Show I i I t LOOKING BACKWARD I 1 Interesting Stories in the C Careers 0 of f f. f Pugilists Base r Ball BalI B al Stars and anti Others I 1 have ha seen some ore at grea ball bail play play- ers l says OS O'S Charlie Chale Murphy but the lh lit gent gem l of them all al was ivas Louis Mann the tIme coined comedian ian Mann laU Do Dc Wolf oJ olf Hopper and other actor actors U used to lo come out to the thc Polo lolo grounds for tOl morning lieu tice tc with the Giants Giant The boys OB didn't cama damage e Hopper much much much-I I suc guess s Casey Case at the flat Bat was his safeguard but they th lucy wanted to lo have ha fun tun with Mann Manum Well ell cl the first day Louie Loule came cume out he hc wanted a n. glove glo McGraw anti and an anIe McGann Mc- Mc Gann Gamin had been preparing one They The gave sa e him a base bae mitt mit with wih the Hie tH padding taken neat neatly out of oC the palm Mann tann did not hot notice the trick and went nt to lo first 11 t base Down went wenta a a. grounder to lO Dahlen Bill Bi picked It I up and sent It I o O CI I have o seen some sonic bullets 0 fly and amid this was one cue ole of them r Louis got ot It I full ful on the unprotected palm palm palm-n and Ii lt In- In played no nn more that thaI thaIda da lay day Next exl cla lay day his hand han was wa puffed up the time size of or a ham S The TIme following has lias been sworn to be fore re a notary public but there are a u afew afew few Cew who have ha their thier lr doubts donuts Like Ilke all al the tue other I 1 guess arid and n ol time old ball player the other bal ca day said ours had hac a n couple of or bugs The comedians down own there are arc more plentiful than In the bl big blu and amI these e fellows fellow's fellows fel fel- fel lows low's are aro rIght In el co clover I r was wa wal playing first rt base one day a and anil the pitcher r and nd I pinned l one of these bu bugs bugs' s' s off oc the time bt bag so 50 that he lie dl didn't nl have o a chance to lo get back I started to u help run cun un him down own but bm lie ll me aw saw ll Ii I IaK was aK no u use c e and anil stalled at al full uli rul speed sped for forthe forthe the tIme field feld fence 1 gave cave chase The Time crowd raised a mighty cheer dicer I almost caught cal hl up with him while he lie was scaling the the- Ull fence but he lie Just made It I. 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I too started up imp and over onI Hound Round the park on time the outs outside Ic we pursued pur pur- sued Hued out our ou ma l career I couldn't gain and amid was WitH setting getting tuckered outBack Olt out Back Dack Into the lie main gate ale we wo dashed again and a n meat uproar welcomed us The he buc took straight ht for foj first b bate base c and und andI unda I was a came annie But DUl RU Rusty l Owens was as pitching saw nw aw tho ho man would probably proba proba- hi bly lIY beat me mc to it it- Ho 10 rushed over to the tho bag and anc 1 I throw threw th the lie hail ball bal with the last atom alom o of m my wanIng strength The um urn- lure i O over Or r to ret et ct the decision rt mIght mIght- I Out UL he put yelled eJ It I was cose close chose at that Imal awl the lie crowd called colel the tho official robber lobber und and other othel choice names The bug bus was wag a R ahome ahome home hume player and they the were cre sore to Se Sel him retired after fer such a gallant fight Theirs not nol to reason that thal h ho had hail run out out of or line lne b by a liaR half mile mie or so tO That Thal cut cut no figure CI rc at al all ni S 4 Do you know 1 I could riot not fol so mo 0 on the time coaching lines nd yell el to lo the tho players says Pitcher Picher Joss s l 1 dont don't cont know win why but t I 1 feel more o like ike a criminal on ii the coaching lines than a ball ban player laer I try lr to Ha say a few ew words and amid then I 1 feel foci sheepish and amid ashamed of oC myself and amid back to lo the bench 1 I hike hlee I 1 guess th the tho thorest rest t of tho th feel feol the Jhc same wa way wax anU n ind 11 u- u nt on the tho sick Cv beval al artists on lines lines' Dut I J w will alm admit t that th a 0 s lines cat car time the of or f good on lo cur DC im of or valuable assistance to a n team earn at determine de de- de- de any time line Evon sometimes they can But Bui termine a name came In a clo close e pinch the lie umpires u dont don't allow one to ti siy much alow those these th days or you Ou arc are sent lo the bench 1 I hope hOe it will be different this IhlE IhlEy but tut Ut that lint wi y yar aT I 1 can Ilch all aU the better If there here heretiC 1 ln oh on the tue opposing tiC tro l' l two coot conducts coachers side Ride trying to rattle me Die Sometimes RidE ulle want to lo they ea say mean things and you ou act Jcl mund angry an say Kay 1 nothing nothing- hut but all al 1 I do lo is to bite my mr m lip hip I The pathway of or the time youngster breaking breaking break break- ing Into Inlo bl bit big Ica league lH company compan Is nol not InS strewn strew with roses roes said u a u prominent I hu c ha baseball ban man the thc lie other r day n known of occasions lon otH when tho the other othel fel fellows fellows f fel- fel to lo him so as crossed ed lows deliberately cro him hint I 1 remember one Instance show how UI National league particularly In n n a certain atonal club where a u hid Ind from irom roni Texas was ivas tr try try- liiK imig to 10 act a start li He W was i a big pitcher i and looked gOod coot hut but as soon Sam anI next to hi his delivery lie col tot ot us lS tl tho hue batters he deliberately tipped off hC corning and the what kind of or u a ball bali bai was te was that List the lie young youns fellow wa was sas driven to lo the lie timber Ii In II a hurn Another similar Instance with another club chub cl b In Indie In Inthe the die lie same league that league that happened th the American was horn was horn was with wih a now famous ball balI player ll lIe was WiS catching and the bal star pitchers s of tho ho team dellb- dellb deliberately ut e crossed him so that he would gel hurt hurl I and und have to lo retire in favor of an anold anoh anoh oh old backstop whose da days clays as a a big hiS len league ue man were over o but these e pitchers were n his imis friends and wanted to keep him In th game So the thc young oung fellow suffered |