EVENING LEPGER-PHIL'ADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1915.
IS
E. VAN LOAN'S "LITTLE SUNSET" HARRY VARDON ON GOLF OTHER SPORTS COMMENT
BROKE UP THE ATHLETICS
0 PREVENT BASEBALL RUIN,"
DECLARES CONNIE MACK
,mtA ttcm rase One
Iho tlmo ,ind come when 80m0 ot lh0 Payers thought of nothing but
:,t atiA sooner or later, the team must go to pieces. I thouaht It all ovr.
Bedded that the brenk had better come right away. I want to say there
Eft no chance for me to 1101a any or tns players I let go. They were respon
se (ot the breaking up ot the famous machine, and not the club or Ita poll
Famous baseball macnines go tnrougn a strange process which I cannot
J'Sirly exP""11, x" "u"""uru vnoies, a wonaenui macnino ot the latter
SfrUtlef went to pieces through this strange feeling that crops out In great
Ifki Almost all of that iamous team came' to believe they Hhew as much as
skt.'.. llanlon, and that they had made him. They also seemed to think
''ftsttbe? werB rcady 'or ninngcral positions. As It happened somo of them
,5?ie nullified, but that feeling broke up that team. When any great club
' toes A!" for nboUt nvo ycnrs' swcPnR everything beforo It, tho feeling
ifht fay arc tho Important cogs In tho machine crops out In certain players,
d tHn Jeaiusv antJ d'sscnslon arise.
Ttie Cubs went the same road as the Orioles. It wns a veteran team, and
ivMl of the men bcsan t0 keltova Chance did not know any more about the
than they did, and they enmo to think that ho was not a necessity. Tho
ini-ir gradually drifted away, as they were cultivating different Ideas. Tho
iiitbk naturally had to como when that team spirit disappeared, and so both
fjfie.Orlole and Cub teams' went to pieces fast, Just a year or two boforo their
pa.
m. y (cam w.as a little different In this respect, as none of the boys seemod
fc &ve any ambition to become a manager. That was probably duo to tho
'.. that they were younger and had not begun. to think about the day wh6n
hhey would no longer be ablo to play regularly. That Is why my team was the
irreatest of them all. It could havo gone on longer than the other famous ma
chines before It, but It was slowly and surely heading toward tho samo rocks.
t I had no warning of tho approaching storm, and thercforo bad not laid my
lines as I had In tho past. In 1907 wo were In tho fight right down to tho
jjriro In fact. Detroit did not catch us until the last thrco weeks of tho season,
iJolns'lnto first place tho day following tho famous 17-lnnlng tlo game, to be
'u&ct. Even though wo wefo up there, I knew wo were slipping, and was
rit.fnrB Dreoared.
& 'While the fight was hottest I slipped off time and again and got tho men
't t believed I needed to fill tho weak spots. Thercforo whon tho 100S season
iitarted I sent my team or veterans out to get a nymg start. I realized they
nait BO ott '0Bt f wa wero make any sort of a, showing, or tho Dotrolt club
was young, fast nnd powerful In all departments. It was only a question of
lime before we would succumb unless wo got a tremendous lead. In tho mean
time X had gradually been schooling Baker, Collins, Carry, Jlclnnls, Coombs
na a few others; though a few of them were not actually with tho team at
(be time, ' Tho break came sooner than I had expected, as my veterans could
not stanl Ihe pace long. But I was ready with my now team; I placed overy
' thing && mako-dr-brealc basis with my youngsters, and In this respect wo
are very much in the same position today, only that I did not havo a chance
tcwenare for tho future.
f'&;When i first sent Barry, Mclnnls and Collins Into the gamo tho fans
lUuehid, as they all looked like fizzles; but I knew they had tho stuff and that
jJTwould como out In tlmo. I was forced to pull them out of tho game after
rlline; but I kept them In when they were going at their poorest clip because
ftriew they would learn something nnd that they would be ready when I called
on, them again. A youngster who has started to loso confidence In himself
Rflongs on tho bench for a fow days, where ho can watch tho fellow who
Succeeds htm make a few mtsplays. Ho sits there and says to himself. 'I havo
lomethl'ng' on that follow, and I'll show them when I get In there.' And he
Rarlably does show them If he has tho stuff In him.
I kept Haas on tho mound the other day for the samo reason. I have watched
till lad work and I know ho had tho stuff. Had I pulled him out of tho game I
night havo hurt his confidence. As It was, he learned something every Inning
Pitched, which will come In handy on his next appearance. It was a gamo
Sat brought his mistakes clearly before him, and that Is why I allowed him to
continue. If wo had been In the pennant race I would have pulled him out, of
course. The next time I uso him I will. pull him out If he gets a bad start, as he
3s seen most of his glaring faults and It would hurt him to lcavo him in too
lSjjff on his Second start. I know ho was not right in tho second inning and was
, rauy unxiuua iu bco nuw no wouia act.
, Players in tho Making
fMalone is very much in the samo position. I have taken hlra from tho game
fortbofpresent because he was fast losing confldenco In himsolf. This lad Is
roInrto.be a grand ball player. Ho is Just at tho staire where Collins wn whn
ftcame to me and looks every bit as good. At present he Is not hitting, but ho
swbe a great hitter and a great lnflelder. He Is tho only new inflolder I havo
Jiga (o date who will make good. Tho othe&j do not measure quite up to
fig. mark.
. I havo another man who will como to mo later who is tho onlv Infleldnr I
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rfllfferent linen with vnnnrrnfra nnA ittnt la n.nhnlilo ...1... T l... i i ...
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Epni, as I said before. I was caught nnpplng this year, and the men I counted
Em to flli in when the old machine started slipping aro not available now. They
gm oe reaay lor mo next season ana I win havo another great team. Anybody
Sho considers us out of the running in the future is crazy. I have enomrh mn
avmins 10 me oeiore next season to assure mo wo will be very much in the run-
Enlne for the chnmnlnnnhln. Wn will hn In munV. tnn .nmA -ti
fe. - - - - ..... ... ...u. kiu bhiuo L)uoiuuii wo were
jfack in 1909. With tho breaks, wo will come close to winning tho pennant; but
ytoout ihem we will Just go along flghtlnp with the leaders.
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"LITTLE SVNSE T"
The Redemption of Bcrgstrom and What Happened to the Apaches
When Little Sunset Got Busy for the Team.
And a Secret No One Told.
CHICK EVANS IS WITHOUT AN EQUAL IN AMATEUR
GOLF RANKS, DECLARES HARRY VARDON
Use of Half-iron Shot Distinguishes Very Good From Fairly Good Golfer, Says the British Cham
pion Evans' Play Is Contrasted With That of Francis Ouimet and Jerome
Travers Handicapping Syste7n Explained.
'' I have, only to go a few steps farther and I will havn n fnm i.t v,
m one i broke up. W.o don't look good now, but that Is because I was unpre
pared. I have only to get other players along tho lines of McInnlB, Collins and
HriY when they broke In and I will have my team rounded out. On miirht
pay this is a hard Job, but It is not as hard as you think. I want to see the
pTualUcatlons of a player of that typo and we will bring tho rest out.
j,. '.Other changes probably will bo made, and one player who Is now with)
urn ia wm ho placed where he can bo used regularly, because wo need his
"iwswj He will be a wonderful ballplayer when in the gamo every day, and
'I mutt find a place for him. At Dresent I do not know where that nnaitlnn -win
j. tot lift will positively be a regular a the start of next season.
Combination, the Keynote
Combination la the keynote to championship ball teams, and I hnv that
onn,inatjon jn vlQW( geverai or tt,e men t h.ave m vaw wjji not bB abo t0
win me until next year,, and, for thl3 reason, tho present season may be a loss,
swept hi so' far as I am laying1 my lines 'and developing at a rapid clip, Borne
Sf th fans, perhaps, cannot seo tho Improvement clearly, but you can fako It
gm me the only reason wo are not up In the runViing now is because of a
jmoination of unforeseen, circumstances, all of which came so suddenly and
UnP fAM 14 . A. M i..- A A- A ...
K.-- 'vo iu wdB nine ior ino vu-m id cracjw
j In another year any falrmlnded crltlo or baseball man wili admit I was
Wjt la taking the step I did and when r did it. I Know I am being severely
jticlsea how, but, after all, the public wants a winner, and I will give them
P?eThey mlerht Rnv T hrnlrn nn n wlnnlnir leHm. hilt T knnw It Wflfl ImnnitalhlA
W to have gone farther with the team under the conditions.
ggWe are not In a very good position now, but I have everything In pretty
rigM ehape to start. I am running my baseball school in the mornings in the
pjM of finding some young star Jn a hurry, I have several good prospects, but
Ftvr,ICD0W more about' them when I return home and arrange some games for
"ten. With the hf niitolric. Inriananrianf tonmo T will nlsn hn nhl tn lnnlr Ihn
, win over pretty well. It is a great chance for the boys.
oome people say; "Why doesn't Connie Mack go out and get some good
nor Idagueraf hU( j don't -work on those lines. Except in some very rare
'waces, players of the hlgherglass minor leagues do not appeal to me, becauso
my own Ideas of how to develop players. That we have had success ts
ininic to the fact that we haridle them differently, I want youngsters
t"AlviallfleatlDnit- nnil whon T oka thm. I will hrlntr thnm nut mviKilr.
yfhls is really the happiest period of my life. 1 an broke financially, but full
"uiuoju It is like starting all over again for me, and I love baseball and
build up teams. I have dpne It once aiid will do It again. It is a new
i, ' -" 4w nfv4 wq v?iitty ouaui uvd uvctt uuuti ivi hqtcu jrccua
lH ambition pf ray Ufa to turn out thla new combination and I will do it.
Titles aay I was benefited by circumstances and that tho material la no
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WBMPII"l"W" i uw-iii ?u luiiii1 i i i i' i !"
By HARRY VARDON
Oolf ChKmplon of Oreat Drltaln.
On the academic side of golf, no subject
Is more Interesting than that of handicap
ping, and I have been improving a spare
half hour by study
ing the list of ratings
of leading American
amateurs issued by
the United States
Golf Association.
I must confesa to a
feeling ot surprise at
finding Mr. Charles
Hvans, Jr., reckoned
a stroke worse than
either Mr. Francis
Ouimet or Mr. Jer
omo D. T r a v e, rs.
Apart altogether
frpm what has hap
oened In competitions
HARRY VARDON. (and In this connec
tion I auppoM that Mr. Evans thus far
has been Inferior to Mr. Ouimet and Mr.
Travers as a match player nnd superior
as a stroko player). I should .have put
down Mr. Evans as the man moat likely
of the three to excel on any occasion. He
Is said to be a bad putter; I only know
that when I competed with him at Rav
tiloe, he putted Just about as well as ever
a golfer need do.
As regards the half Iron-shot, whloh
more than any other is the strtfke that
distinguishes the very good golfer from
the ordinarily good one. I would say that
Mr. Evans has no equal amongtAmertcan
amateurs. He hits the ball with that
lnelalventss which means so- much; he
keeps the swing compact, and he makes
the ball stop quickly on alighting. It is
pdsalble that the professional is prone to
be too faithful tn his respect for what
he calls orthodoxy, and that the methods
of Mr. Ouimet and Mr. Travers are quite
as effective as those of Mr, EvanB. Even
so. It Is the style of the last named that
appeals to me as being bound to triumph
In the end.
That tho United States Coif Association
must know a great deal better than any
body in England the form of the leading
players under its Jurisdiction I realize to
the full. I have set down these remarks
purely from the point of view of a stu
dent of methods, divorced entirely from
considerations as to who wins competi
tions and who suffers defeat in such
events.
Truly Is the work of a handicapping com
mittee very difficult, and one la duly ap
preciative of the circumstances that It
has to Judge by hard facts rather than
by the most plausible of fancies. Handi
capping at golf Is crowded with anoma
lies; it Is an essential part of the game's
constitution, but thero Beenis to be little
chance of Its ever being placed on a
wholly satisfactory basis. A professional
hears accounts of many matches con
tested by the members of the club tQ
which be is attached, and Incidentally of
a thousand other rounds, and so far as
I have been able to Judge, the system
that gives the greatest measure ot satis
faction Is that under which tho handicaps
are allotted for stroke rounds and tn
match play. The man with tho shorter
allowance gives his rival three-quartois
of tho difference between their stroko
play handicaps.
After all, it is founded on a sound
premise. Figures are said to be capable
of proving anything, but when a golfer
has engaged In a fair number ot stroke
rounds, his scores surely may be ac
cepted In most caseB as useful evidence
or his form. In medal play tho Inferior
golfer Is calculated to need a longer start
than In match play, for the elmnlo reaaon
that he Is more likely than his superior
to aimer a bad hole. When ho loses a
hole In the match game, It matters noth
ing how many strokes he takes to It; ho
is no worse oft for expending four shots
In a bunker than for missing an 18-Inch
putt for a half. But In medal play every
stroke counts against him; consequently.
It Is only reasonable that there should be
a diminution of his allowance In a match.
In England during the last few years
attempts have been made to popularize
the Idea of giving and receiving the full
difference of stroke-play handicaps.
Wherever the scheme has been tried it
has been voted a doubtful sucoess, and It
has not grown greatly In favor.
In considering this question, the prin
ciple adopted by the Royal and Ancient
Club has to be viewed bv Itself. Th
Royal and Ancient certainly does observe
tho plan of giving and receiving the
whole margin of difference between
handicaps, but then It frames a special
list of allowances for every match-play
tournament.
POINT THAT EXASPERATES.
One of the little points that sometimes
exasperates the receiver ot strokes is,
that in the ordinary way, he has to take
his allowance at certain prearranged
holes.
Some time ,ago a curious hardship be
fell a member of the club to which I am
attached, South Herts. The occasion
was a bogey competition, but the position
might have been the same if the player
had been opposing a scratch man. Re
ceiving H strokes, he finished two holes
up. That was fairly satisfactory; but.
strange to relate, if he had received only
9 strokes, he would have been S upl
We went through the card, and there
was the fact clearly enough; the com
mittee had given him two strokes too
many to enable him to reap the full re
ward of his play. This paradoxical situa
tion arose, of course, through the strokes
having to be used at prescribed boles.
The places at which nine strokes had to
be taken would have suited his play far
better than the list of 11 holes Which he
was obliged to honor.
I must confess to some affection for
bisques as a form ot handicapping-. It
calls for the exercise ot Judgment on the
part of the receiver of strokes. He has
to weigh up In his mind whether he
shall take a stroke at a certain point or
save It for later, and It is a fine thing
when much depends on the faculty for
coming to the right decision at the right
moment. Naturally It U more valuable
to be able to take a stroke when you like
than to have to use it at a fixed hole
where perhaps you may not want It; and
I would say that, roughly speaking, the
best basis for bisques Is to give half the
number of strokes thnt ono would con
cede ir the starts had to be taken at
prescribed holes. Thus If In the ordinary
way one could give four strokes one
mUht concede two bisques. Where the
ordinary allowance Is very large It Is
generally reasonable to give In bisques
ruuier more man nair the number.
If I were t receiving bisques, I should
make the most of them at the start and
try to obtain an early lead of several
holes. It Is a lot for anybody to try and
regain three or four holes In the last 10
or 12 of a round. Many people keep their
bisques too long, and finally havo to
squander two or three In order to save
one hole near the finish.
HANDICAPPING THAT IS FUN.
Where two players do not know ono
'another's form and want to be sure of
a good game, the best Idea that I know
Is for the side which wins a hole to give
a stroke at the next so that the handicap,
is arranged as the round proceeds and
In accordance with its developments. This
scheme may be something of a freak, but
It Is surprising how exciting a round It
produces. When you have gained a lead
or one hole, the great thing Is to struggle
to win the next hole so as to become two
up; If you can do that, you are In a very
strong position. Time after time, how
ever, you are prevented from achieving
that purpose; the necessity of giving a
stroke Immediately after winning a hole
has a way of affording tho other man
Just the chance that he needs. It is in
artificial manner of stimulating excite
ment, but It is good fun.
Fancy matches, however, have to be
approached a little warily. I remember
a game that I contested when I was
professional at Santon, In Yorkshire. A
player came to me one day and offered
to take a stroke a hole all the way round
so long as I would give him, In addition,
as many bisques coming home as I stood
holes up (If any) at the turn. Truth to
tell, I had reason to think that, If neces
sary, I might bo' able to give him two
strokes a hole, and the challenge was
promptly accepted,
There was a good deal of money on
the match, and I set about the task to
such purpose that, at the turn, I was
eight up. Then It dawned upon me that,
coming home I had to give him eight
bisques as well as a stroke a hole. I
lost; It was a real sell. But when we
encaged In a return match .on similar
terms I took care to be only two up at
the turn, and then I won.
(Copyright, 1015, by the Wheeler Syndicate,
Inc.)
This Is the fourth of scries of article on
soil that Mr, Vardon, lbs Urltlth champion,
U wrltinr specially for this Evcnlnr Ltditr.
The fUth article will appear next Saturday.
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
The world's moit fumoue writer of bs.ebsll
fiction
'Brick" Jones tltns with the Apsehee, a
major lea.ut'tesm. Aa bats. be brings
hi red-headed aon, John W),.iy Jones.
When his wlro died Jones proialsed never
to foroko the child, and so the youngster
has lived on baseball diamonds slmoal all
hi lite.
"UttU Sunset" la the name riven to Mi;
child. Qua Hariatrem. th tia&vlcat hitler
of the Itagus, makta a chum of mm.
"Clttlo sunset1' larns to swear and to
understand bsieball from the imlds.
lie demanda a share In the pot-seon
m.nt,. r.AdiiA h fri4n't mltiM a same.
The nel year norg-atrom decldet to go Into
rl tatal. It la nnally persuaded to play
nnd reports for the nag-ralalns.
.The Bwcd pHya well hut automatically.
While the Apaches are In a run of bad
luck and trullng for first place, and
while "Mills Wan" la lek. nergjlrom
receives n buelneaa lelter and decide; to ao
homo. Ordered to play, he la resniful and
commits a Urrlble error, letting In two runs,
II Ihen refuse to play and soe to his
business. There h Is dlttrjesed by hear
In hlmaelf called a renegade and also by
tho defeat of his team.
Ous did not sleep well thnt night; he
blamed It on the excessive heat. He re
called scraps of conversation he had had
during the day. Every man had expressed
regrets none had congratulated him on his
move. He thought of tho disgraceful
score by which tho old club had been
beaten nnd of John Wesley and his fail
ure to write a message which should
explain matters. It was a long, miserable
night.
Bergstrom was up at sunrise. He wns
to be a business man now. He wanted
to see a piece of property some dlstanco
outside the town. Tho liveryman who
rented him a rig remarked that It wns
going to be a very warm day.
"But you won't care," raid the man.
"You don't havo to put on a uniform
and run around in tho sun."
Tho farmer who owned the property
recognised Bergstrom, and thereafter
could tnlk nothing but baseball. He spoke
of Bergstrom's retirement as ono men
tioning a national calamity. Gus decided
that the property did not suit him, and
hurried back to town, whore ho had an
appointment to take lunch with the presi
dent and secretary of the land company.
These men began to talk batting averages
with the cold consomme. Ous fidgeted
and squirmed, but there was no cscaps
for him.
"I bet you'd beat Potts last senson,"
Raid tho secretary. "Let's see, when you
quit tho other day, you must havo been
leading him by about 20 points. And
they're giving a fine diamond medal for
tho highest batting average this season.
It's a dirty shame to tosa off that medal;
you ought to have It."
"I got too many medals now," said
Gus modestly. "If that automobile con
cern takes all that river land, It ought
to boost the Valley Subdivision, oh?"
"Yes, Indeed!" said tho president. "Who
Is the best pitcher in the league. Mr.
Bergstrom?"
Qus, answering In monosyllables, fought
his way through to tho coffee, and ex
cused himself, alleging an Important en
gagement. Tho clerk at the hotel smiled the smile
reserved for visiting millionaires, and of
fored Bergstrom "a real cigar."
"I'd like to see the rest of that
series!" said he cheerfully. "I supposo
when a fellow plays baseball for 10 or 15
years, he gets bo's ho never wants to
see another game as long as he lives."
Ous grunted and looked at his watch.
It would be two hours before the games
started. The boys would be on their way
to tho park now all but John Wesley.
He was sick.
The tree man knew every move In tho
afternoon's program, and the knowledge
brought him no particular amount of
comfort. Perhaps a nap
Bergstrom walked upstairs and entered
his room. After turning and twisting for
what seemed to be hours. Bergstrom
rose and looked nt his watch.
Ten minutes to three! The boys would
ba In the clubhouso now. It seemed to
Bergstrom that he could smell the lini
ment and the alcohol and hear tho men
growling at each other. Tho Apachea
were not a pleasant lot when they were
losing.
The habits of 15 years may not be cast
aside by an effort of the will. Gus Berg
strom had not taken this Into considera
tion, but he did know that the afternoons
were very long. At last he slipped on his
coat and hurried down into tho street.
They were Just beginning to post the
scores of tho games.
It was nearly dark when Bergstrom en
tered the lobby of the hotel. A newsboy,
recognizing him, held up a moist page.
"Box scores, Mr. Bergstrom I" said he.
"Full report of all the games!"
Qus read the headlines:
APACHES BLANKED!
Indians, Demoralized, Now in Second
whined tho patient,
alive!"
"He don't know he's
A few minutes later the door opened
silently, and Ous Bergstrom poked his
big blond head into the room. John Wes
ley gasped, and rose among the pillows,
ills face was pate, but hl eyes shot fire.
"You're a fine stiff, ain't you!" he said.
"You wait until I get sick, nnd then you
run out like a yellow dogf Tou've busied
up the best baseball team In the country.
You're a quitter, that's what you are!"
Bergstrom, grinning uneasily, walked
over to the bed, and began to fumble in
his pocket.
"You've got a birthday next week,
kid," said he. "I brought you a littles
present."
John Wesley's voice shrilled and
cracked as ho answered!
"You can't square yourself with me!
Anybody that quit tho way you did can't
Square himself! You dogged It, Qua, you
dogged ltl And I thought If there was
one gamo guy In the world It was you"'
Gus dangled, a gold watch and chain
In his fingers as ho answered.
"I got sore all nt once, kid," he ex
plained. "And then I had some busl
ness In Selby, and Myers wouldn't let me
go see to It, and I I "
"You quit!" snarled the boy. "You
made a rotten bonehead play and then
acted like a kldt You got sore because
they roasted you, nnd It wns coming to
you! If you'd been playing- ball Instead
of thinking about your troubles, you
wouldn't have butted In on that fly catchl
Ain't that so?"
Place.
"Mr. Myers Is here looking for you,"
said the clerk. "Ha'M In the dining room.
Shall I have him called?"
"Not yet," said Bergstrom hastily. "I'm
going to take a little walk."
"I see that that new left-hander didn't
do a thing to your old team this after
noon," said the friendly clerk. "Let 'em
down with three hits. What's the matter
with those fellows, anyway? They ain't
playing their game."
Ous Bergstrom went out Into the street.
His legs took him In the direction of the
railroad station. Searching for an ex
cuse, he told himself that he would go
over and explain matters to John Wes
ley and see how the boy was getting
along. It would be like Brick Jones to
allow the "little faller" to suffer for lack
of attention,
After he had bought his ticket. Gus
felt better. The unrest and the discon
tent passed away from him; he was at
peace. He did not analyse his mental
condition; he was satisfied to believe
that It was all because he was going
to see John Wesley and explain matters,
A freight engine, upended on the main
line, delayed the Limited for several
hours, during which time a big, square
shouldered passenger tramped miles up
and down the roadbed beside the stalled
express.
"I beg pardon," said a nosey traveler.
"Are you In trouble?"
"I I yust got a sick friend," answered
Bergstrom.
It was two-fifteen when Brick Jones
left the room at the hotel.
"Mind now, kid." said he. "no monkey
business! The doo says if you stay In the
hay this afternoon you can get out to
morrow." "Aw, what does that doctor know?"
"Ous read the headlines."
"Maybe," admitted Gus. "Yes I guess
that's right, kid."
"There's only one way you can square
yourself!" announced John Wesley.
"What time Is it by that gold watch and
chain?"
"Half-paat two." said Gus.
"Get my pants!" said John Wesley
crlmly.
"But you can't get up!" protested Berg
strom. "You're sick!"
"I was Blck," said John Wesley, feel
ing around under the bed for his shoes,
"but I'm all right now. Get them pants
and ring for an automobile. We ain't
got much time!"
It was '3 Vclock, and the Apaches were
grouped in-' tho locker room. A few of
the late ones wore lacing their shoes.
There was a dearth of light conversation.
A stranger entering the place would have
looked about him for the casket contain
ing the remains of the dear departed.
Tete Cnrr entered with a telegram In
hlB hand.
"Myers couldn't find him," he said, "I
knew It wasn't any-use."
"Aw, come ont" said the Sea Cow.
"Let's get out there and beat these guys
to death! For Heaven's sake, a little
pepper today! Heads up, everybodyl"
There was no answering chorus. Tho
Apaches had lost heart.
Two figures appeared In the doorway.
First came a small, red-headed boy,
whose knees wobbled under hlra, his eyes
brilliant with triumph. Behind him camo
a big, square figure which shut out tho
sunlight.
"Here's your Swede!" said John Wesley.
Gus Bergstrom walked over and held
out his hand to Pete Carr.
"Gimme the key to my locker!" said he.
Tho Apaches won their pennant that
season. The papers said that Bergstrom's
hitting did It, but the men on the team
thought they knew better than that. They
presented a diamond medal to the one
to whom they gave the credit, and he
took It with him when he went to the
"swell boarding school on the Hudson."
Tho Apaches never knew that they were
mistaken, for a Swede Is always an un
communicative man.
Charles E. Van Loan's next
story, "A Rain Chech," will be.
gin in the Evening Ledger on
Tuesday.
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