Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-06-10 | Page 14 | Detroit Castoff Digs up Pecullar Excuse

4". II ? U I II I I I K4-W-ft;4-H4 4 DETROIT CASTOFF DIGS 4- 4 UP PECULIAR EXCUSE 4 Jimmy Casev, who was once 4 the idol of the Detroit fans 4 when he played there, and now 4 manager of Ft. Wayne, tells an 4 4" interesting . story on Pitcher 4 Peas ley, tried it by the tigers thi spring and turned over to 4 Ft. Wayne for development. 4 "Whad three men on the 4- 4- banes and none out. with Peas- 4 ley pitching, one dav." said a- 4 aey. ' Onslow, the catcher, 4 4 caught a man off second. The 4 4 batter could not hit a low ball, 4 4 and Onslow kept signaling Peas- . 4 ley to put it near his kneea. ' 4- 4 Peasley, however, persisted in 4 4 keeping it wide. 4 "I called Peasley to one aide 4 4 and remonstrated with him. 4 4 'What are wou pitching tbatV 4 4 way fort I asked. ' 1 thought I would waste oa 4 4 this fellow and fill the base so 4 4 that Onslow ran eatch another 4 4- man off second,' he replied "Ana excuse for lack of con- 4 4- trol that beats anything." 4- h- H-K-i-4- H- -M- t -H- rWWH-4