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Show WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN WRONG Joe Tinker Received an Unexpected Answer From Youngster Who Was Playing on Sunday. When Joe Tinker was manager of the Chicago Federal league team the club happened to be playing a series In Baltimore and, being a Sunday morning, Joe left the hotel for a short stroll after breakfast. He passed by a big vacant lot, where a couple of scrub teams had just completed com-pleted a game. Joe decided to have some fun at the expense of a small lad, who was standing alone near the sidewalk, stuffing a big glove in his pocket. "Don't you know It's bad to play ball on a Sunday?" asked Tinker. "What would your family say If they knew about it?" The kid flashed a grin at Joe. "Don't know," he replied. Then, pointing to a couple of men a few feet distant, added: add-ed: "You might ask them. My dad Is the shortstop and my uncle the pitcher." |