Show Baseball Lost Prospect When Then the Whistle Blew An Au nUl untimely blast from a train whistle spoiled a promising Ing baseball career for James Tames R. R Record managing manag manag- in III ing editor of the Fort Worth Star Star- Telegram He lie was pla playing in the outfield for fora a professional team at Rock Island Iii m. and his team led by one run when the opponents came carne to bat the last of the ninth The They loaded the bases Records Record's brother relates but Jims Jim's team retired retired re re- re- re tired a couple of men without permitting permitting permitting per per- the score to be tied The next batter hit lilt a pop pap fly to Jim He Be should I II I have ha caught It easily It happened that the engineer of ot otan an approaching height freight train pulled his whistle just as Jim prepared to catch the hall ball He fie was so startled he didn't even touch It That flint night after being released Jim decided ed newspaper work was his forte |