Show THE FUNNIEST STORIES OF WANING BASEBALL SEASON By HUGH S. S FULLERTON Down in tn Now York they icy are uro calling c. Harr Harry Stevens the he gentle genUe manly and urbane Delmonico of oC the polo grounds s. s Supreme King Stevens and this Is wh why Harr Harry employs about waiters w and vendors endors to serve the crowds during durin games ames and he lie is a stickier stickler on promptitude One Oneda da day one o of his skilled lieutenants a culled gentleman who wit Ids the time razor and shaves shelves ham for fOj the sandwiches reported late and und HarT Harry caught him Why are arc you vou late lale demanded Harry Barry Von Yoh see cee Mr Stevens ens Bah sah I 1 was Initiated Into the time lodge last lat night and Ah AIm was up so lato late Ah Aim overslept o No XO f. f excuse t snorted Harry Initiation Initiation Initia tion doesn't last JUit all night But ut sah ah alLah Ah Mu was Initiated Initialed Ah 11 ii was Inducted into office Inducted Into office the tho first night deman demanded ed Harr Harry What office of eeZ Alt All was inducted Into the office of or su su- su- su premo king Supreme king the king the the first night you ou join the ledge exclaimed Harry Yes Yeti sah You see Me saIl sah dat am de dc lowest office we vc hab hub S S S SOne One major league mana manager er eras was as railing at one or of his old and tried veterans Noone Xo No o one in tho the crowd could coull understand ItHe itHe It He Hc I Is an ingrate a serpent biting the tho hand that fed him an ungrateful Unprincipled unprincipled unprincipled un un- principled scoundrel What hal has bus he done Inquired an astonished as as- friend These Federals offered ortere him bin a year ar shouted the mana manager er And think of oC It after utter all I have hn for hint him all these thes e years years think think of or it Did he lie jump No the o the unprincipled ungrateful cur cur cur- he didn't Jump 1 I have been paying him a and n when th they O lr d him what ha t do you vou think he did What t th Why Shy h he lie came cameo to me and forced recd mo me to pay him before ho he would sign tho the contract mado me raise him 00 jOO a u year the Ingra ingrate le the serpent S S SOne One of or til tue funniest incidents of oC the tho worlds world's series came cam in the second game gamo amo amoIn had hatt struck l. l In Philadelphia Big BIb James JameR out lt three times In succession an and the fourth time lime ho came caine up Josh Devore De scarce scarcely could restrain tt He lip was us edging along the tho bench eager and watching watching watch watch- In ing e cr every move of the bl big pitcher at bat Lat As James took look his Ills fourth swing Josh leaped from rom the tho bench ran to meet him and shook hands again ami and again The crowd roared remembering that PlanK also struck out Devore four tour times time in one ono in his miser mis- mis game Iame and Josh had company er try S S S During worlds world's series sarles and other catastrophic catas trophies we read columns after columns ball ban The Th of literary reviews rc b by payers pLyers VR way the they are aro written usually Is much Baker who e ex exported cx- cx after atter the tho style 0 of Frank ported during tho the recent troubles The reporter teporter who had bad the job in charge descended descended de dc de- de d to the Athletics Athletics' dressing room after tho the first game sharpened his pencil pen pen- cil coli got ot his hilS notebook ready cady and waited for Baker to commence dicta dictating Baker took ot off one stocking and said Rudolph Is ts s certainly some fome pitcher pilcher The Time reporter got bot that down and waited J f S I hopefully while Baker tore loro off ort another stocking and said Gowdy certainly busted a l couple loda to to- to da day Another long pause loc while Baker Bakr continued continued con con- tinned disrobing and finally said Dont roast an any good oo fellows ws n Result Sult One Ono and one half cols cots By Br Frank Baker |