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Show UNPREPARED BASE THREATENED H Tommy Tonkins was keen on base- ' H ball and particularly ambitious to j M make his mark as a catcher. Any M hint, however, small, was welcomed if M it helped on his advance in his depart- f M ment of the game. When he began i M to have trouble with his hands, and M somebody suggested soaking them in 1 H salt water to harden the skin, he jj jH quickly followed the advice. I i H Alas! a few days later Tommy had ll H a misfortune. A long hit at the bot- f.i ,H torn of the garden sent the ball crash- J H ing through a neighbor's sitting-room i H window. It was the third Tommy had ""fi C I broken since the season began. j H Mrs, Tonkins nearly wept in anger JJ H when Tommy broke the news. t' M H "Yer father'll skin yer when 'e ? (H M comes 'ome to night," she said. ffl H Poor Tommy, trembling, went out- B M side to reflect. His thoughts trai "d m M to the strap hanging in the kitchen, H and he eyed his hands ruefully. H "Ah!" he muttered, with a sigh. "I i I made a big mistake. I ought to 'ave m H sat 'in that salt and water!" -Pitts1- fm K burgh Chronicle-Telegraph. 1 V 1 ! |