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A Y , APU T IIK 13. I » M Hy C H A H L f c » L P rom and VAN IOAN “ T h e T en T h o u san d O th e r T ile s of th e H o lla r A r m B ig U p p il| h i, im a . tor « m ill, M arnar«! ^ O M l 1 U A V Itt i*l( I M ill. IC. I’op M M u « - ' fo r sh o rt, w a s a big \ • « * ' .......... " r«M th«- I «o«* AI o f th ose w ho y not h»-1" th«' e x a c t sta tu s o f the « h a ll • * - - w e w ill lay i Auger on •W Of |h- cou dltioiia w h ich crw a ln l • p artlcu ir bran- h o f Hie sp o rtiu g view. fl l u l l th e . ago b a a elw ll w aa a rac tloa. T li- -- It grew Into a coim u er I a k p eftu ' t. br<«<leiu«l lu lu a pay q p ra p m li -n and la now . lu point o f uey ia * e » t-d . Inter«**!» slake«! am i ,U la r fa llo w in g . the g re a te st out g M M * ...... "I en terp rise lu tile rid V h ea ha se t« II began to pay the ' M g a i Set nlMMIt sea-urlug perform I w h o • o n l- l d ra w m oney at tb e hu t m p f l H p la lo sa y . p la ye ra who (14 Wta gm nea T h e g a m e Itse lf d e kipgd a h u ,. srb-UIIAc Hues, xml tb e t Isa g a s c a n * next, w ltb Its e ve r T e a a la r d em an d fo r w w M -ud The b ig lengua la an unfea-llug sort • 0 o rto i is T lie play «ir w bo stru g ■ lo th- lo p bolita hla Job Juat so Xg a a h r c a n p lay his |»axltl»u a III - M l h r tie r th an a u y o th e r n u n koto th e m an agem en t can dud. and g [n a o sI neut Is e v e rla s tin g ly uu e luohauI fur lh a t oth er man Thai w h ere Ibe scout cornea Into p lay la Job h to And tlie I mi . s w ho a re to t tb e e l i ' o f to m o rro w P o p f i l a 1 -- « g-«>d arnut. He r«n> his te rn s au d hla th lrtlx« he d beao l«H p la y e r and a team c a p ‘ lo fa ox- u s In Ibe m inora H la In AUty 10 bit high d a a a p itch in g bad "inda IQ OS him to S[«nd hla a c tiv e ip e Juat -utaide m a jo r leagu e --rganl 'lio n s , hut lie w aa a m a rv elo u s Arid ( Amt b a sr m s u aud had a kn ack < 0 t d o to h 'i ing ra w m a te ria l In a abort • C e Of tim e W hoa F rls h e e s ta r ts d to ta k e on e ig h t A»<t ««Mild n<> longer "spaaF* 1« b a d th ro w s a t Aral he h rgan lo o h a h o u ■ him for a p erm an en t [nal on o f Ann -- sort, and T im o th y C a h ill I th at tin e m a n agin g th e W an d e re rs von th« tw nrb. em ployed F rtstw e as arwot j < sh ill b sd oo>* [ila y n l se nd horn um ler F rist« « , and ha bad « p o r t for P op 's Judgm ent of a y e a r Frtohoa w ent abou t bla w ork silen t f. H a A«-« *-r hunted ball player» w ith bm »a hand or a to n -bligh t prorea loo. and he kept hla m outh ahUL •new d o r ig hla Brat y e a r h r bad ->|>wo I bin Heart to a frie n d and It bad •Ot Mo- a w o n d erfu l rig h t ha ruled t a N H ' ' w hom be had d ta r o v e m l Itc h in g In a tim b e r leag u e lu M k b l M X. T b * I ta u g h t P op a lem on He Opt kti o w n cou nsel, co v ered hla tra il Ho W * s a M a rva lsu a F ield in g FI ret B aaam an. IF--*-' by Ball of th* lied Hoi ) w h e r e he cou ld and w hen on th a sca n t w a s a* s e c re tiv e a s a d e te c tiv e C om petit!«" w as stiff, and a ll the c lo t« w e r e w o m lerIn g w h ere F r lto e e “ du g o p bla live o ne s." Fop F rla l« « has a n o th er Job now . Ho la an in sp ector fo r a p u blic s e r v ic e corpe- it Ion. Into hla w o rk he p u ts Do wait huslaam . a n d out u f It he g e ts no p leasu re. I lls sa ln ry ch e ck la amallrr too. and It m ay 1 « th a t he odttri"- the ln creH S« «l coat o f liv in g Hie Judgm ent o f a ball p la y e r la av e r y bit 11a k««-n a s It w a s ten y e a rs ago, a n d he still re ta in s Ihe qunlltltm uf mind w h ich m ade hint a su cce ss aa a a ro o t. T h e n w h y la he an ln*|««'tur? Heca ise he w a * laugh««! out o f baa«- hall- g u y ed ou t or Ihe hualnesa to w h ich he gn v e Ihe beat y e a rs o f Itlu Ilf*, l i e w aa th e v ictim o f a p ra ctica l Job« w h ich w aa c e r ta in ly n ev er a im ed a | H ubert Davla Frial«.« L eague" Corni »«nr lie [w tlru l. fo r the story Ix-glns be g in s w ith John n y M eegau s ittin g In fro u l ot an ad-lar liouae lu tlie Uatulel of Huu M iguel, cou n ty ot Itlo A rriba, s ta te of N ew M es Ico In miwl o f th e little to w n s o f Nsw U i-xl-o, fa r s w a y from the m ain Ilium of the rallr-M-l. th ere a re m ru from east o f th«- M lsalaslppl. Hoiuh u f them liv e lu llia l high, dry atm -m pbers tie c a u se th ey Aud tb e fa g end o f life awtnri lo th em T h e re are oth ers who. aa they sa y . h a v e " ta k e n It lu tim e.' T h e se expect |u g e l w ell au d return som e day la l l a l l i co u n try That phrase la a s old us tb s g a n le u o f Eden and It w aa luveut««l when A dam look ed t«- k o v e r Ills sh ou lder and cau gh t tb e dash o f tb e sw o rd a t tb e teuiuda ríes H od's cou n try la n e sa r tb e laud lu w h ich 01« Uvea, but th e hind lo w h ich une c a n u o l retu rn . T h u a to John ny M eegau "H o d 's - o u n try " meant C h i-a g o . to Itllly K llb o u rn e It m eant B oat011. t-j F red P arka It m i« n l Hba iiMikln. P a ., and lo Jefferso n D av is John son 'H -d 'a c o u n try " m««nt Haiti m ore T b e C h ic a g o sp o rtin g w rite rs g s v s Johu n y M eegan s fa re w e ll iMuqUet and a lo v in g cu p to ta k e w ltb him w hen be w en t a w a y , am i th ey dran k lila hi-alth w ill- a ch o k e In Ibelr th ro ats fo r they did not s i pert Lo aee him a g a in H enlence bad hern pro tiouros«! upon him by a s|« cta llat of In trn ia tio L a l rep u tation a fte r the sta r tw aeball re-Kirter had cvmgtisd a ll w in le r "T h e r e la a c h a n c a ." said th e ape c tallst "T ry Saw M exico or A rl ta n a " " N e v e r let It be aald th at I quit w h ile th ere w a s a ch a in 's." said John ny M eegan “ I'm on m y w g y . d o c." Jo hn n y had seen th e local a|NMHallat at A lb u q u erq u e, w ho had giv en him hops and good a d v lr s O pen a ir bad I wen rarom m endr«l and Ju bn n y bad m ad* a long, ra m b lin g trip w ith a m u stan g and a pack horse Han Ml guel had been at the end o f th at Jour ney T h a t w aa b ecau se o f R llly K ll bourne Itllly w s s e x is tin g In Han Mlgviel w ith m ore com fo ri th an be had been a b le to And e lse w h e r e llllly w a s on ly tw e n ty Ave. but he had lived hla life In a trem en d o u s h u rry and crow d ed an m anv th in g s Into It th at It bnd been New Mex|c«> o r h ea ven , and Itllly look no rh a n c ra H e m ourned fo r Ibwton snd the M ain e wimm I s am i m*arly w ept w ith Joy at m eetin g som e one w ho could g iv e him an e x p e rt opinion upon tbe p ro bable stre n g th o f tlie ItrMton N ationals K llb n n m e 's people w e re qu ite w e a lth y , and he had turn ed an ■ dot* house Into a v erv r o m fo rta b ls a ffa ir T h e fu rn itu re had twen bought In D e n v rr and fre ig h ted from C h a m a at the foot o f th e C um bre» pass “ Y o u 'll sta y here w ith m e fo r a w h ile .’ aald Hilly “ N o th in g hap pena hy ch a n ce , you kn ow Yon w e re Bent bare to c h e er m e u p Juat th in k o f a re g u la r hlg le ag u e b aseb all w rit ar d roppin g In nut o f th a rlo n d a ' It's ton good to be tru e N ow. bow la th is y o u n g H a w le y go in g to do In tb e out- Be Id * And w h y did th ey tie th e can to llo m e r K e n m a ly ? ” Ho Jo hn n y M eegan sta y e d on a t Han M iguel. A iling hla lu n g s w ith th e cl««in. dry a ir am i hla stom ach w ltb tb e ex- c e llr n l n ou rishm en t fu rn ish ed by J e f feraoti D a v is J o h n s o n , w h o bad unce been K llb o u m e 's v a le t, b a t th ro u gh love wga now hla cook IWsIdrs K llb a u rn e am i M eegan. th ere waa Frml P a rk s, a w a n d erin g prin ter, w ho had reach ed th e end o f hla vwrtb ly p ilg rim a g e at Han M iguel P a rk a bad a sm all g en eral su p p ly atora and m nnaged to m ake a liv in g m ain ly th ro u gh tb a large o rders w h ich K ll tsuirne g a v e hint T h e re w aa a lso An tunlo. a y o u n g J a c a rllla . w ho had barn lo C a rlisle , am i aom etlm «« liked lu rem em b er th a t he had p layed cen ter Aeld w ith tb e fa ste st hall l««ni lh at th at school e v e r produce«! An- tunlo w aa In terestin g H e took K ll Isiurne am i M eegan on loug rid«« th ro u gh th e reserva tion , am i K ll bourne preteml««l thi.t he w a s m akin g a ctd lecllon o f Indian b la n k e ts It g a v e him a slen der Interest In life O n e e v e n in g Meeiinii. K llb o u rn e and P a rka w e re s iltin g In fro n t o f th e llt> tel T u n raln e. aa K llls iiirn e [« rslste d In n am in g hla house l i e aahi It hail a h o m elike sound They had ex- tin usted se v en up. rlii.'h and dom inoes, ami M eegan hail fs-ett recou n tin g som e o f hla n«-ws|«|H-r eiperienc«-* "U « « h .' »«hi J o h n n y ; " I w ish w e hail a |ia|»-t h e re ’ " K lltsn irn e iai;glie«l until he coiigh««l "M a n alive!*' ne i«nt««l "W h at fo r?“ " W h y . Just fo r Ihe fun o f g e ttin g It o u t!" aald J o h n n y ‘T h in k o f th e th in g* vve - mild pm Into It! No <'»|>J de»k to get liy.' no city e d ito r to how l. W hy. w e could ki-l tile w h ole aoillh w«**t !*' " It w otddn I p a y ." aalvl P a rk * aoi e n in ly . whereU|«in both y ou n g men b-Hded at him It E D M O N D HI’ O K K H M A N aud dan changa. TU * s a tin i timida ear hla ban da, " w h e r e w ill I find tb e sp o rt ing e d ita r o f tbla g r e a t re ligio u s Hon o f the p ap er tw o fu ll ahaata- waa ilavo tad lo sp o rtin g new s, and Uia d a lly r T b e M e llr a n appear««] trou b led and th in g W hich c au gh t Pop F r ia b r a s v y a am i •a iiae 'l It lo bu lge slig h tly 'w a s begun to roll a c ig a r e tte "(Juleli S i l l s * ! lie Mild. the colum n o f box scores aud tlia "Me«-gao U his num e." said P o p - 'IUH lai Htnndlug o f the Indepvudcfit ‘‘Jo h n n y M eega n .” .Northern New M exico Ismgua.'* b u ffe rin g souk e s!" gru n te d tb s " A h !" aald th e you th , w ltb a sm ile aroul. " I n ever k u ew they had a H e |silute«l to w a rd a la rg e ad ob e house w hich s tis s l 011 a slig h t rise o f grou n d leag u e In n orthern N ew M exico! O ut on th e o u ts k irts o f I he v illa g e la w s, o f cou raa!” T b e fron t ib sir o f the ad ob e house There It w as under hla very e y o a — the |»-r- «Ullage colum n of tlie league, w as open. and. a s no a tte n tio n w a s [«Id In Ida kn ock, P o p K r Is bee stepp ed w ith fo u r -'lulis In tlie order nam ed: Inside. In tbe m id dle o f a la rg e room Won I-net P C Apaahaa ..........................* a «** tw o men w e re seated on op p o site oblea (•osimi Ferriere .......... n M tal o f a t a b l e - a negro and an Indian. A H an M l g u s l H t-ie » b e l e r à a Ti iU w h ite m an. U tile m ore th an a ak ele Johnson • « .,,.,ivs 1« u ms • T h e y 'v e been p la yin g a ll season. ton. sa t at a so. Il I rb is w ltb a p e n d i In bla Angara anr » p a d o f popar b*e Ha I u n la y s and k u m l a y i f ’ th ou gh ; Erta It waa F red P a r k s N ot bea " W e ll.* w a il, w ell! I » u n d e r If fore him one o f th e q u e er trio look««] up ka P op I know a u y of th ose pía y ora!” I le cast his e y e d o w n th e lin e o f the enter««l the room and tb e tw o men I s il scores T h e re w aa uot a profea alona! nam e tim i he had e v e r heard b e fo re T lie Han M iguel H ldew lnders hail a M exican lin eu p Judging by tb e nam es orti», flo u xa le s. M a r tin e t Val di-x. M orales H a rria . Hom es. V ig ila n ti M eegan T h e last nam e ja rre d sligh t ly K o d e h t ly tlie H ldew lnders had an Irish p ltrh e r Th«- A p ach e team con tained such w a rllk v so u ls aa ¡tu n n in g W olf, .'ling lug M ule. Haw In-g. H o w lin g H enry. H u n g ry C o y o te , B ald H ornet. Foot l«»MH- P ete. Hweel E v e n in g Itreese and A ste r A ntonio, th e p itch er "W e ll, w h at d 'y e think o f th a t? " m used th a scout. " A re g u la r Indian team , and holy MAaes. ho w th ose boys ran hit ? Indto-d. tb e box acore o f th e g a m e l e l w r e n th e A [« ctie s and tb e B oston T e r rie rs proved I t T b e hit colum n w a s th ick ly sp rin k led w ith tw o s and tlireea. and In th e su m m ary tb e Hat o f e x tra liase bita w a s a long one A lte c A n ton io w a s cre d ite d w ith tw o hom e runs au d a d o u b le. Hinging M ule bad tw o double« and a trip le; Footloose P e te w ltb fo u r bita ou t o f fo u r tín ica up bad a borne run. a trip le and tw o alngl««. and B ad Hornirt had tw o trip!«« T h e n ca m e tb e c ro w n in g su rp r ise th e n am e w h ich a|>peart-d at th e b«-g1ti nlng o f the story o f tb e gam es. T h e re It w i t . ju s t aa P op K ris bee bad seen it a th ou san d tini«« In «laya go n e by. P ap f r i s k « S co u tin g F ar N ew Baaa- In I «ti pulnt g o th ic — “ John M eegan ball T slsn t. Jr" (Posed by M m Brooklyn Dodgers.) "Jo h n n y Mes-guu!” aald Pop "Ho I h at's w h ere he w«-ut! A ud tie's w ork a t the la rgo ta b le w e re d eep ly e n lug on a rotten lltU e p a p er like th is! gross««] In som e g a u ia w h ich th ey w e re T o o bed! W ell, th ere 's ou e boy w ho p layin g. k n o w s a twit p la ye r w hen be n v s on e T h e re w aa a c lic k , a w h irrin g sound W bat does be b a v e to s a y ? " w h ich - eased su d d en ly , a n d the w h ite John M eegan. J r . bad a g re a t deal m an sa id ; to sa y . H U a cco u n t o f tb e g a m e b e ‘ T h a t w aa a strik e . Jeff. You o f tw een the A p a r b r e and tb e B oston fered a t I t " T e rrie rs left no v a g u e sh a d o w o f d o u b t Pop Krtgbec w a s a b o u t to sp e a k , but in P op K rtsb e e a mind. F rom the In th is rem a rk Jolted th e c o n v e rsa tio n o o t s la n t bis r y e s a lig h ted on tb e "sta n d o f him. " A str ik e !" H e “ offered a t Ing o f tb e le a g u e ' be bad fe lt th e In Itr W b a t n on sen se w aa th is? c lln a tlo u to m a k e a trip o v e r Into K lo O n ce m ore tb e Indian bent o v e r hla A m b a ruoti 17. w h e re v e r th at should end o f th e board. H la blu e b la ck h a ir [irose to lie. aud ta k a a look a t tbla tu m b led do w n o v e r hla crim son b la n u u k u o w u collection o f ball playera. W hen he ran hla e y e d o w n th e tlgurus ket. and be s q u lD te d b a rd a t a tr ig g e r w h ich ro p fkoaoted tb e te rrltlr h ittin g w h ich sh ou ld re le a s e a round w h ite a b ility o f tb e A p ach es th e Inclination p ellet tb e s ite o f a sm all m arble. A t g r e w stro n g er, but w h en he read w b a t th e o p p o site a n g le o f th e board tb e ne Johu n y Miwgnn bad lo sa y abou t gro crouch««] In an e x p e c ta n t a ttitu d e “ C om e on. A n to n io !" be coaxed. A l t e r A n ton io . Hinging M ule. F oo t looae P e te and B ald Hormri tb e fa te " G e t 'em o v e h ! G e t 'em o v e h T T h e Indian Jerked sm a r tly a t a o f th e lude|»-udent N orthern N e w M exico leag u e w as settle d T h u s w ro te strin g, th e tr ig g e r fell, and tb a round p ellet shot fo rw a rd T b e negro m ade Johnny M eegan an a b ru p t m otion w ith hla w rist, th ere h itt in g te a m been N s v r r h s s su ch w a s a d ic k , and th e p ellet w en t flyin g g a t h e r « 1 t , « e t h e r In a n y I m x u v o f th a co u n try K ilb o u r n a . w h o tw ir le d f o r tb a back until It w aa stop p ed by th e ra il B o s to n T e r r ie r * , h ad a l l h la u s u a l c o n in g abou t tb e b -« rd T b e thin man tr o l. c u r v e s an d c h a n g a of p a c * He m ix e d u p h a r e p e r to ir e w ith a ll Ih e s k ill ar-we nnd e x a m in e d th e spot w h ere th e a t h is c o m m a n d , b u t m a n a f t e r m a n tb e hall stru ck A p a c h e s w a ia e d to th e p la t e a n d s m a s h e d “ A tw o bane h it!" be e x c la im e d tb e b a ll lo th e f e n c e I t M m T e r r ie r s t u m “T h a t score* th e m an on ai-oond W ho b le d a t tiro e s It w a a b e c a u s e th e b a lls w h ic h w a r * h it th r o u g h th e in field t r a v Is th a t— H a y e s o r T lU len ?" e le d a t s u c h te r r ific s p e e d th a t It w a a T h e Indian p ick ed up a sm a ll co u n ter p h y s ic a l ly im p o s s ib le 10 h a n d le th e m w h ich had bes-n ly in g on th e board, c le a n ly O n th e o th e r h an d . A n t o n i e turn««] It over and sp o ka In e x c e lle n t u s in g h ie lig h t n in g sp eed a t a ll tim e s , h e ld th e T e r r ie r s h e lp le s s a n d a ll b u t h lt- E n glish . leea K llb o u r n e a m en w e r e g a m e a n d •'N eith er one. T h is la C levelan d . fo u g h t h a rd In th # t a r e a t a n o v e r w h e lm Y o u 'll h a v e to be m ore c a re fu l w ith in g d e fe a t , b u t n o p itc h e r s e e m s a b le to th a t score. P a r k a Y o u 'll g e t It kll a to p th e I n d ia n s w h e n th e y b e g in lo b it. F r lx la v atopped off In D e n v e r to balled up a g a in " T h e n eg ro crow ed . gree t a fe w old frien d s a n d a sk som e “ I bean a -la y ln ' fo r th a t c u r v e ball qiu-etlon* abou t w«**teru leag u ers. On th e m-i-ond a ftern o on , a* he w a* lo a f o f your» fo r th re e Inn in gs.“ he aald. ing lu the lobby o f th e B ro w n P a la ce , “ S tic k It o v e r h ere a g a in , and w a tc h be saw D av y M artin llutp in w ltb hi* w h at I'll do to U T Pop F its bee s ta r te d to e d g e to w a rd suit c a se aud w rite bla u aiu e on tb e . re g is te r D av y w aa th e acout fo r the tb e tloor “ I 'v e gut Into a p riv a te a s y lu m .“ be I b - n e d lit a - t b e very iula«-reant w ho had robt-ed Pop o f the tim b e r leag u e th ou gh t. J u st then th e re --ame a q u ick ste p on p itc h e r a fo rem en tio n ed . Pop held • tb e bard baked e a rth on talde. and tw o n ew sp a p er In fro n t o f bla e y e* until y o u n g m«qi bu rst Into th e room . A M artin w aa s a f e In th * e le v a to r, and then go in g to hla m in i be h u rried ly v oice c r ie d : " H o w 's tb e g a m e go in g. T o n y ? T b e p a rk e d hie su it - asee. A pnchea e a tiu ' 'em a liv e , a s u su a l? “ It w o u ld n 't su rp rise m e a bit If C o m e on. you S iu g ln g M ula! T h a t's iH tvy w aa a fte r the sam e bu n ch ." be th e— W ell, fo r hen t en » sa k e ! Pop tb«iught to h im self. " W e ll. If he beat» F rtsb e e !" m e he'll kn ow he'a bean tr a v e lin g !" A nd before E rlab ee k n ew how It hap A nigh t *|»'tit on a l>enver and lllo pen««! th ere w a s Jo h n n y M eegan . th in G ra n d e P u llm a n laud ed Pop In Ala- nnd b row n a n d e v id e n tly ns hard a s a rnoea In tim e fo r b re a k fa s t, a fte r w ir e nail, p u m p in g a w a y a t his righ t w h ich be enitm rked on a n arro w g u a g e b sn d nnd tr y in g to th u m p hint on tb e train for th e long. Jolting rid e o v e r back w ltb bla l e f t th e t ’ u nib re* pass, w ltb C h a n ts as th e "J o h n n y ." said th e sco u t. 'I t 's good o b je c tiv e point. T h e train w aa d e la y - to se e you a gu lu good to se e yo u lo o k mi eo th at a nigh t at the O bam a H ouse ing *0 w ell Y o u r C h ic a g o frie n d s w aa n«*'«««ary. and th e fo llo w in g day w o u ld n ev er b e lie v e It w a s th e sam e P op clim b ed Into th e bu ck b o a rd fo r fe llo w W h y , you look At to go ten Han M igu el • roun ds w ith a cham pion!*’ “ A m ista k e " th ou gh t Frlah«-*. “ Bgee- “ S u re !" said M««-gan " I t 's th e cou n lu ll 1 in a d u m p lik e th is? Not In a tr y d-«-s It A An«- p la ce to s|-end the th ou san d y«-are! H ey. boy. w h a t’s th e su m m er If yo u sa y It q u ick t*h. e x n am e of th is [dace?" c u se m e' H illy. I w a n t you to m eet A fat, pts-k m arked voting M exican Pop Frist««-, on e o f my old friend s. em erged from l*nrka’ g en eral m er I’ op. Mr K llb o u rn e o f ll-w ion. sn d a c h a n d ise eiii|Mirium tu tim e to n n sw e r gm iid fe llo w . T h a t's righ t L-et togi-th- th e question . It w a s Im tred S an M lg er N ow . then , w h a t on .-iirtb a re you tie! doin g Iq th is G od fo r-n k e ii c o u n try ? " P op stood in the w h itish d u st tie P op p rodu ced hi* " f th e San t w iv n his sid t c a s e s and te lt In an In M iguel M essen ger " W lia t :nn I doing h ere?" he rei«-nted " T h a t'» w h at 1 tier po. k«-t. I lls brain stnggtM vd be Jo h n n y, w b a t t»»«-n d oub t and c e r ta in ty , and he eX|««'t you to tell m e c llin g d«—[H-rately to a p rin ted w ord, -I«««« th is th in g m ean ?" M eegan g la n ce d a t th e sh eet, looked a s m en h a v e done sin ce n ew sp a p ers at Pop fo r a fn ll tw o seco n d s in o rder w e re Invented. " A m ig o ." ssltl Pop. {«tinting to th e to m ak e su re th at he w a s in e n rn a a t hendlug o f th e [Mt|«-r whl- h he held In and then, su d d en ly s e llin g K ll bourns P A G E HKVKN by the shoulder». be began to lau gh as be bad oot l a n i M lu e l l m onths. • l i e m i kied uni ki iu> breath »«< ml gone, m id 1‘tip Friat«-e. w a tc h in g blni. Iieiciiii In p ersp lre »1*011 I lie tem ples. I lie ligh t « u b r e a k i n g III o il UIIO a t leal. "(III. B illy !” p an ted th e sp o rtin g ed i tor o f (be Han M iguel M eaaenger. i 'T h i s la Im m ense! T h is la the beet e v e r! I fo rg o t lo tell 7011 th at I’op here la th e w out for T im C a h ill a n d tlie W an d erers, and b e t rwme d o w n here- l-ord. I’ ll die In a m in u te :— be e cum * d o w n here. HIII7. to look o v e r , our le ag u e ! O u r league!*’ T h e n K llb o u rn e began to c a c k le , a n d Ibe 1 w o 1107a clu n g to each oth er a n d laugh ed until poor HIII7 w ent Into n spasm o f ro u g h in g. W hen be ro u ld r e n t ie r an Bit lent b rea th lie rep ro ached n t l b M a »-skly " Y o u o u g h tn ’t to m ake (ne laugh th a t w a y ." be [« tile d " I t ’a bad fo r m e.” I’op t ria l» *, w lioae aetiae o f hum or waa n e v e r bla at rung point, clam o red fo r fu rth e r Inform ation. " A n d ttila stuff, aald be. ta p p in g th e paper a cc u sin g ly . ' i s a ll bun k. I su p pose? T h e re a in ’t a n 7 le ag u e here a t u lir "Pop.” sidd M eegan te a rfu ll7 , fo r be bad laugh ed until be cried . "70U do 11» an Injustice. You a re now In th e p resen ce o f the Indepen dent N o rthern New M exico leag u e! A llo w ine! M r. K llb o u rn e here Is th e B oston c lu b — P aul Itevere. Oral base; John A d a m s, re n te r Held; John H a rv a rd , c a tc h er! O u r friend . C h ie f A n ton io here, la th e A p a rb e c lu b — H aw D og. B a ld l^proet. H inging M ule and oth ers too num erous to m ention. Jefferson D a v is John son la th e C o y o te c lu b —n oth in g leaa th an a sta te sm a n In the lineup, and 1— 1 rep resen t th e M exican p op u lation w ith the Han M iguel Hidewlnderm. T h is gen tlem a n la ou r official um pire a n d sco re keeper, Mr. P a rk s. T h e g a m e s a re p la ye d upon th e board w h ich 70 a fe e on th e ta b le — th e Invention o f a C h ic a g o fan and the c le v e re s t th in g o f th e so rt I e v e r sa w . You h a v e Inter rupted a g r e a t d o u b le head er b etw ee n the A p ach es a n d Cajotem . and th e sco re la— P a rk s , w b a t la th e official sco re?” " E ig h t to th ree, fa v o r o f th e A p a che».- said P a r k s g r a v e d "H inging M ule go t tw o m ore hom e ru n s ' Pop looked abou t him. d isco ve re d a c h a ir au d fou nd bla w a y to It upon bis sh a k in g legs " W e ll. J o b n n 7 ." he re m a rk e d g r im ly , " a ll I’ ve got to sa 7 la th a t 70U a n d j o u r buok n ew sp a p er h a v e m ade a n a w fu l su c k e r out o f m e.” “ O b . I s a j ! ” cried K llb ou rn e. “ Y o u ’ re m istak en . Pop .” sa id M e*- gan e a r n e s t lj. “ I t w a s the fe llo w w h o handed 700 th e cop y o f th e M ea aen ger w h o m ade a su c k e r o f 700.” H ere F iis b e e tu rn ed very red and sa n k still d e e p er Into hla ch air. “ Y on see. It's th is w a y ." con tin u ed Jo h n n y. “ W e ge t o o t th a t paper fo r ou r ow n a m u sem en t, and It’a not fo r g en eral c ircu la tio n . W e print ju s t enough to send to o u r frien d s We fa k e e v e r y th in g In It. and th ere's n e v er been an y Intention to fool an y ooe. You d o n 't kn ow bow slo w ly th e tim e p a sses In a p la ce o f th is s o r t and If a m an h a sn ’t so m e th in g to keep him bu sy he's lik e ly to go n u tty “ A pal o f m ine In Chl<-agn sh ip p ed me th is m ech a n ical ball ga m e d e v ic e b e cau se be had fou nd It In te r e s tin g W e d isco ve re d th a t w e cou ld not only p la y a re g u la r g a m e on It. but cou ld sc o re It If w e g a v e n am es to tb e c o u n ters. It stru ck me th at w e could get up a fo u r team le a g u e and h a v e a pen n an t ra ce and at th e sam e tim e g e t som e live n ew s fo r ou r sp o rtin g page. It has been a good lau gh to 11a a n d to ou r frien d s. I f a n y b o d y told you th is leag u e w a s on tb e sq u a re he lied, a n d y o u 'll h a v e to ligh t It ou t w ith him ." T h e re w a s a long, a w k w a r d silen ce. T h e n Pop E rlab ee s w a llo w e d bard and a ck n o w le d g e d tb e corn. ’ “ It's up to roe." be sa id b r a v e ly . “ I sw ip e d th a t p ap er o ff C h a rlie H o u gh 's d e s k —and I gu e ss It’a co m in g to roe. J o h n n y !" T b e C o y o te teem o f th N orthern N ew M exico le a g u e stood b o m h ly a t F ris h e e 's elbo w a t be At* a ta tle o d er H e c a rrie d a tr a y u|>on w h ich w e re placed se v e ra l long glass«-* In w h ich fifty c en t a pound Ice tlnkltrd e x p e n siv e ly “ l.e t us a ll h a v e a little d r in k ." sa id B illy K llb ou rn e. “ Jo h u n y . a to ast!" M eegan sm iled o v e r tb e top o f his g la ss a t F rist»« . "1 g iv e y ou th e P h an to m leag u e, g e n tlem en !- aald Jo h n n y T h e r e 'l l n e v e r be an o th er on e lik e It!” “ A m en to th a t!” sa id Pop FTIsbee. It w o uld be a p le asan t th in g to end th is sto ry w ith o u t m ention o f tta se quel. T b e Joke c arrie d too fa r som e tim es becom es a trag ed y . T o do Jo h n n y M eegau Justice, bo n ev e r Intend«»! th a t th e fa c ta c o n ce rn in g F rtab ee a v isit should becom e pub- ' lie p ro p erty, but tb e frie n d w hom Jo h n n y a sk e d to regard th e le tte r aa confl- d tn rla l had a se n se o f hum or d e v e l oped a t th e e x p e n se o f his good taste. In side o f tw o w«-eks th e sto ry a p p ea r ed In 400 n ew sp a p ers, copied from th e origin al, w h ich w a s prlntt-d In C h ic a g o Pop Frist««- and th e Ph an tom leagia« be*-atne th e sta n d in g jo k e o f tb e " w in te r leagu«*s" and hot sto v e fa n n in g bees. 1 T h e y la u gh ed P o p F rlsh e e o u t o f has«-tuill. and th e y ca m e n ear la u g h in g him Into an a sy lu m , so In th e end th e P h an to m 'c a g u e becam e v e ry real to him T h e Joke b roke his h eart and »l-ollisl th e heat sco u t In th e c o u n try ru m ak e a second c la s s s tre e t c a r In- I j s|-e«'tnr. I Jo hn n y M<-egnn Is hack on th« Job icn ln S o m e tim es he cornea a cro ss Ptip I'rlslw-e In his hlne u n iform hu t Pop -tlw ava happens to he lookin g tt>« o th er w a r . nnd M eegan w«**iid g iv e a g re a t deal I f.th e P h an tom leagn« had M e a t • lis te d