Show Tin Hooter MliUke He was a rooter It ever there was one Ills enthusiasm was at a boiling heat all tho time Ho rooted with Joy when the homo team scored and ho rooted with dliguit when time opposing nine added to its score In every movement move-ment of either tram ho saw an occasion for rooting lie knew the game and understood ItIll least ho thought bo did lie made his comments whether those around him liked his complaints or not The rooter always claims the right to bo the critic of every ono connected with the game from the lordly umpire to the mascot who hasnt yet reached his teens and Including the barefooted egged urchin who gains admission to the game by recovering tho ball that iaI batted over the fence Our particular par-ticular rooter exercised that right not bothering himself a bit whether ho was allowed or not The result of tho game was In doubt ud the Interest was Intense The Hsrdfordi were In the Held and tho opposing nine wan at the hat A batter made a swipe at the ball aa It cnmo like a hot from the hand of Vlckery winding Into a graceful Inshoot when It reached the homo plate The bAl whittled through the air but didnt come within hailing distance of Ibo ball Just then a sparrow rose from the turf and flew toward the left field The death like silence wan broken by tbo rooter shouting Go for It 1ettltl Kiery eye was turned toward the place from which tho loud boaa voice cl the rooter come and every ono wondered won-dered Hob didnt obey the command of the rooter and this made the rooter mad lie began to abuse Pctttt and for a minute Hoba reputation as a baseball player suffered What did you want to have him gn fort asked a person who was sitting near the ceniorloui critic Why the ball that Will batted Into left field The bnlll Why you blankety blanked chump that Will a sparrow replied the other The rooters rooting ceased Hartford Hart-ford TIme |