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Show BALL TWISTED BY WIND ENDS GAME Two Interested spectators were watching a "big league" ball game in Chicago. One was a Chicago busi-' ness man, the other a Kansan, who had decided to see the Chicago team play before he returned home, says a Chicago exchange: Drawn together by the camaraderies spirit in the air at all ball games they began a con-1 versation. I "Pretty windy today, ain't It. ' friend?" voluntoered the Kansan "Well, 1 should smile," responded I tho Chicagonn. I "Sorter reminds me of a ball game back home when a young cyclone i swept across the diamond Just "at thel end of the game," said the Kansas fan. "Tell us about it," sugested the Chlcagoan. "Flatvllle and Hcoptown were playing play-ing the deciding game for the league, championship," began the Kansan. "The game had been played to the ninth inning, with the Ilooptown team one run to the good, Flatvillo was to have their last chance at bat. "The Flatvllle players faced tho Hooptown pitcher with grim determination, determi-nation, for everything dopended on their rather slim chance to make good In that Inning. Finally one man reached third baBe, There were two out when 'Red' Ryan, the big catcher, stepped to the plnte with blood in his eye. The pitcher wound up, tho ball shot from Jils hand, 'Red' swung on the ball with savage fury and ran for first base. Flatvllle rans rose up and cheered, but their cheers turned to groans when they saw that the ball had popped almost straight up in the air and the Hooptown catcher was crouched directly beneath It as it descended. de-scended. It seemed only an instant when the ball would plunk safelv Into his big mitL Suddenly it was seen that the ball hud hesitated in its descent and was veering toward tho pitcher. The pitcher pitch-er then braced himself to catch the ball. It could now be seen by the crowd that it was going beyond tho pitcher This takes a while to tell, but It all happened In a minute or so. The shortstop aud second ba&oman both ran behind the pitcher to back him up should the ball pass over his head. Then the ball asaln hesitated in Its flight as a terrific gale of wind swept across tho fiold. "The wind-tossed ball now sailed over the heads of both the Bhortstop and second baseman and the center fielder turned and legged like mad for deep center while tho right fielder raced diagonally across the field behind be-hind Bocond base to attempt to capture cap-ture the still flying sphere The runner, run-ner, who had been on third base, had long since crossed the home plato and 'Red' was now speeding past third, "The entire crowd was up watching Intently tho ball, too surprised to shout and apparently oblivious of the galo which whJBtled around them with Btich force as to well night carrv thein off their fooL On and on the bewitched ball flew, passing 50 feet over the hoad of the panting right fielder Just as 'Red' Ryan passed safely safe-ly over the home plate. The ball 3till flew on, seemingly buoyed up by a 6trange wind pressure from beneath. Further and further Into deep center the centor fielder raced. Tow tho ball seemed dropping. Every eyo was fastened on the fast flying fielder and the fast dropping ball. A jell went up, 'It's going over his head.' "At last, with the expenditure of every ounce of strength, the speeding fielder leaped Into the air and threw his gloved left hand high above his head and caught the ball, barely recovering re-covering his balance as he came to earth. He held the ball above his head as evidence that the game was over. Mingled sounds t vociferous Joy and deep sorrow wore borno away I upon the wind as the Hooptown fansj rushed upon the field and carried the hero center fielder away on their shoulders. 'Red' Ryan stood on the side lines with his hands on his hips and an expression of oxtrcino wonderment wonder-ment and dejection upon his face. " 'Deed that was some game," finished fin-ished the Knnsan, but the Chicago man was already three seats away and still beating a rapid retreat, casting ever and anon an apprehensive glance over his shoulder |