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T i l l It H11 a y TH E P A G E S IX Big League Stories 1 By C H A H L tS E. V A N LO AN [ I.—THE TEN T H O U S A N D : : DOLLAR A R M : : F ro m " T h e Ten Thousand and T a lc s O th e r of th e D o lla r A r m Big Leagu e** pyrtfht. ISIS, be small. Maynard t- Campaar W HENEVER a r n r u ll J«>in*»t th«* Bit»# Jay» that famous minor h*aguc club which »«•mis so uiauy youngsters to th«* big I w p i t ami tak«*s veterans tn exchange- the first th in « that the re cruit was likely to a*k was, "W h ic h la luto |HX>itK>n. for Ih«* turu o f thè bai ter » head wss Itrmio » cne lo slam thè hall over fo r a strtke l ’barile lìrubb. sax-ond t*a»eman w ltb thè team for »lx yeara and playlug manager fo r four, foutul HI» trviuble ai la»t A r»x-rult frorn «he wlhla o f W y otulug Itternlly elixiwe«l thè I»*»» out o f hta piace at »«volai, l'h a rlle had no w t»b to Iv«tim e a benoh manager, and he lume on a » long a » he «xiuld. but he <vul«l n>*t coneeal thè faot that he w a » no longer hltttng In thè 275 class, and. to taake lt w orw . bis leg* w ere golng him?” N'olxxi.v pretended to mHund«*r*tau>l that «luestion. The player* would |x*int out a tall, thin man. w ith a wrtu kl«nl foreh«*a«l ami hair turning gray at the temples, and the recruit would look his fill with reverence and some aw e In his eyes. "H im ” was none oth er than the great and only llruuo Smel aer, "Bruno o f the $10,000 arm ." and our fathers che**red th em selv«» hiiarse over him in the late eighties and early nineties. As the recruit took in each d«*tall o f face and figure he would remember that this man was pitching no-hit games away hack in the dim and dis tant (last when it was customary for the third baseman to w ear a mustache, and the Sio.tau w ing was a household phrase before the great pit* hers o f the present «lay were out o f the kinder garten. T o do the recruits justice. It was not the sight o f one o f the form er great ones o f the diamond which m ov.d them so strongly, but the thought that old Bruno was still pitching winning ball—"still getting aw ay w ith It." as they said. Bruno Smelxer was a left hander. Check over the list o f the great south paws o f the past and present, and you w ill understand w hy ball players hold the firm b elief that every phenomenal le ft hander Is “ queer.” W ithout w ish ing to nick the sensitive feelin gs o f any gentleman who hurls them from the port side. It may be stated that there have been enough peculiar le ft handers to Justify the b elief that side- wheelers and loose screws usually go together. I f Bruno had an eccentricity it lay in the almost idolatrous worship which be bestowed upon his $10,000 arm. I f that be an eccentricity then a red f o i Ha Would Shod His Sweater and Pitch Is eccentric. It was nothing but tbe For Halt sn Hour. extravagant care which Bruno lavish [Posed by Eddie Plank. Athletic* ] ed upon his aged w in g which made It Mcltae. the W yom ing possible fo r him to outlast every left bock on him. ha nder in the business and all tbe recruit, «'a s not only a sensational In fielder, but he could hit like a D ele righ t handers save one. Charlie Grubb was the m anager and banty. and he was a streak on the team captain fo r the Blue Jays, who latses. T w o or three o f the sporting writers held bis job In spite o f the fact that he was alw ays at w ar with the owner. started a campaign to d rive Grubb to I»a v e Builen. Charlie did not have tbe bench and hammered a w a y at him any particular love fo r Bruno and so viciously that tbe entire baseball would have t»een glad to rid him self o f population took up the cry. and when tb e veteran, but the only tim e he men that happens It Is the wise man who tioned thin to Builen be ran bead first w ill step aside as quietly ami unosten into a stone wall. Builen did not tatiously ns possible. Grubb was not often put his foot down, but when he wise. did there was an end to the argument. H e took to snarling at the report Dressed fo r public appearanee, the I era. and thla was throw ing gasoline old man would cajole some youthful on tbe fire. In the end the m anager catcher into accom inn yin g him out be was forced to retreat and M cRae got hind tbe bleachers, where not a breath his chance—and made good. o f air was stirring. H ere he would Grubb began to brornl over bis trou she«l his sw eater and pitch for half an bles and fight with H ave Builen. T h e hour. I f the arm " f e lt all righ t" he | m anager went so far ar to make would work fo r forty-five minutes, threats against his |iersecutors. which a fte r which he would put on hts sw eat ! crept Into the sporting pages o f tbe er again and watch the gam e from the papers, and this was tbe situation annny end o f the bench. when the Blue Jays cam e winging On the aecond day tbe entire process home fo r the four games which were* would lie repeated, and on the third. to close tbe season As luck had It. I f all went well, he would come out the four games were w ith the club from behind the bleachers w ith a which was crow ding G ru b b s men broad grin on his face. hard fo r the pennant -the Canaries, so "S he’s there today, boys." he would called because It was believed that say, by which he meant that the $10,- they had once shown a streak o f yel orio arm was ready to earn its salary. low. By years o f practice Bruno had ac T here was nothing yellow about the quired alarm ing proficiency In one way the Cartari«** tw ittered when they trick which no pitcher was likely to rolled Into town, needing three games steal from him. It was especially de to win the flag. T hey mrslesOy an signed fo r catching a batter off bis nouneed that they would win all four, guard. W h enever Bruno liegan study ami tbe local fans bowled. in g the ground In front o f him Sulli Nash leil off fo r the Blue Jays, and van. his veteran catcher, would know the Beau won his gam e on cannon ball what was coming. T h e old man would »I>eed. Dud Belcher went In for the stand In the box. his eyes cast down second game and sustained a d efeat In and his head lient sligh tly forward. eleven Innings. Suddenly and without raising his head On the third day poor Charlie G m hh to look at tbe batter he would take his offered his overladen back to the last step and d eliver his "fa s t” ball, and straw. T b e score was a tie at three nine times out o f ten he would spilt apiece when tile Blue Jays began to the heart o f the plate liefore the am at hit In the eighth inning- liegan to hit ed hitter could recover from his sur with one out ami Grubb coaching off prise. third base. M cR ae ami "S k eeta" T il Another neat triair o f the sort reqnir ford, the tw o heaviest hitters on the ed Sullivan's collaboration. Ordinarily team, w ere earning up. M cltae slam foul lialls against the grand stand net m id a fast ball Into «en ter fiebl and tin g w ere foss«*d hack to the catcher was off aroma) the liases like a deer by players from the bench. When Jim my McLeBnon. the Canary center Bruno worked Steve Sullivan did his fielder, played the ball off the fence, ow n retrieving. When Steve picked and when M cR ae was l«*tw«x*n second up the ball he would toss It back to ami third the dullest fan on the bleach Bruno, who would at once step Into ers saw Jim m y relay to "W ln g o " the box ready to pitch. Sullivan, re Jones, back o f aecond base. turning to the plate, would pick up "H o ld him; hohl him !" howled “ P ig his mask whpre he had dropped It— g y " Pow ell, who w a « «»inching behind alw ays behind tbe hatter and from six first base. to ten fe et nwny from the piste. As Grubb bait his he««! com pletely ami Steve picked up the mask he would slgnale«) M cRae tn k«x*p on to the plate, ami the leiy hail no choice but address some remark to the batter cal to obey the manager "W ln g o " J«in«*a cnlated to extract a reply. I f the bat te r turned his head to answ er Rulll- whipped the hall lin n » thirty feet ahead o f M c R a e -a s neerileoe a »laugh vsd would drop the mask and d iv e A r«lt I HKPMOND SPOKESMAN' t«*r as was ever seen on a profaealonal diamond Coming from any «xmclier In the world, th«* blunder w »ul«l have l**«*u liic v usable, coming fixini |»x«r Charlie Grubb. II nearly pr»» l|»ltnttxl a riot, and llu* demonstration xwelhsl l«*ufol«l w lien "S k «x *i«‘ T llfo id «In«'«* out lh«> ■Ingle w hlcli »tnmlil hav«* »> «ir«»l M Rae front thltd Vud. If that were in l enough. Hie Canarlea l*ang«d out lb«* winning run In their half of the ninth Grubb's error o f Jinlguient pi* king the kind«*»! luiiin* for ll hail thrown away a • lu li ou llu* |«anuatil. ami lleln le Pittm an, wtn* ha«l pitched a tvtiiarka ble guille, «•ame near w>»*p!ng In the «'luhhouae. I'hiil night ” .i»k* men ami hoy» wall txl oil!sid e ill«* |>ark. and the poilce had to «•»« <«rt Grubb to tin* «ir«x*i ear A seusational evening |*a(x*r, » hlcb had heudixl the campaign against Grubb print«»! a savage attack upon him. tn w'btrh It was hmiial that the manager ha«l thrown tbe game lu or«ler to r»*- venire hluiself upon Hie town Grubb, win«««* nerves w ere In rag*. rva«i tills article It was the finishing touch T h e next morning I»a\«< Bullen wa» called out o f his Ixxl to answer the telephone He waa Inform «»! that hi» m anager was seriously III at hi* hotel " A nervous hrvokilowli. Mr Bullen said the physician " I have hail this man under my care for w«x*k* Th«» ah unfortunate «xvurtvnce *>f venter «lav umloublixlly hasteu«»l m a ile r * " Bullen waa at his wits' end H e had no exixTiem -e in managing a club, ami " P ig g y " Pow ell, who bad lxx*n acting a» i«*am captain, was really no more than the mouthpiece through which Grubb had lasu«xl order* from the !x*nch In d«»«l>air the ow n er went t«> the club house It was 11 o'chx k In the morn Ing. yet there was the ag«xt Bruno |»>t t«*rlng arouml lu his cu|«a< lous locker "Y o u 're the man I’ ve l»*en looking fur." sshl Bullen "H o w so?” demanibsl Bruno, pnus Ing. with his hands full o f stockings " I want you to hamile the team to •lay." *u Id Bullen "G rubb Is down ami out—nervous collapne.” Bruno whistled. "H a rd luck’“ he salt! "IVxir oliPC bartie! And -I'm to lx* tbe goal. Is that It?*' “ You are n ot!" stiaiqxxl the owner "W h o «dse have I g«it? W ho n o I put In there to pull us out o f this hole? T h e boys know you. »m l they rvx|x» t your Judgment I'll g iv e you all the authority you n«xxt Go In there ttxlay ami run the tenm. ami If you wiu this gam e I ’ll g ive you” "Che«*se! Ch«x»s*!” said Bruno "Y’ ou'll g iv e me nothing W hat do you think I am. Dave? Now. let me unilerstaml this. You put this thing right up to tne. do you?” “ I do.” “ I'm tbe boss here?” “ You are." "W e ll, then." g ro w l«»! Smelser. “ I'll g ive you everythin g I ’ ve got Now. you duck out o f h«*re, Dave, liefore the hoya begin t«i «Imp In. I'll exptalu the situation to 'em m yself I f you tried to do It you’d put 'em all up In the nlr." Dave Bullen went away, ami Bruno thoughtfully remove«! Ida u|>|x*r gar merits ami tx*gan tw istin g ami stretch Ing his arm As be weut through his eiercls»*» he shook hla head nml groan <*d slightly. Then he brought out a new Jar o f "d op e." and the massaging begun, and as Bruno stroke«! tbe relic o f his form er grentn«-*s he laid his plan o f campaign Nash must go in to start the game His »¡»x x l ha<! beaten the Cañarle* in the «qienlng gam e o f tbe seri«*a it m ight carry him through again. Dud Ibdcher roust oe rendy to step Into the txix at a m om en ts notice, in rase they should hit Dud —well, he wouhl cross that bridge when h«? came to It Pittm an, having w«irked the day he fore, would tie out o f It. No; it must lx? Nash, with Belcher in reserve— amt a fte r that? Bruno shook Ids h«»aii ami kneaded his arm thoughtfully. W hen the Blue Jays nrrlv«»l at the clubhouse they fouml It empty. Bni no was out lielilml the bleachers pit« h ing to the gr»mmlk«*«*|x*r's fifteen y«*ar old son. lie put in nu np|M*arau< e. ex plalne«! the situation ami Issued bis onlcrs. "Nash, you'll start. And. Belcher, I want you warm ing up right thnmgh the game In case anything sbo<il«l hap pen. I f Beau has what he had on We<ln«*s«lay there w on't be anything to It. but I want you to be there ready to hop In." T h e Canaries sent In their pet and pride. W h ltey Collier, and the Bine Jays fell upon him like a flock o f chicken hawks In the third Inning they rattled out a volley o f safe hits ami piled up f«»ur runs. W hltey went to the tiench. nml Otu-nr Petersen re- pln«‘ed him In the box. T h e hitting »topped abruptly. In the fifth l.rnlng the hitting started on the other sl«|e ,,h the diamond Th«* Cnnarl«** were gauging Nash's spe«xt and me«*tlng It solidly. W ith the bases filled, one man In nml one out, Bruno flngp«xl the B«*nn am! sent Bch-her to th«* rescue l.n«'k help«»! Belcher to get the next tWo men at the cost o f no more than an additional run. 8core Blue Jays. 4: Cnrinrles. 2. In the sixth the C añarle« continued to hit ami drove In their third run on thr«*e »Ing!«** B rilliant fielding rnt them «iff Just *h«irt o f a tl«*d »«sire. Steve Hnlllvnn. who was ««itching «-time back to the lienoh dripping wet ‘T t ’a the speed. Bruno,” he said i “T h ese fellow s are bitting sp«x*d today. Now. If we only had a man to go In there with a «link Im ll"— Hmelxer moved ««ver and qn«*sfloned Belcher. “ I pitched my bend off to every man In that Inning." complain«*! Dud. "and I f you think th«*re wasn't anything on the l>n 11 ask Hteve Tls*y hit It Just the same. Why. that 'W ln go ' Jones lit on that break I - .« u«*arly p ................ - h ^ « <h«« - k«*« G.sxl th in * he held " •* « 1 fellow » are ««uly ■"* *•' and taking are Just »hutllii* I heir • : a clout at It"' Rnt th" 'T h ree Inning' »** *«' no "three tuning» "S teve“ ' he «•a'hsl S over ami »at d<*w ■> by B ip (• ager "P in going ' a minute." »ah! the «*'*• |h - cuing .’«U ' 11 Brum« and the «b a m * 1 ■ HP .«•I «.f |x»l ««Ul o f the side g » 1«* »* ,! m lh<- *l\lh tx'gan “ Is lh.it **l«l f*> .»I \ -i '' W ■wring which he h.el rw rl**d »i**i Si*lit« in «but u|>’ »ua-t m ici It * “ These fellows hate l » » , , x » d l.xhty Bren- w dl unve ««« I « * o f eui 8«»* if h* «I ■ ,n 1 “ Can you do It «'k .d the *ab her anxiously when .»• e '«-r «•»■> *• i*s k t*> the tx*n. h ' l l " » » ihe am “ Sore." »»I*t Brum* brbri'v "1 1,1 taking an awful chatter Siete, hut If l leave Pml lu there they II Jnat sl»*ut kn.sk him end way» next I" “ Hi* I guess the old *trl will stand three lu u I tig» all right, and the «xn»tnd • tb«-r.- That's the main thin* W e ll work ■ hat mask trick on Viu If *•* *••< * chano* I ha»en t tri«»t It a*sinst this club «tuce June When 1'mplre llurk* m ide the an uouueeiuent at th* •»•ginning «’ f th* seventh the i'auart«** wrl«»im*d the an notiln'etuent with derisive b*»»t» am! Jeer» "W ell, herv» gramtpn' the« *h-ul «»! ••»Ud man. what are you going to tt«> with that $ luya •* curiov ' Bruno «et hi» aplkes lu the t»*l amt tx*gali to pitch It a » « the ltr»t time for many year» that be had gone Into the !»>* knowing that hla arm was no« "right ” lie waa grinulli* • heerfully »h«*u tie alq*p«x! «*vrv the first «trike but the anille a«xm faded from hi* fa«»* The $l«i,ia»' ami *o long r « l «ll«»l and nur»«»t au*l |»*tt«»l like a «pod ■at chllil. waa »emlllig In Ita »harp pro t«*»t The nervous fatia chirk«»! up tuar velouaty when the first hitter «plashed out via thtPl (wise and the *,*•''“ >! oue fuultsl to Sullivan rim thlrvl batter ami thla waa the detnou Jlmuiy Me l.eiiuon. who»«, hitting waa taklug him to the big league lie 11 i e l « n lineal a »Ingle tut» center and presumed up»n hts luck to tile extent o f attempting to ateal «**»'>uil tiaae th*- lion Strpben Sullivan catue up on hta Its»« with a |x*rf«»'t throw and th* « hesty out IteUler |»'rt>lo»l tu a «-h'ud of duet amt a whirl o f artna and lega Muilivan to M e ta NIC* p « n t a Aid *4id Smeller aa the liattery trumlled to the bench “ Y e». Alac liad It watting fur him when ho alt«!/' said Steve lluw a the ol«l girl? Hurt you much?*' Between themselves they usually re ferr«»l to the $lo.iaai arm aa the old girt." "R h ea aw ful fretful aruumt the shoulder You know, ah* atu t been fixding right aim«, that twelve Innlug game." T h e Blue Jaya au<»-ee«le«| in getting tw o men on the base» in their half of the seventh, but Itllly Keith, the ttr»t I ms«-uinn. sent a line drive fairly at the Sbortstopa henil Instituí caused that young man to throw up hla hands to save his fa«e. ami the tullí .tin k. waa pnsaeil ou for a double play, and the able was out 'T a k e that horseshoe out of your ixxk etr* vociferated the faithful re Miners on the Meatliers “ You ought to be arrest «»I ' Bruno wriggle«! through the eighth Inning somehow lie waa bolding the Canaries, but hts arm was totaling the coat for him as well ns a . u»h register might have done (he Job. Every lull «•««t him nu effort, nml tbe pain In the shouhler was lx»lim in g untM*arahle Th«* redoubtable "W ln g o " Jones don bled nfter tw o men were out. hut the n«*lt man poked a weak Infield fly, and Bruno trudged back to the bench with tbe Meanings o f the multltmle thuu dering nfter him Bruno at l«nt waa more or less o f a Joke, and tH*» ar l'e(er»«*n refus«»| to waste tim e with tile old man || . cu rv.d three strikes over for Suieir.-r ami Bruno l!ui|»»l luu k to (he |x-m h N °f r,,t any thing would he have taken n hard awing at a hall T w o more Blue Jays were plu> k«*l In qul. k .a- <|er. nml Sitllivnu help«»l to p«x-i off t i e pitcher*« aw eat«*r " B e ll, Hteve." said Bruno. "|t |<«#ks aa If thla one run lend will have to do ua "One run is a whole lot when you ain't got It." said Hteve philosophic«) l.r. Judging by the “ crabbing" on ihe visitors' ben« h the Canaries thought MO tf)0. Corson, their > at. her. was the aland nrd bearer o f th.-lr forlorn tio|a' Itiilx* Coraon was a dangerous hit “ •r * .......... ... g « t a ball fw .c n his waist and Ills km-.-» A high Imll he «m iM do mdhlng with W ith exaspera Hug precision Bruno lohlxd over tw o strlk.-s ...o h one fully as high Ha the law allow..,| C«,r»«,n I hoi)glit they were t.e. high >ui.| hark e«l at M m * umpire Then h. waited sw earing savagely under hla breath "W h y . Clarence!“ said Rulllvan In a high falsetto. "Mhnme ou you! | I lleve you're an gry!" Coraon waggled 1.1» hat up and down, and took a g.sxl spike hold Oh. what he wouhl do I » one lietween the lx*lt nml the storking»' Murder! C or»,,, wnlti'd. nervously chopping , |r, |„, with his bludgeon, glaring at old Itrii no Bruno's fa.»- was toward the pl .t, and Bruno waa In |xx«|t|.in (>|(l ,, hut Ills eves were lowered, and III« fa ., wore nn expression o f deep thought t'orson »e l7. » | the opportunity to |„1W another hole In the ground and rut. his right pnlm against his thigh In ,,r.|,.r to take a firm er grip on th.- hat w ith out looking up. Bruno step,».,| I, f,»*x «rd. a».«l o «* r taking A “ >»•* ** ■ • ,, •«n i » I > «n i pi Isa I tupir» Burba. i,. Jays un lite I w ii . I i how le i Iglit the Indetti seni up a « ... t«*« >*f i r l i » ami lite fatte ■ i ai l down i "MX'ii went l„> I» o. I. tea Hug up Ihe tu ff laggiù* aplkes. for all Ihe , « tool ItlBe buy d ragging a «lusty r«*ad III* ff*‘t a A I « glow le*l «V lieu hta ■ A h 1* h h an to blister Ills P ugh “ W ho «I heve U)«U* Mlth rr|.r r.si “ .•» :<l »BIT would have I lie tllxHitftlt l l » * l »•*« I»» |*Mll tli u.t boati league (rich III a light game '<k lht»T* I to’ pii' ber W aa n» xl «»li the lisi, atei l i u t i K .m e m anagerI*r t b e C n n n t a ( m ' »ulwtttute for I ’c irrs e a a I g r « .« l«'o r»l ..«.tile dar n»u>e.l Mer till Vlerrdt «ra » overwuxl«Hta am i very oer«ou» amt Bruno kept him w aitin g a long lim e Then he an il Up »U«‘h a r I", king cripple o f a ball attch • «I .. «uirnged w .bl.lv aorl o f Itali. thMt Merrill afterw arti aw..r* lh a l h# %4W tne trademark «m lile b..r»ehld# • <ef nine Unir« on It» » • » •«* the Iti ,.U|r but be f >|I«»I that dlukv off «lin g over the grand alami Hub »trik e " sahl Burke Merrill tbumpasi the plate w ith hla Mlttl N il “ M e rry "' »ahi d ie te Nullh an “ T oo are «eg rv i .« i aren t you E«t«tle? I 'll I . » ion W '.ol hit Ihe next one at «II tf y,.u cxiht hit hard etmugh to ««am «.sir one l a m l i live a month K eane XI.uldn t have txx-ti |*tavl»g you »t i the tx*nch all season Now It « » • a sprain«»! ankle that »m i Merrill to the ten h and Hnlllvan knew II The Mg imi !Arid e* »p la tter*.! Incoherent!* anti o « c f came th* halt Merrill ...n «»lr«l hi mar If for am.the* giant «w ing sod Act* otit Is .'k o f are • ■lui has* By thla Cine t!># fa n » were In • lo» ri* c.mit on ’ t>d them was rohatd erwbie excitement ,*ti the ylalt««^ ix-toh Keane waa running up and down in front o f hi« p la te r» and day Ing the with the r gh .Ule ««f h'a tongue • H e r e » an «*M man a th-ttaaud yeara tl«*a.l amt hurte«! and you re g** lug to et h in tv In thla pennant fr**tn you j Aro you? AA'hat'a he g«»t out there |.»iay ? Nothing but a »t a b an«l a prater nothing a lati* lib ytm're « An“ bunch' Hai burn Ihe second Ixtsernau. aee Ing that be waa gulng to get nothing t.til «trikes .-bopt“ » ! at tbe Aral ««tie amt «tp.pp«»t a Texaa leaguer over on tb* third has* Une «m i h a lfw ay I » tween IWo Bebiera lie Could EC'1 bave piar»»! It tetter had he used a to ? ■ s n ger buy, and the throw to aecond «ltd i d .».me neer catching him Two Ixtaes un a T e ta « iewgtier' "Hap llsiaey the right fiebier. «is o smaahi.1 at tbe Arat t«a!l and 4r«>*e a « Idoli« liner toward Aral 1st*e Billy Keith ka.» k«»l It «town and « ha»«al after it. amt Bruno, hla ag«»l leg* working like druinatlcka. r a m i over ami t«ed the l a ( atoad o f Halsey All In vain, for Keith cvuld not make the t.s«a In time Result. Ilalaey on Br«t ami Bay burn on third. r«wdy to •tiesk borne ..o a fumM«»t throw tu •er«»,«!. a |n««aed bail or a b it Jimmy M denm .u. the 32S hitter and pr«w|x»'llve big leaguer. I«»« ae»1 away two o f the three bat* which be had teen »w inging and »tita n «»*] to I to* plat# He waa th* w ..f»t man Brum, might have Ixen esile.I upon to fa<». In Ihl» . rial» The veteran atomi aliti for several «•ecoiid*, glancing from Aral lo third, a* If wat« hlng the runner» Bruno «»aa thinking hard Here was a man who waa almost certain to hit any •ort «»f a tulli that came over the plate I ’itlm aii bad Iwen warming up for tw o Inning», ami lleln le had at least ■ e.tim! pitching arm. hut he waa young ami had nerves llruuo was an old man w.if,out a nerve in hi» l* « )y un les» those Wen* nerves which w ere •ending Aery pa n« through hi* left ihotildtr No,- thought Bruno; no. R was pul up «.. me I'll «th k. arai I t walk Ihl« bird eli her The next felh.w I» a g o a l hitter to » " Ihe tefernn «tat.Ixx| Ule turf w ill hi. aplkes atol 'p a l isiurageoualy lie hail led |dt«-h*w| s «u r ie hall Ihus far If w a, Uk.ly that the Cunarle, knew It llnlsey would steal on that first hall anyway hut would Keane hava the nerva to send Rayburn along |o luv nlr oil a double .teal? Bruno <loiltifp«| It Keane would It* more likely to place hla «lel x..,.te|,r, ,,,x„, llminv M eleti mu, ■ hat Bruno sign ■si Mullirán to h«.l.l the hall and let llnlsey g „ «town. It w a, gam bling ii|«>n what M rl^nnon might «1«. hut Bruno felt reasonably ..rtn lii that the ' »Mer would wait for llnlsey to reach aecom! liase. Allem ptlog a « urve with hla arm In t« pall,fai condition «.».,„„1 nge burn r» « end of the $|o i i n , » I n g bWt .......... «e» lilb.-elf nml let Ay n » t »lit Of the corner o f 1,1« eye he , , w I , ...» »Inrf «town on the pitch The »«III we„r twisting across I be „ „ t . b je ■orimr and Mrla*nm>n .w ep t hla Ixit over the pi,,., taking the o „ e 1 lo,,,«e m ie i. ,h** ,h- '"•■ »-'•e n l «1*1.1 nonfuae the catcher and make war,, m , T N,- v- » ' " r l c , Nar«l tldni ba.e with his arm r ,. l. „ i r .r t " . throw. R a y l,„n , q.xlged back to , ,,. Ix,g. am, ,he s,age was «e , r**r troiilil** "N ow then. Jimmy. KM)ne ' " got tills „ 1,1 „ lit . Jus, where ................ . •»•?■ t ; Ihe home fans hemme Bent. The s'lan IWlrierlng, „ very •n , «ret,, and ap|,r*h*„.|re htuh »rum , hltehetl a, hi. 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Whal s Ihr IB»«»» Th e ohi pltrher looked u|k « • Iw tstrsl «vllb pain „ "M y a n p T be «ah! *r* 1 „ " lie threat II away In !h»< nlng.” M id Hulllvan T Tow naetwl do the Baltic thin* ago go lu With a a—re » f * • " It off In one Inning . ^ "Htie'a gone lilla time I * " * ' 0 llruuo mlaerahly 'J u *1 ■■ * ' — I'm sitting here I Felt l'" r *" ^ <-|«.an «»v«^ the piste w lieu I ' ,rr Iasi Imll 'these young frl>u* ' hurt Mtelr nrtns ami ">»'•* bat I guess I'm all «Ion* q • AVell." aald the o«‘ “ .'r 'I figuring on I'B .IhlnT "* «•• m . oii yw ay 1 , m 1 un an anyway •*. , you before. M il «It * — j sH$ pires this month, and I ' 1 ' *»l out fo r hta J « " _ tut "M a n a g e r!" ga.|x»l # Bruno *« x * iii «»I iiniihle •" r' "*' ^ c h . .----- pretty • aslou. •o ____ . s o ft preti? If I “ Yea.” said Bullen. ' ■ right ••***■ hadn't hail y«*ti In mln«l .at <* O' Bruno. I d have given It •" ? "* ’ ’ ^ strength o f w hal y«>u •**'* f" r «•«? " «„ «»i»«» " A le !" said Bruno "AVhy R” * had ae much B> do » l*b *ii'*« I,*) A ll I bad l o d o was lam It“ '* « H teve had to take a hurg a f* ' f Tfl,, on st»,qi|,|g thill .Irtke „rib'»* h'Hbllng things around pus* lo Hteve MillIIv«• ll here -yoat* “ fbwel Id e a "' salii Bull«'» ' Ihe inn,inger now WIlJ fula«* Hleve'a anlary? ^ " l i y grab.” aald Bri no. ” • " ,llr ,