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Show BUCKY HARRIS WAS STARTED BY ERROR Youthful Manager of Nationals Na-tionals Answered Telegram Tele-gram Sent Brother. Fate has shaped much of th careaj of Stanley Harris, yeuthful manage! of Washington's first pennant winner. A prank of fare gave him bis start Ever sinco, fate has watched orer him, alwajg la a most favorable manner. Ntoa years ago Stanley Harris wa playing second base fOT tbe Pittston (Pa.) team. Today he Is the most talked-about figure In baseball. Harris Is more than a miracle man, he's the "miracle kid." The story goes that Frank Browet of the Cleveland Indians gave Harris his start. Incidentally it was a brother of Stanley's that Brower had in mind. Back In 191S Brower was playing first base for Reading, Pa., in the International In-ternational league. The club needed a second baseman badly. Brower Informed the club manager that he had played with a fellow by the name of Harris In the South and he looked like a good man. It also happened that Brower did not remember the first name of the said Mr. Harris. The Reading club decided to take a chance and sent the following wire. "Harris, Baseball Player, Pittston, Pa.: Can you report at once? Need a second baseman badly." Now it happens the telegram was Intended for Merle Harris, who at the time was playing In the West The wire was received by his brother, Stanley. Harris took the first train for Reading. Read-ing. Imagine lirower's surprise when the wrong Mr. Harris reported '. When acquainted with the facts in the case by the youthful Stanley, Prower decided it would be best to go through with It, although he had no confidence in the ahility of Harris to make good his recommendation. In the first game Harris fielded perfectly per-fectly and In four trips to the plate he made a single, two doubles and scored the winning run. Later Harris was traded to the Buffalo Buf-falo club of the same league. The Washington club was tipped off that he was a good prospect. Oriflith scouts reported favorably. Not satisfied Criilith looked Harris over himself. The owner of the Nationals Na-tionals liked his style. After the game he learned that for several weeks Harris Har-ris had been plavu:g with a broken finger. That fact caused Criihth to buy him. He rt;ed the spirit. It is the spirit of IL-rris that has made Washington a pennant winner. Late and a ftghting spirit have shaped the career of Stanley Harris very successfully, too. |