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\\ The memory haa TAKE TIGER COACHES JP PUNTING Copyright, 191: resn Tirblishing Co. (The New York Hveuing Wothly GYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. CHAPTER RI. Strike One! UT the clash was momentar’ delayed. For Mona Pitger- aid, drawn perhaps by the younxer man's intent gaze, turned her eyes from the scowling manager to Copley. She looked @t bim for a moment in doubt, then recognition and genuine pleasure dawned in her big eyes. ‘Ien't this Copley Reeves?” she asked, etepping toward him with gloved hand extended. “I—why—why, yes, of-of course," @tammered Copley, as red and as {il at ease ax @ echovlboy orator on com- Mencement day. Bolannan glanced at caustic tonged @ man as Copley Reeves should 8 Ko to pieces when accosted by a mere girl, “Don't you remember me?" went on “T used to," he stuttered; “T Io moan—you—you aren't so young as you were.” Tho Ught of welcome died from her eyes at the unintentionally rude speech Which embarrassment had wrung from him, Copley Reeves had been one of her ohsldhood idols. When he had been a college undergraduate and she a girl not in her teens she had looked up to as her ideal of Prince Charming. Mngered hauntingly Now, through all tho intervening yoars. tn @ breath, it was roughly dispelled at}; @ight of this acariet-faced and ill-at- ease man who had 80 boorishly repelled her overtares of friendship. Ashamed hing so unworthy a 1 the years of Krow- @ware of a hearty dislike and contempt for Mr, Copley Reeves. @he turned to Punch, and here she had Be reasong for regrets, For the pitch- qe greeting was as cordial and admir- fog as that of his elder brother had eon unsatisfactory. “It's good to know that at least one @@ you remembers me," she laughed. “Your brother seams vastly changed fend the Copley Reeves whom I used to Ww “On, Tm—I'm the eame one!” Copley veassured her in an agony of embar- wasoment. = “It's you that's--that's changed, not L You see,” he dabbled on, plunging ever deeper into the slough of confusion, “you see, T—I wasn't sure ft was you. When I used to know you You wore short skirts. If you'd worn short skirts to-day—I'm—I'm sure I'd have recognized your" “The rest of the regulars are now on the field,” put in Bohannan hastily. “Shall I take you over there, Mias Fitz- gerald?” "Please do,” she answered. ‘With Punch and Bohannan, one on each stde of her, eho set off, without giving a second glance to the horribly Glscomfted Copley, who stared after them in mute horror at memory of his grievous break. Copley was interrupt- ed in ‘is miserable reverles by a chuckle from Sam. n you de chilly turn- sniggered the facto- m. “Yes,” briefly agreed Copley, “sho ie.’ , Mr. Cop.” went on the negro, y, “does yo' all think Mr. Rohannan's flzgerin’ on any sort of ex- change with do Hornots?” “He might be willing to swap me with them for two bats and a used ball," anawered Reeves, “but I doubt if he'd let anv one else go, unless it were poor ol Pitma “Mr, Cop, did Mr. Henry Often” “In ne a Dig, geh''m'n, wot looks a ttle t “hats Welland to the Ife “1 thought so, in da papers.” why?" “Die mo'nin? wo ail had a viattor at de park MGope shouted Pinch Reeves, comin hack at a run from the field. "Can you put a hundred dollars to my credit at the hote “Certainly, Dave." “it I'm drawing round folly kind of © Taft?" I'se seod his pictures too heavily on you"— “Not at all," Copley reassured him, “You have « very Night touch. Cards misbehaving for you again?" “Not worse than usual. But I'm broke end I've just invited Miss Fitzgerald and the other two out to Skelton's for chick- nd waffles to-night.” ok wetion,” commented his brother: “paver mind about the hundred, te come to you al! the tine for money, If & weren't for father's rotten will”. “Wonsense. I don't consider tt my in- T hate come any more tian yours. You're al- welcome to whatever I've Kot, anyhow, you know you're only to out drink for six months to get your thage of the estate “A six months drought 's a prety one,” sighed Punch, “but 1° And haa I wed. Sa} is @ wonder, isn’t she? She's pat me going, Mo for reform and so- byfety and al! the virtues from now on, Come on back to the fleld. Here she cgmes with old Bohannan, If he catches ry pa we'll wet a call for etalling. Gon't want to be called when i hearing.” and the manager, meantime, were on their way from the field, where ey had been watching the practice. a7 came to 2 hnlt beside the beneh, @mM sorry,” Mona was saving. “But eee Wore dad's wishes, and 1 feel it's y them out if I can, wood," sn ) asene. days as ag € paw are Kone. It's a mistake keeping him, But since you (ns'st, there's noth- more for me to say about It." don't want you to feel that way, apped Bo- eT GIRL as | 4 Romance of the National Game him in wonder that so self-assured = —that is.) and the : Novelized from :—— | CHRISTY MATHEWSON’S Basebali Play of the Same Title T want you to know it fs a matter of sentiment.” “t hope you'll enjoy running a base- = club on sentiment. You'll soon ‘Il don’t enjoy running ft et ell,” she returned. "I didn't want dt left to me, Mr, Bohannan, But’ — ‘See here, Mise Fitzgerald, why don’t you take my tip end sell out? This ts no Job for a woman.” “T wish I could sell, But dad wanted me to keep it, I'm content to let you run the club as sults your own judg- ment. But I must tuke an intelligent interest in it.” “But,” growled Bohannan, “you dont seein to understand “Perhaps not. But I gall try to.” “If you'll take my advice you'll sell out at once, Eapectally ag T under- stand your father's estate didn't amount to much beyond what he had in the club, Get your money out of this and put {t Into some safe invest- ment. Baseball's a gamble and the public's fickle. I've seen firet class teams go down fast that they couldn't do paying business in their own home park, Think !t over, Free man offers a big price as prices go.” The men were trooping back from practice, Copley Reeves ohanced to Pass close to where the manager and the girl were sitting. Mona stopped him as he walked past them. ‘Mr. Reeves," she “give me your honest opinion about my owning this club.” “Well,” anewered Copley, with a aud- den return of his embarrassment. “It's a@ man's work. I don't much be- in women mizing up in men's J | “Do you realize that women are tackling @ great many ‘men's jobs’ now- adays?” “Thoy tackle them,” asserted Copley, "birt they can’t hold them down. Not girls like you. A woman hasn't the oool, logical mind o€ @ man, though she's a lot smarter in her own Hine. If we should strike a losing streak, for in- stance, you'd take it as personal, You'd ery. You'd say tt wasn’t fair. You'd give out interviews that every one would guy. You'd make us a joke.” “1 would?” flashed the girl, white with anger. ‘Well, you'll #ee. I'll show you and Mr, Bohannan, too, that I'm y{not hot-headed and weepy and that I don't look on everything from the per- sonal side. You'll see,” sho went om her sweet volce trembling with rage and her eyes wet. “You'll see I don't get angry or excited or tearful and that I can take losses just as calmly and cooly as any man and that I'm per- fectly cool and calm and"*—— “But,” cried Copley, seeking tn vain to stem the tide of indignation, “You ‘or my opinion and"— . 1 got it. For it has me. Several times I have in my plan to etay at the head of tits club. Just now, when Mr. human was talking to me, I was the point of agreeing to sell out to Freeman.” “An! granted Bohannan. “Then,” went on Mona. “Something prompted me te ask you that question, Mr, Reeves, and your re- ply has decided me. won't give up the nership of the Eagles, I'm going to stick, Underat Mr. Bohannan? I'm going to STIC “Rut, Miss Fitzgerald!’ exclatmed Bo- hannan ‘Let me"—- “Men, interrupted Mona, wheeling about to face the players who were by this time massed behind hor, Mstening {n open interest to her colloquy with Reeves and Rohannan, ‘Men, T want to say something to you. 1" A murmur of eager assent answered her. Encouraged, she went on, speat- ing nervously at first, but soon ob- livious to everything save her subsact. "I know,” she began, “T know it's not very pleasant to—to any of you that the team should be ownod by a woman.” A murmur of polite If not very ear- nest deprecation Interrupted her, “You're very kind,” she resumed, “and I see how it is, But this team was left to me as a trust. You all knew my father, You know what base- ball meant to him, He didn't want tho name of Fitzgerald to go out of the game, Ever since [ was @ child he has taught me baseball, I'm not coming to you wholly ignorant, you see. I know every play. I know all your records.” One or two of her hearers wriggled uncomfortably, recalling certain glar- Ing bonehead errors of thelr own. Is the cleanest sport in the said Mona, “and T admire every 3 Rood in tt, Twenty ago my father had a scrubby hose chief Joy was But he loved hia for uish team, heating up umpiri team, He wasn't in the game money. Ho played for its own sake. He looked ahead and saw organized baseball as {tis to-day, Baseball cropt up and up, His Tagles crept up and wp with It, Little vacant lots gave way to big parks, My father carried the Eiggles to the front and kopt pace with the game's progress, Last year when you finished second he was 11 Tt wae his life ambition to see you win the pennant. He knew you could do it this year, But ho knew he would not be here to ree you do it. Oh men. men, don't forget ht Wint Tf noe for me or for the Eagles, then for the ———|memory of John Vitzgerald, whose alagan waa “Amerioin Americana and all for fair play! A burst of cheers broke In upon her meech. The girl's ardor had Infected them all, Bohannan saw It and his last hope died. “Back to the hotel, alt of you!" he barked, “Report half an hour earl this afternoon to make up for this morn- ine's @iily interruption, Ch I wish you luck, Miss Fitzgerald." he added Ironically as the three girls passed him on their way out “1 know you do," said Mona, in all sincerity, “and thank you.” Bohannan crossed to a locker, opened {t and pulied out & brace of ducks from a number hanging there, “Sam,"" he called, "Tako theme ducks down to a private car you'll see on the tracks, Leave them for—for Mr. Wise, the car's oWner—with my compliments. Handing tha two ducks to Bam, Bo- hannon slammed the locker and atrole off. Tho negro looked thoughtfully from the ducks to the disappearing inanage’ Then he noticed Coploy Reeves, who was atill at work on the bench taking off his spikes, “Mr, Cop," said Sam, ‘dey's somepin mighty funny @round here. Dat gen'l'a'n Wot owns de private cas ain't THE EVENING WORLD, CNBR You MADE The DEAREST netens oF “onvou | KID" WE may HEAR STUFF LiKe THIS FROM “WE STANDS | ARE THEY ComING To TH: WILKES-BARRE, Nov, 4.—James Coover of Larksville deserted hia wife because she Was an ardent baseball fan. O'Boyle yesterday when Mra, Cooper had him arrested for non-mipport. Cooper told the Judge his wife attended a ball game nearly ev GER od MAN, Go out BH sapay « MY WIR TO Fe.iees ARE (‘Ss 6OINS \ Gone UP TO SES “The 8IC GAME- Te women ane Goins To Go DAFFY OVER BASEBALL = IONn'T (T PossiGLE “Thar ALL OF US MAY BE UP AcAINST THIS BEFORE LONG 7? He so testitled be © Judge News Item. she talked baseball morning, noon and n with the baseball season over, Mra, Cooper probably would remain at home, ABIES na SSIS IOI en te me (mas HUNGRY asa Bears S DINNER NEARLY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1918, NEWS OF ALL BRANCHES OF SPORT PENNANT LEAVES WIFE BECAUSE SHE IS BASEBALL FAN [Tigers Priming Punter ing the past season and that he had to prepare his own supper. To the Sporting Eaitor: Would you kindly Inform me if there is a New York State Basketball League formed for season 1913-147 If so, what teams comprise it and names of citles located a Tf unable to give thia information would you please refer me to some party who can, Thanking you for the con- iteration you have alrealy given this letter I am HARPY L. HARRINGTON, ‘To our knowledge there is New York State Basket! League. To the Sporting Eaitor: Please print in The Evening World where I could address a letter to Mr. Davis, Secretary of the New York American Baseball Club, at the present time, FRANK REED. At the office of Baseball Club, Mo. 920 Fifth avenue. ‘To the Srorting Haitor: To wottle a bet, please answer the fol lowing: A says that the poem "Casoy at the Bat" was written by De Wolf Hopper. B saya that tt was written by Ernest L. Thayer. Who ty right? A READER, ‘Thayer is the author. To the Bporting Editor: Would you kindly publish tn your sporting column what day of the week and date of month and year Jeffries pueht Johnson? A, HAMERSCHLAG, , July 4, 1910, ‘To the Sporting Vali If an automobile were to have been given to the player In the world series aving the best batting average, who, In your opinion, MoLoan, with #ix hits In twelve times at Dat, .600, or Baker, with nine hits in twenty times at pat, 07 HENRY PAULETT, We'd give two automobiles, one to each. Ly the Sporting Réitor: Will you kindly mention or state tn your sporting column !f Leach Cros ever knocked out One-Round Hogan, and, if #0, In wnat round? SAMUBL EB, RODMAN Orogs knocked out Hogan im the sec- ond round, To the Spurting Filter In # four-handed game of euch: A picks up trump and plays B says ho plays tt alone agai and claims four points on havi chred A. How many pol cy titled to, and has Boar alone against At W. MARI Be is entitled to four points on his onn play alone if he desir ‘To the Sporting Havtor Will you Kindly settle the following argument: A holds four pair and says he can mel? 210 with tt tn auetton Ried Olr, Wise He's Mr }land, de Hornets owne Mr. Bohannan if he says his Wise,” “Decetving Bohannon?’ " eshoed Rooves onsense. hannan we y Welland.” He sat for nm thought, then added ‘Come along, Sam, I th! be a bad idea for me to that private car, I'd to Kimpse at this inysterlous Mr, ATo Be Continued) like ket would have received tt, | Wise : Davia Field |among the firat of thi Davidson, ‘Davie starts next pinochlo, B says he can only meld #20, A holds 150 trumps and three pair and says he can meld 390, HB says he can only meld 370, HENRY F, BETIR, ‘Man holding four pair can meld 240; of twenty-five, won @ Committee Cup at th try Club y ing Brown, who that's what his hand calls for. Man/ teen, two up in the final round. Thejday for the next Olympic games at ocr ie tae 1 and three pair cag) cup has to be won by the same play-|lterlin Kanaguri of the Japanese eee Eanes er twico to be permanently decided. team ran the Marathon in 2 houra 31 Who held the heavywelgit ttle the} 2: D: Sweeney and Herbert Riddell) minutes 2% eecunds. The Marathon longest? A saya Jonn b, Sullivan, while, Bave each won a leg. distance in 2% miles 3% yards! B baye James J. Jeftrien, Applegate won his way into the nal K. McArthur of South Africa ABE KRAMER, | dy defeating A. P. Hazeltine, thirty-| the Marathon at the last Olymple John %. was champion longer than| one, 6 up and 5 to Jeffries, b a thirt o transfer his activities to the South. ek for the Country Clu of Orlando, where he wilt be busy throughout the winter H. M. Applegate, with an allowance erday by defeating Irv- nandicap ia four- latcap to-aa: | Golfers 1 ani every club | will be @ wolf instructors fasstonaln, Britons won leg on the Green @ Haworth Coun- mames at 8 tutes Gt 4 Sensational Sale of this district will be prone} Tho slevens of Commor: to follow the admonition to vote in the He sald t. Judge O'Boyle suggested that, | olen. s, rly, ket to the linkn to-day for nearly | saturday, district has ached+ fo. In 10 the South Orange) uled some wort of event. Club golf professional, Harry Vardon und Mdward Ray, the |, Engilsh golfers, continue to win matches wherever they The pair played a tuck h Im in 2 hours 88 Ls. JAPS WANT TO WIN OLYMPIC M MARATHON. TOKIO, Nov.4 An the trian yesterday 1537 Men’s Winter Suits 1754 Med. Weight Overcoats Reduced 25% to 40% We insist that from January Ist to December 31st of every year that our factories work at continuous capacity production~-regardless of sales, days that ended any week for over a month, preciating that these are ‘he shopping days for New York in October 35% behind last year. NEW YORK BROADWAY — seyret m sm AVENUE | RDIN® DANSE 8.30 tol iis-ged AGASSAT aw ||WARFIE Last Friday and Saturday were the first good cool it can be easily understood why the Daily Trade Record reports the Men’s Clothing business for We are offering our Surplus Productions—all brand new garments—at a big sacrifice, BROOKLYN TSTORES TuTON ST. a FLATBUSH a AMUSEMENT: [BELASCO 45, EL 'D avons ben vay nena: || REPUBLIC “ss BE TO NIGET am F The TEMPERAMENT Ai Jotitney Tel $52 Mad - GbORGE WLEINESS ae A MR te guioy EB EAST OMNEG: || SLYMPIC sista ae | Dae ance igus The MIRTH MAKERS SUITS 689 O. Coats Ap men, stirs 533 O. Coats 460 SUITS 512 Le O18 Mat ws Sat, O. Coats fonrsome yesterday at Vancouver, B, against Duthie and Blin! ‘whol and § to play. noted pros mat 13: .50 Were $15, $18 & $20 175! Were $22 & $25 v een Ihe 10," eT 23°59 Were $28, $30 & died tt, HALF "a IAN h the EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN to to Cope With Hardwick Por the scrimmage team B will Oring out their Harvard pia five the varnity defenaive w them. ‘The coaches drilled the teem theaa pluya yestenlay afternoon to them more effective against the @ras team to-day. Coaches Realize T That Team Must Improve in This Depart- ment Before Tackling Harvard —Borden Being Dev sloped. {en the Hveatng Went. PRINGHTON, . Nov, 4.Prinee- ton fe paying much atehees these days! to her kicking force, for she realiees | that no ome in her squad can ae yet! cone tp to Harvant'a punter, Hard: | wick, however, fa not much better than | Law, The latter has the posaibilities | pe z of development in him, @o that “Snake” Ames and De Witt may put a punter on the field Haturday who will outhiak the Crimson tack. Another camikiate in Ce kicking une in Boren, who haa been punting onty | a few days. He spent @ large part of the afternoon yeeterlay én practising in booting the ‘ball with the special atten- tion of Ames and DeWett. Long after the rest of the team had gone to the dressing room he was still on the flab sending up one drive after another while the coachen stood by and criticised him. While not in scrimmage, with Plenty of time, his drives averaged forty-olght yards, but they were rather low punts, Borden has been substitute hatf to “Hobey” Baker nearly all season. Law probably will not play the whole game Saturday, and Borden may be put in} bie place In that case teh team will] [have to rely on his puting, H. Baker Dractioed kicking a Hittle yestemiay af- ternoon aleo, but his work was not aa Koo! a@ the others, Law, who was working with Horden, drove the ball on an average of fifty yards when un- hurried, ‘snake Ames and De Witt are trying to drill the snap kick into Borden, the kick at which De Witt wae master last year and which hae the advantage of @reat apeed in it. The po ity of Bordowa being used as a substitute m the Harvani game ia much increased by the (act that Merritt will be unable to play. He hag teen called eway from college on adpount of iiinems in the dumily and M may mean that he will be unable to play any more this season. He certainly will not be tack to etand ready to substitute in the Harvard contest. Scrimmage this afternoon and prob- ably one to-morrow afternoon will be the extent of the hard work this week. 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