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at " iter! eroinff wild. We waited for the kid. k '"When he finally crpssed the plate, Tie shouldered his. way up to the umpire, waved hislbat, and thereabout three inches from the end, was the ball, sticking' on a spike, which had gone clear through it. Yes, sir, that kid had, drove a spike through his bat, and then caught the ball on it. "When Frank and I saw that -we just naturally melted away for the train, leaving the rubes arguin'. But what was the use? .There wasn't anything in hz rues against it, arjd as the find carried the bain his 'left hand all the way, the ball must 'k been on fair ground all the time, wasn't it?" V ' " I looked Tit Dan reproachfully, buthe never batted an eye. - "Honest to Gawd, that's a true story," he declared. 'I got to gpL out here and make spme ot these kid pitchers WOk like aogs, but take it from me, it ain't alwayi ' the fast guy that gets -under the distance flag." ' SIZING UP Be ye editor, preacher, lawyer, athlete, office .holder, or anything else in- the public eyfe, and would know yQttr size, note what the peophrthink would please you most Thirty-two prizes for home runs, ounis, iwu-uaggcrs, 5iean of first base and other .lushed Services: oa the aw k-.;A rf$fferdyrsr43l&elaiiarG people to the American League team of that city, familiarly if not appropriately called ''the Naps," "Break the ferite, Joe!" "Slide Ore, Slide!" "Fan 'em, Gene, fan' em!" cry the Cleveland-lovers of the game, "and we'll give you Vhat'll please jou." And in the 32 prizes are 6 hats, 3 fancy vests, 2 quarts' of old rye whisky, 1 quart of champagne, 10 gallons of buttermilk, 1 shirt, 1 pair of trousers, 1 alarm clock, and to bacco to,, burn. Fancy clothes, I drinks, cigars! Sure, it's human nature to size Up a ieliow by What tickles him. v Now, what would preponder ate should the kind hearted pub lic Jiang up prizes for Big Bill Taft? Safety pins, suspender buttons, golf sticks. And for Teddy: Eye-glasses, tooth powder, gun cases, hats to throw in the ring. For the minister: Slippers, bath robes, book marks, and maybe food. ) For the lawyer; Paper weights, spittoons, tobacco boxes and bill "heads. For the doctor: Ear muffs, rub bers, rain coats, and also bill heads. For thej editor A new suit of 0 L let i be a lot of ew sub scribers I 7 All hail to the public's everlast ing appreciation of the eternal fit ness, of things U ' ' An automobile has more sense (listing- I than ah operator, jtalwgys stops' ; $&& . vv iSfniSmS&si