Show QUICK THINKERS MAKE LIVELY BALL GARIES GAMES R 70 1 f 0 it jack barry shortstop Short atop of champion athletics athletic e two national games baseball and draw poker are a lot alike la in it lot of 0 ways as ae might be ba expect ed there to Is much bluffing and much saying baying one thing and meaning another jn in both of 0 them A smart player to la likely to pull anything at any time hod and much ol of this flaa boo stuff Is wasted on the ho fans A remark may change the whole trend of tho the game jack ci bar harry ry pulled such a remark for or the athletics last beir year it it was waa the ninth inning of an important game and the score was 3 2 to I 1 in lavor favor ot of the jackmen Mac kmen A fast runner reached first and as the case was desperate ho lit out for second the throw to barry was wretched and as tho the runner slid into second the ball sped aped over carrys head it if tho the tunner runner found out that the tail ball was rolling to the outfield which ho he had riot not because ol of his slide silde bo be could scramble to hla his feet and make third so barry turned calmly to the umpire find and said id lay av had liitt dill ikid it id held bold thai hall ball I 1 the tho runner runner judged from the offhand utterance that the ball was waa right at barrys feet before the tha conchera coachers coa chera chers could wake him film up to the real altu atlon the ball had been regained by the center fielder the next batter lilt hit a long ong fl III on which the runner could hava scored it if ho be had reached third the next one filed out and the game was over barry by saying baying ono thing thine and mearil meaning ng another had stalled atal ed ott off a tie kid elberfeld was ever a quick thinker anil ana a n great strategist once last year while he was waa with washington the senator pitcher was hurt malting making the third out in an early inning the washington club was in tho the lead it was a cinch if there was time to get a pitcher ily idy mcaleer bent out a man to vm bol up but hla his chalcea clin nce looked bad for the alio first washington batter hit the bill an anil was tut tint while tho the second fouled out ont on an tho the third ball pitched Rl Elber berfeld fell was at bat next it was up to him to prolong the gamo game for heavens sake take as much hine me a as 8 you can said mcaleer elberfeld nodded and walked to the plate pinto lie ile fouled the tha forat ball pitched then ho he waited out two balls then h he fouled off another thoa then he waited tor for another ball then by actual count I 1 W 0 0 S kid elberfeld Elber fald he e fouled off fifteen balls naturally this killed time almo and before they finally managed to get him out tile the rollel relief I 1 I 1 pitcher had bad warmed up and was able to hold tile the opposition safe eafe and cinch the game eaino Elber felds quick thinking nod and accurate stick work had saved savea tho the day |