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Show HERE'S ONE SHERWOOD 4 MAGEE TELLS ON FRIEND. S 'gHERWOOD MAGEE. tho v crack outfielder of tho Phlla- ,:, delphla Nationals, tells this one 'Y ' about a friend of his In their V amatutir days Shcrrood sajs f X, this fellow was always a base- f ball bug, but could never play well. Ho knew the game from ! A to Z and was continually I) criticising tho work of thosu who h $ were playing. Shervrood says a phoney was V framod on hla friend, and the ?. regular catcher faked Illness y 4 one day to get him Into the ? 'g game. .. Ho was placed second on tho j; batting order and proccodod to y , wallop out a long doublo by tak- $ ;, lng a wild swing. g As soon as tho side was retired & ho picked up iho bat and ran out ), & of thb gatri. When the game 4. V "was over tho crowd went upto x? S, his room, and, saw the bat ho had7 jt used hanging on tho wall deco- J rated w'lth ribbon. " T ,i On tho bat in heavy writing 0 wns inscribed; "One hit, one X, time at bat, batting aycrago, ' y, 1,00Q " Magco says ho could not X, JV be Induced to 'play another game and always signs himself on v p postals and letters 1,000 per- & T centage." 4" |