Show ft Knife Silences Shrill Shouts Of Baseballs Baseball's Pea Ridge Day KANSAS CITY Mo March 22 UP UP UP-Clyde Clyde Pea Ridge Da Day whose antics on and off the baseball base b ball n field were reminiscent of ot those robust da days s 's when the game was filled with such eccentric as Rube Waddel ended his life last wt night nihl He was 32 Day a pitcher pilcher whose home was in Pea Ridge Ark from which he derived his nickname was was' en route to San Francisco where he was to join the Se Seals Scala of or the Pacific Pa Coast league He formerly played with the Kansas City Blues and was with Brooklyn in 1930 1030 He e be began an his professional career in 1921 at Joplin Mo Day came to Kansas City Monday Mon day and arid stopped to see sec Max Thomas a 3 former teammate He was suH suffering from mental lapses and a physician suggested he rest resta a few da days before belore resuming his trip Thomas persuaded him to toKO toco togo KO go to lo a hospital Yesterday afternoon aft aft- he hc was wa discharged and Thomas took him to his home He was unpacking a bag bai when I st stepped out put of the room a minute min ute Thomas said When I 1 returned returned returned re re- turned he was in a small closet He stepped out with a hunting knife and slashed at his throat I tried to stop him but he brushed I me Inc aside Pea Ridge was wa as best known for his stentorian voice which he hewed used wed on every occasion to de demonstrate demonstrate dem dem- n. n the fine tine art of hog hoZ call ing He used wed his car splitting j whoops to up upset ct rival ri pitchers rs and amuse the fans In a Milwaukee MU Mil w waukee hotel ho once drowned out the orchestra with a demonstration demon demon- The management was not impressed however and r re requested requested re- re quested the Blues to stay elsewhere elsewhere else else- where in the future Day was rated a good pitcher His fast ball was hard ard to hit and md his hl screw w ball was deceptive It was was' Gabby Street manager of the Missions of or the Pacific Coast league who developed him him at Joplin Days Day's widow and his hL 3 weck old son arc are at Pea Ridge |