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Show JOE HUMPHRIES PRESENTING "HANS" WAGNER OF PITTSBURG -WITH A LOVING CUP FOR BEING LAST YEAR'S CHAMPION BAT- V TER. I . VTJ) g. UM teE r' : $ ; : "1 f -1 S -K SOi'. VN ; New York City, June 2. An interesting inter-esting interruption to the first of the series of Giant-Pirate games occurred when Joe Humphries presented "Hans" with a loving cup donated by an actor for the best batsman In either eith-er league during the season of 1908. When Mr. Humphries, orator, summoned sum-moned the bashful "Hans" to tho home plate before tho game started the German was blushing with the honor. All the other players crowded crowd-ed around, lids off, and then the aforesaid afore-said orator let fly. "Ladles and gentlemen" (repeated several times, as Joseph revolved in circles). ,fAw, cut It out," floated back a voice from the bleachers, "there ain't no women out here." "Ladles and gentlemen," continued the unabashed Mr. Humphries (some more circles, "I present to Mr. Honus, better known to tho fans as 'Hans,' perhaps" (Interruption from bleachers, "Sure! We all know the' Dutchman") " 'Hans,' perhaps," went on the speaker, speak-er, "this beautiful cup as a token of esteem. 'Hans muh boy, keep it and che-erlch it" "Hans" promptly grabbed the trinket trink-et around the neck as If It were a bat, lotting the stand fall off. lugged It back to the bench with a lowering look on his sun kissed features and fulfilled the ball players' superstition by striking out the first tlmo he came up after the presentation. |