Show i I WHEN POWELL AND ROBBIE SET SET THE RECORD II I I I I I Jack Powell the tIme bl big St. St Louis pitcher figured hi In one achievement that he lie re recounts re- re counts with pride He lie has many notable notable no no- table pitching performances to Ills his credit cred cred- it has hammered out home runs lat At lon long intervals Interval but time the on entry try iii In- In his Ills record that hp he prizes highest was sias In iii InI another nother tI department ll Here's Heres res re's th the story I as he tells It Big was catching mo me and w Wt were working the limit to 10 o win a a. hard game bout About the tIme seventh Inning with one out Hobble a good hitter lilt hit i ter n as us every pitcher that over ever worked against lg him will admit s one out for a single I kicked Ie when when s sonic some fresh outfielder suggested eted that someone bat for Cor me ille und and made malle good I with a drIve that almost tore lore the time glove off the thc second baseman who went n after t r I the ball and almost forced Robbie at second We needed one ono run lun to 10 tie lie re- re I member HObble und and had gut got on on but I we both felt elt that we blocked ling hug It was time to get busy and I suddenly felt a pain patti In my side Ride After Arter moaning and groaning groaning- for Cor a few rew seconds see see- 1 I got the tile umpire to call can time Burkett who was next at 1 bat nt was the tIme first Cardinal Carll to reach me inc Let Lct the first one go Jes We e are going to pull ore oft a pIa play What Whal l' l he shouted shout ll as HS he j I f bent over onI Int me mae 1 repeated repealed m my request I 1 with emphasis added get et Hobble to come conic over o while I am an shamming sickness sick sick- ne ness s. s Youre You're bughouse Jack Jacl he hissed If It you mean man that you ou are ure scheming to steal a along Ion IT with Hobble Robbie you are clean daffy Stay Star where you ou until I hit It the fence are fire over o Hobble Rob Holt ble bie sympathetic soul had reached m my my I side b by this tiis time And I put him wise I Burkett url elt roared I said but If ie he hits Ilits I and spoilt spoils this thiN lich scheme me well we'll murder el him JOin I Hobble Bobbie was ivas red over Jesses Jesse's slur at our OUI speed and as at he ho left me l I II I Follow Follo n rime Tn p. p I promised rome ros from Crom tin the ground ro pulled my 01 holt belt a hole hall tighter lighter and n II us I stepped on omi the tile bag j th lIll umpire called pIn pIns playAs play piny As s th tIme tho pitcher ga gave and mime HIP HIPa a final look preparatory to pitching I hunched a few fe feet Ceet and the big catcher pranced about As his arm Hm was raIsed Hobble and pot got ut un under H way A As God I Is my 01 Jull f I lost iii my speed and maul watching Hobble Slide I yelled to him over o my may left leCt shoulder And heI he lie I hit the time dirt and plowed Into third Then Themi I woke up tiji to find my myself 20 21 Q feet from Crom second my steam gone with Robbie Rob Rob- ble bie screaming creaming at me to run mn I I never had such an nn awful sensa- sensa thou lion in In my life I expected every cry moment moment mo mo- ment mont to hear henl tIme the thud of or the ball bail Inthe in inthe the tIme glove Alo of or time the second baseman and to 10 have It rammed Into Inlo m my lily ribs when I got there timer When hen I came within reach I J went In feet first and amid this time limp limpI I did dill have ha Before BeCore I could get Ket getmay et my may bellows mended Burkett singled led and I started for the time plate It was a cinch that Hobble Robbie would tie tic the score with hi hl his run and mine maine would put Jut U us ahead ahoo I r tumbled turning third and It g seemed pm d to me that I never nc could get headed hN for Cor home MAs As I passed McGraw who was coaching he lIe hurl hurled d an aim epithet at nt 10 me inc and bounded me along I T beat the ball but it almost took my n life liCe I a to me nf a a record How s R that T I said ald nl between A battery double steal and It will never ne be lie brok brok- en oil I clasped his hand and und although h I J have played man many a n game gam and brOk 1 l kept close labs talis I have havo never tr seen or heard Lof r any achievement ement that equaled ours Some ome of time the knockers said that wo we 0 I had stole singly and doubly because I I Ithe the th catcher had a pl passed sd ball That That's s i ia a lie He lie eau caught ht It all an right but It Il It I slipped from froim hl his ham hand han while drawing It back e to throw I am prepared to lo swear that neither of or us till advanced ad an anI I additional base hac I lAn l'An And yet the they called calicO me the LIme human wa ice on said Hobble when he lie recalled recalled re- re called the play pIny during a little session of or baseball yarns arns at th the Diamond on I North orth Howard street streeL the time other oilier day dayoC of oC the Detroit team and a number of or local loca I baseball fans fails |