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Show ONE HONEST CATCHER j J Talk about rather playing t baseball than eating turkey. J t How is this? On June 11, 1912, when Yazoo J t City was playing Columbus of the Cotton States league and J i the. game had gotten as far as ' the second Inning, the catcher t t of Columbus was hurt and there J was no one to take his place. It ; t was up to the catcher of the ' J Yazoo City nine to catch for t t both teams. All the officials ' agreed. It was a double-header t and both games went ten In- ' nings. This hero's name was Taylor. He worked manfully J t and energetically and although t his own team won both games J t his picture never (graced the ' J rogues' gallery. His was an ex- , ample that's good to pattern ' J after. t |