 Totals for thirteen years 1370 1533 900 .26 FIELDING. 1 Year, clu'o and league. G. PO. A. K. Avg.I 1SS2 St. Louis American assoeiatiou 77 S'59 S 29 .979 IfcSS St. Louis American association P! 940 47 32 'I96S 1884 St. Louis American association 99 974 S6 35 !966 1SS5 St. Louis American association 82 S6I o! 20 .97fi St. Louis American association . . . . 4 . . . 123 1 152 41 cp ,S7s3 1SS7 St. Louis American association 120 1214 40 30 75? 1SSS St. Louis American association 133 1379 41 SS .97S jjigg St. Louis American association 134 12Si! S9 3" 9733 1890-Chicago P. L SS , SS2 45 22 !96S? 1891 st. Louis American association 130 . 1311 40 37 .970? 1S92 Cincinnati National league 140 1460 71 25 .98 1893 Cincinnati National league 62 671 21 14 .980 1S94 Cincinnati National league 59 55S 26 16 !97Sj Totals for thirteen years 1333 13504 499 359 -J From the figures it will be seen that he batted above the .300 mark but once in his major leagup career 1SS7 when he finished the season with an average of .36$. In fielding he readied .9S3 in his first year at Cincinnati, where he played in every one of the 140 games scheduled. Comiskey's career as a player, captain, manager and owner ts shown at a glance by the following table: Ii75-9S Player pitcher and fielder. 1553- S9 Captain and first baseman of the St. Louis Browns. 1554- S9 Manager St. Louis Browns. 1S90 Captain and manager of the Chicago Chi-cago Brotherhood team. 1$91 - Captain and manager St. Lonis Browns. 1896-94 Manager Cincinnati National league team. 1S9B-99 Owner and manager St. Paul Western league team. 1900 Owner and manager Chicago White Sox. 1P01 Owner Chicago White Sox. Fitter Playing Rules. Tbo new ideas advanced by Comiskey have been frequently exploited by chroniclers chron-iclers from the time he began, but little has been recorded about the flaws he discovered. dis-covered. Bill Gleason, his teammate, thinks he was responsible for half the changes in playing methods. Among others he is held responsible tor the coaching box and the double umpire system. sys-tem. James A. Hart, former president of the Cubs, related to the writer several years ago the reason for the barriers at first and third: "The chalk lines which inclose the coaching boxes were added to the field diagram after Charles Comiskey had demonstrated their necessity," he said. "Comiskey and Bill Gleason used to plant themselves on each side of tho visiting catcher and comment on his breeding, personal habits, skill as a receiver, or rather lack of It. until the unlucky backstop back-stop was unable to tell whether one or .'.alf a dozen balls were coming bis way. Not infrequently the umpire came in for a few remarks. "'He's a sweet bird, Isn't he. Bill ?' Comiskey would chirp. " 'Never heard of him before, did "'ou. Cornnry?' would be tho dulcet reply of Gleason. V 'The cat must have brought him in and put him in the keeping of the urn- pire or else how could he last more than! an iuning V and so to the end of the- chapter. "This solicitous attention did not addlf to the efficiency of the backstop, so fori" the sake of not unduly increasing the! population of the insane asylums or en eouraging justifiable homicide, the coach ers box was invented. This helped ouij the catcher, but the pitcher and other players on the opposing team were st": at the mercy of Comiskey. and I know 1 of no man who had a sharper tongue I who was in command of more biting sarcasm sar-casm or who was quicker at repartee." " There to Win. Comiskey's "deadly" coaching centere! In the fact that he was playing the game every minute. After a contest had been, last he could stretch and forget it. but, I Ifo never permitted anyone to loso sight " of tnc fact that he was on the field to TO In later years he carried a similar spirit witn him to the grandstand, and aej for the bench old timers recount -n lth , glee his antics In the "coop."' "If I could find the time I would wish . for 110 better vacation than to travel with ! Comiskey and sit with him ou the bench," said the late John T. Brush. "If I I also could have a shorthand writer with : me 1 would be fixed for entertainment for ? the winter. No man could put more In a sentence than Charles Comiskey." His nervousness on the bench was of ten taken advantage of by his men. It was usually his habit to unconsciously gilds ' from one end of the bench to the other du: I Ing a game, or even during an inning. 1 Frank Isbell, who aided materiallv In ' winning the first world's championship for tho White Sox. and who original:-.- H broke into the game with Comlskev 111 I the Western league, i.- credited with hav- Ing driven a nail from the under side of ' the board at St. Paul The point was j elevated Just enough to become rasping ' without being conspicuous, althougl- the rest of the players were "next." The fact that Comiskey was In civilian clothes added to the zest of the undertaking. under-taking. In due time came the tight in- ; nlng and the rapid shifting of the boss s The hit that tied it vjp produced unwor-t '- ed action. Coftuny slid over the obstruc- tlon. but he did not discover until after I the game was over that his trousers were bifurcated laterally as well as longitudinally. longi-tudinally. ( i |