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J udgrrients
N a little over ' a month tho
grass will begin to turn green,
the athletes will begin to re-
' port for tljo training season
and the fan will bo in hla ele
ment once ag-iin. The fan la
of a happr turn of mind thla year, for
he sees 'he dawn of a new era In baae
ball. He sees, the vanishing; of the petty
squabbles between the magnates, the
mercenary ruah of the players for enor
mous salaries, the breaking of faith and
contracts, and the like. And in turn he
es the return of bnso ball as a mo,
a sport with the business end an Inci
dent Issue rolegatc.1 to the background,
v.hile the players, their victories and
defeat, occupy the prominent position
in tho spotllsht. That the brand of base
ball will bo superior In every class is
evident. The owners and managers of
the Western leagui are netting better
ball players this year, mueh better play
era. Kvcry 'earn Is fully fifty pel' cent
stronger In the Zohrung loop this year.
The return to the lM-game schedule will
mane the Western race a better race
than 110 or j6S games. All In all it looks
like a bigger and better year than ever
In every league In the country, and the
Western will be leading the procession.
, Omaha amateurs will get under way
at a big mass meeting at the ctty hall
Tuesday night. Despite the fact that a
split has occurred in the National asso
ciation and a "Federal" aasoctatlon has
blossomed, Omaha has no fears for the
continued success of the sandlot game.
The local officers have abandoned the
idea of promulgating the organisation of
a mid-west amateur association and will
line up with the strongest of the National
associations. This is a wise move on the
part of Omaha. Omaha stands with Cleve
land as one ef the two beat amateur baae
ball title In the oountry and will be a
leader in the big circuit. Omaha can hold
its own with Cleveland, ' Chicago, Pitts
burgh. Detroit and the other blg eltlea
and there's a great deal mora honor, fun
and Interest In competition with such
groat cities than in competition with such
aa Lincoln, Pee Moines, Bioux iiy ana
the like -which would make up a possible
mlil-west loop. . ' -
Nothing short of a trip to alumberland
will take Jess WJllard's tlUe away from
him. Will Frank Moran be able to pro
vide that trip when he tangles with the
procrastinating chain p next month T It
will be strictly up to Moran to force
the. fight with Wlllard. Jesa will be
content to play the defensive through
out the short- ten rounds and then col
lect his Immense guarantee. "Safety
First." will be his motto. - and he will
make every effort to prevent mixing with
the Pennsylvania coal miner. If Moran
Is fortunate, or clever enough, he may
lsnd the punch which will produce the
Bleep-there are a lot of fight fans in
the country who are hopeful but the
chances are the alleged fight will be a
running race with Wlllard giving Howard
Drew an awful battle for the sprinting
honors and Moran trying to make a pur
suit race of It.
Western league magnates got their first
view of the new league president. Prank
C. Zehrung, at the schedule meeting last
week In Lincoln. That Is, the magnates
got their first view of Zehrung in an
official capacity. And they were quick to
pronounce him strictly O. K. Zehrung is
a business man of first water. He has
put a shoulder to the Western league
wheel with a willingness and haa entered
into the spirit of the game with the mag
nates. Zehrung doean t know the Inside
ropes of base ball, but he Is a worker and
will lend his every effort to make the
league a success. And that Is the kind
of a president a league needs, and the
magnates and players and fans and even
umpires want, one who will get out an
work and keep In touch with the affairs
of the league, not pull a lot of "gum-ahoe"
stuff, work a lot of inside wires and hide
in a foreign city.
It has been announoed that the seat
ing rapacity at Madison Square garden
at the scale of prices decided upon, will
allow for a houae of 1,000 when Wlllard
and Moran bo. Expenses of the big
match, Inclining the enormous guarantee
to the fighters, will total about 1100,000.
Tex Rlckard can, therefore, make as high
as tt&.OJO on the bout If the suckers fall
sufficiently hard. If there la any city that
has 1116.000 worth of suckers New York
is that city.
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'It is not sportsmanship,"' said ex Presi
dent Tatt at the recent National league
banquet, "to try to dlaooncert an oppo
nent by making remarks." The ex-preal-dent
made this assertion In an argument
for the abolishment of the sideline
coacher. Perhaps Mr. Taft would have
player stop to say "thank you" after
the ball had been thrown to him In a
close play, and serve pink tea to the
umpires at the end of the fifth toning.
Next they've sold the Cuba, the Browns,
the Indians and even J. Franklin Baiter.
The next sale will be that of the public
when Wlllard and Moran gather to
gether. It will coat 50 cents to see Jess Wlllard
train for his bout with Moran. Hand it
to Tom Jones, he'd try to charge ad
mission to an Inquest
Now that the Phils have signed Chief
lender, National league fans can enjoy
the keen anticipation of a battle between
tJ.e Chief and Jack Coombs.
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QUICK QUICK - UNCLE.
JOE JOtT PHONED HE. VAA
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SANDLOT GOSSIP STARTS
Annual Man Meeting: of Players
and Fan Will Be Held Tuei- -day
at City Hall.
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION
By FRAXK QVIGLKT.
Although the robins are still a few
blocks away, the local base ball gladia
tors have already started to ch'r about
the prospects for the approaching sea
son. At the present writing the fever
Is only In a mild form, but before many
moons whistle by the temperature will
reach the limit.
Next Tuesday night at the ro'.ncll
chamber of the city hall, a bis mass
meeting of all the base ball players, fans
and anyone concerned, will be hoi 1 at
o'clock. Different matters relative to
the season will be discussed 11ml any
ideas which will have a tendency to
help conditions, will tie given Oua con
sideration by the board of directors, h'ev.
erul prominent base ball men of pro
fessional repute will attend the meet
ing and hand out some gratis ad v ire.
The fire fighters are especially anxious
to Invade the Mercantile league this ; ear
and exert all their energy to put the
other squads out of the race. They
will organise two teams, so that when
one squad Is on duty during the day, the
night squad will toss the sphere. Charlie
Coo will lead one tribe and It has not
been definitely decided who will be the
mala gas boa of the other bunch.
On Loes Bla Up.
Last season eleven leagues, namely,
Greater Omaha, City league, Booster
league. Southern league, American league,
Commercial league. National league.
Mercantile league. Church letgtio, Satur
day Class A league and the Colonial
league, started the season and they all
stuck until the asbestos dropped, with
one exception. The excepll m was the
Colonial league, a Council Bluffs organi
sation. .They threw up the, spongta be
fore they got a good start. When ttn
leagues can sail through, while (he
Omaha Amateur Baae Ball association
Is In Its infancy, there is no reason why
a. few more leagues can't enjoy the fide
thla season. Several gents are con em
plating organising a few mora leagues
and if the are composed of tne right
kind of material, their efforts will ma
terialise anl at least fifteen leagues will
be on ha' id when the Initial shut U fired.
His Dream Cornea Tree,
For some years John Backoff, commander-in-chief
of the Armours, has been
dreaming about, an amateur ball park
for hla colts to exercise in, and now hla
dreams have tinge of reality. If noth
ing turns up to Mock the deal, arrange
ments will be consummated in a few
days for the Armours to build a ball
park at Twenty-seventh and R streets,
South Side.
Ernie Holmes, pool magnate and
brother of Ducky Holmes, has sprinkled
the news about that he is dickering on
a deal to leaaa the old Diets park
grounds, located at Thirtieth and Spauld
lng streets. This would bo an . Ideal
location for a ball lot, and if he lands
said spot and builds a ball park he will
make a monument of fame for himself
that will last for many a day among
the local amateurs.
C la tke Air.
Of course, there la no particular ruah
for the j Omaha Amateur Base all as
sociation to decide which eastern troupe
they will affiliate with, but nevertheless
at present they are up In the air and
don't know Just where to light In order
to be i - fair territory; President Isaac
son has received communications from
both moguls, namely, K. a Seatlon of
the National association and C. C.
Townes of the Federation and the In
formation contained therein is Insuf
ficient to enlighten htm as to which Is
the strongest bunch. It Is the intention
of the Omaha association to associate
with the strongest combination.
Saadlot Gossip.
A real booster deserted the ranks when
Ben Kennedy left the Kennedy Bese
Una. What do you know about the Drexels,
runners-up in the class B city series tak
ing the count T
The Omaha Rubber Co. will bounce
Into the arena with a topnotch aggrega
tion this year.
According to Frank Hubaka, president
of the Southern league, five of last
year's teams will be on the bill of fare.
Ralph Tuttle. popular local ball toaser.
Is running a weed and tonsoiial shop In
the vicinity of Fortle'.h and (J streets.
Alvie Graves, who managed the I.eke
Park (la.) money grabbers last season,
will be on the Armour roster this season,
Kmle Smith Is busy organlil it a team
to be known as the Merchants' Hotel.
He will join one of the Class B leagues.
Oney Shannon will captain the Ar
mours thla season, l.'nder his leadership
the Armours should travel at a merry
cup.
Every point where the directors were
lame last season will be doctored up
before the new constitution Is submitted
for approval.
Up at Blair, Neb.. Raymond Roberta,
formerly a local diamond reverter, la
now stationed. He is selling gas carte
In that burg.
Frank Woodruff of the Brandels squad
was figuring on sailing to Vfuskosee.
but he has now decided to stay with
oraaiora a army.
A new combination, to be known
the South Omaha Centurion club will
enter class B circles, under the direction
of M. J. Heavy, Jr.
Ram Moore's famous squad will change
their moniker. Aa a consequence they
be knows as tne North Omaha
Boosters thla season.
The Omaha Oas Co. team, the new
rib of the Grem,r Omaha league, will
have Knm'i'1 Feltman. formerly lth the
Btorz, holding down the left paten.
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COLUMBUS Y. M. 0. A. VOLLEY BALL TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS Top row, left to
right, I. R. Divine, tournament promoter; Earl Drawbaugh, coach. Middle row, left to
right, 0. H. Walters, L. C. Smith, Otto Walter. Bottom row, left to right, Wood Smith, A,
D. Anderson, captain; V. H. Weaver. Columbus' crack volley ball team, which annexed the
championship in the state tournament held February 15 at the Columbus Association building
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MORE TROUBIMROM BRAES
Johnny Eren . Opines AggT-eisiye
Mrthods on Ball Field Will Ap
peal to Percy Haughton.
PEKCY WAS ROUGH FOOT BALLER
NEW YORK, Feb. !. It seems some
thing of a shame that such a thought
should be permitted to east Its erll
shadow athwart a situation so sweetly
saturated with peace, yet accumulating
evidence compels the belief that the Na
tional league Is storing up a heap of
trouble for itself. Percy Haughton was
initiated into the mysteries ef his new
calling' the other day and the sort of
future developments this may lead to
may beat be judged from a soulful re
mark uttered by Johnny Evers, who, after
getting the real low-down on his new
boss for a number of folks who have
known the converted foot ball player for
many years, said: "People, I Imagine
I'm going to enjoy playing for Haugh
ton." "In ten years," said Johnny, "I haven't
missed a slnglo Harvard-Tale foot ball
game. For a couple of years at the start
I saw Harvard elevens which were out
fought and outgamed by just as wide a
margin aa they were outscored. They may
have been pretty good foot ball players,
but In those days you couldn't prove your
foot ball ability against Yale without
starting a muss and Harvard was too
proud to fight.
"Then I noticed a change. One Haugh
ton took charge of the outfit, and almost
immediately there sprang up at Cam
bridge a race of two-handed scrappers
who fought for everything in sight, and
a lot that wasn't In sight. Within two
or three years the sggrcpslvones that
had been Yale's had become Harvard's
own. and the once soft and ladylike
Crimson style of play had been replaced
by a game as rough aa any ever played
by the maullngeet of Yale elevens.
"Now Haughton has a ball club, once
which had been known as a fairly tough
crew, on his hands. I have not yet had
the pleasure of meeting Mr. Haughton,
and so have no means of knowing at first
hand lust how he feels about certain lit
tle things.
HaaskUa Will i(rM,
"But something seems to tell me that
he will not send me a letter every time I
blow myself to a bit of a run-in with an
umpire next season. Somehow I feel that
we are, in a way, kindred spirits, that
Mr. Haughton' ideas on the subject of
perm'sslve aggressiveness coincide with
any own. I am inclined to believe that I,
for one, will have no cause to regret
that Mr. Haughton has come Into pos
session of the Braves."
Others who have known Haughton,
Evers and George Stalling long enough
to give weight to their opinions feel the
same way about It. They believe Haugh
ton will be aa hard fighting a magnate
ao he has been a foot ball couch, and
that he w II stand by Ilia field agents
SUNDAY HKK: KBHRUAUY 20, 191(5.
: .
Ever and Btalltnga, to the -last gasp. In
which event President Tenor's aumnver
la likely to be turbulent almost to the
point of being continuous riot, j
For the Braves have shown that even
with a Jim Oaffney In control they could
carry aggressiveness to an extreme be
yond which not even the old Giants or
the old Cubs ever traveled veig far.
Supported, and, up to a certain point.
encouraged, by their owner, there is
every reason for expecting the Braves to
be the same bickering, quarreling ball
club thla year that they were back In
1914, when their successes blinded the
public to their methods of achieving vic
tory, and Jim Oaffney had yet to acquire
tha letter writing habit
Vic Saier Falls
Down on the Job
' At Lobbying Game
Vic Saler. the Chicago Cuba" first base
man, may be able to hit home runs on
the ball field, but he struck out when he
went to bat In the role of a lobbyist at
his home In Lansing. Mich. Despite hU
presence and the talk of many cltlsens
the I.enstng city council passed a drastic
Jitney bus ordinance, which may have
some bearing on Vlo's financial affairs
hereafter.
When Vlo went back home last fan
with a little Chicago city series money
in his pocket the jitney business was
flourishing. He became a slent partner
In a line which ran to the south end of
town. Recently the ordinance constrolllng
It and making it walk a chalk line In the
shape of orders from the chief of police
came up for final passage. With a score
or more jitney owners, Vic took his seat
In the back of the council chamber.
Calls for remarks from the proteatanta
were in order and several talked. Finally
someone spotted Vlo and asked blm to
come forward and say hla aay, but no
amount of persuasion nor applause from
tbe crowd could force the big athlete to
take the floor.
"What do I know about the curves of
an ordinance?" asked Saler after the
meeting to a remark from a friend that
he should have said something. "That
ordinance was going to pass, so what's
the use? Kicking would not have gotten
me the next decision, for the reason there
wont be any next one."
SYMES AND CAHN TO MIX
FOR STATE HONORS MONDAY
Harry Byrnes and Albert Cahn will
battle Monday night at tha Byrnes' bil
liard parlors for the Nebraaaa state
llllard championship. The veteran cue
roasters meet in tbe final round of the
tournament wlch has been In progress
for the last month. Both players have
perfect scores, with five victories, and
the match Monday night will definitely
declda the state honors.
Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
GRIF WILL SWING THE AXE
Boss of the Senators Flans ft Number
of Changes in Lineup for tha
Coming Season.1
EVEN CHICK GANDEL WELL GO
WASHINGTON, Fab. 1J -Before the
American league championship race be
gins on April U, Clark Griffith will re
organise his Washington team by sup
planting several former stars with new
players. First baseman Chick Oandll
will be sold to either the Chicago White
Box or the Cleveland, as Griffith has
secured a splendid man for this position
in Joseph Judge, who was purchased
from the Buffalo International league
champions last fall. Becond Baseman
I lay Mlorgan. . who baa been with the
Senators for several years, will be sent
to the minors If Griffith cannot trade
him to some other American league club.
The old fox recently tried to nuke a
deal with the Yankees by offering Mor
gan and Catcher Kddie Alnsmlth for sev
eral players whom Dill Donovan had
no Idea of releasing. Ao Griffith has Just
made a cash offer to Donovan for In
fleldpr "Daniel" Iloone.
"Boone is a great young second base
man,'' snld the old fox. "But he la weak
at tho hat and surely can be of little
or no value to the Yankees, who need
hitters more than fielders."
Eddie Foster will remain at third baae
for t e Washingtotis. and the hltless
McVrld a vain will cover short field.
Griffith will stick to Clyde Milan as the
regular center fielder, but he has two
new men who may se'-ure the other out
field erths. They are Jamlsson and
Barber. The former was purchased from
the Buffalo Champions laat August, at
the same time Judge was obtained. Bar
ber was secured from tho Winston club
of the North Carolina league, chiefly be
cause of his heavy stlckwork. Shanks,
Moeller and Rondeau are other outfield
ers who have had plenty of experience
In fast company, but Orlff Is trying to
improve the batting strength of hla
team.
tlaamlth Will tie. '
Alnsmlth will be traded or sold to a
minor league club, which means that
Henry and WUllums will do all the
catching In the future. Of course, Wal
ler Johnson Is the star pitcher. He Is
receiving (12.100 a year not 120,000 and
there Is no longer a Federal league to
tempt him with new offers. Ayers and
Gallia rank In point of effectiveness In
t)ie box, and Griffith says that they will
be among tho beat winners this year.
The other Washington pitchers are Jim
Hhaw, Harper, Bentley, Dumont, Bice
and a left-hander named Humphries.
Joe Boehllng, once Griffs best south
paw, will be turned loose ss soon as
M.me other berth can be secured for
him.
PUG PADS FIST WITH LEAD
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan Relates
a Little Expoie of the Fighting-
Game. v
TELLS MLET-ALL-COMERS FAKE
There's a little red-headed chap who
hands himself a good laugh whenever
John U Sullivan bobs up with periodical
llssertatlon upon the days when h met
all corners. Modern fighters, especially
those who demand and get huge guaran
tees for short, "safety-first" bouts, usu
ally suffer severely In John I's compari
sons, and just to rub It In the former
king of 'em all never falls to recite the
glory that wna Sullivan when he toured
the country knocking "em dead In th
opera houses at the rate of as many as
three a night.
Hut of the sorrel-haired boy he's
Brooklyn Tommy Bullivan. Tommy la
retired now to the precarious bualneaa
of running a fight club In St. Ixiula, but
he had truthfully recall a knockout over
Abe Attell when the Hebrew boy was
king of the feathers. Attel erased
Tommy's clouded glory not long after
ward with a return knockout In three
rounds, but the little Brooklynlte still
Is fresh in ihe memory of many a fight
fan aa one of the best who ever dnnntd
the mauling mittens for trouble amonn
the little fellows.
RrMklyn Tommy netnlalaren t.
When Tommy was In his heyday more
years ago than he cares to say he played
the game of meeting all comers and found
It great fun. Like William of Lincoln
he played the variety circuit. Boated at
his desk In the dinky office of his Future
City Athletic rlub. Bt. Iotil. Tommy
at tlmcean be guided Into a reminiscent
mood. Such a mood overtook him on the
occasion of Sullivan's most recent out
burst.
"Meeting 'em all Is a great gam." said
Tommy, shooting ill-formed smoke rings
at the dusty electric light. "I remember
one chap who did it. lie had a system;
mayhe John Ij. didn't have one. but it
he didn't he took some long chances. It's
hardly worth any man'a while to risk all
his prestige for the money he collects
In the one-nlxht tour.
"There are many peculiar turna to the
game of meeting tliem as they come. I'll
mention no names, understand, but Ml
tip off how ono fight who. well known
at the time and right next to the top
of the ladder, managed to stay the-a,
though he fought at loast one three-
round fight every night of a whole
theatrical season. But, remember, I am
mentioning no names.
"The chap I'm speaking of had a con.
tract with a burley girley show and was
hilled as tha star attraction, next to the
dancer. The dancer's still dancing, by
the war, and the fighter Is the fighter
hasn't fought for years.
'They brought this boy a tourh nut
to crack on the first night of his tour.
The show started at ola West Ride
theater In Chicago. He had been explor
ing the North Bide tha night before and
was In better mood for sleeDlna- than
for pollshtng off a total stranger who
might or might not be a ringer.' The
show manager tried the usual stall of
warning the youngster how tough was
the near champion. He failed to make
an Impression; the climber wouldn't
listen to any proposal to take one on
the Jaw and dive gracefully, nor would
he be denied his meeting with the star.
Th bout had to go on and it did.
"The story of the fighter's second who
stands behind the bank drop In tha all
comers act and drops the stranger with
hammer blow on the skull doesn't fit
In this narrative. ' We that Is, they
were smoother than that In this case.
Tea Lead oa KnerWles.
"Just before belt time they wrapped
the star's knuckles in a heavy layer of
tea-lead. They didn't even bandage hla
hands and the gloves were 'broken' at
the knuckle that Is, the padding was
so pushed out thut only two thin layers
of kid stood between the stranger's Jaw
and the solid chunk of lead If the boxer
ever connected. He connected. In the
third he connected, and Judging from tha
way the beaten lad listened to the
cuckoos he's dreaming still,
"On other -occasions he sprinkled his
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hands with a white powder that hard
ened mdth perspiration and formed a
olaster cast and at other times this near
champion won his fights by slipping a
strip of corset steel along hla knuckles
and bandaging them only enough to eep
the metal in nlace. As he was the star
he dressed In his dressing room and the
gloves never left his hands except Be
low stage.
"To av the all-comers game Is aan-
gerous always give me a laugh. Aa I
say, John L may have played It in the
open, but If he did he 1 one of very
few. The fighter I have In mind always
rrd to win In three rounds or forfeit
IK, but though a couple of kids managed
to stay with him they never couecteo.
Frame and
t r . . fm. mnA a Kiink from the
start and I hate to hear the old four
flush game paraded to the disparage
mr.nt of the bovs who are fighting to
day. The present day fighters are not
all game or clever, but neltner were nev
in tha old davs. and they ware not all
hampered by a conscience.
Some Songs by Lord
Byron as He Slips
Atbletes the Gate
lea are related of Wil
liam, or "Ird" Byron, the National
leauue umpire, who sings his opinions
to the tune of old-time melodies.
r,,a ,, rlv the Runerbaa were play
ing the Cincinnati Reds. Buck Wheat
was peevish, but so were all tne otner
players, fans and umpire. There was a
man on third base and two out, with a
run needed to lie the score.
Wheat let a ball whlxs over, and
Byron called the third strike, bringing
his arm around In his famous cranking
swing.
Buck howled his protest, and Byron
began to alng "Can't hit a ball with
Ihe bat on your shoulder," using the air
of "Reuben, Reuben, I've -een Think
ing." Buck sneered, "If you ever mei
that rteht.arni you'd have to quit um
piring. Byron." I-ord William clicked
hla heels together end said with be
coming dignity:
"Mr. Wheat, your powers of observa
tion will cost you ten bucks. Re'tlee to
the bench or It will be twenty-five."
Johnny Evera also baa been beaten by
Byron. Tho Bravea were playing the
Chicago Cuba on the West Side park in
Chicago and Johnny lost a hair-line de
cision after a long elide for second base.
"Ter out," said Byron. ' i'm safe!"
yelped Evers, holding his nose, and he
followed the umpire across the diamond
to arguer. But argue Byron wouldn't.
He Just chanted:
"It's a difference of opinion, differ
ence of opinion, difference of opinion;
that's all I have to aay."
But Evers had more to aay, and h
said it Byron shifted to "Auld Lang
Syne" and sang aonoroualy, "I called
you out becauee you're out; you're out
because you're out;" then ul mood
changed, with It hU tune. He sang: "I
think you will go to tha bench; If you
don't it will cost you just ten; If you
don't go away It will cost, you your pay,
while mine will go on. don't you aeer
Tyrus is Some Guy
For Fine Decisions
Billy Evans tells of the Impression that
George Hlldebrand got of Ty Oobb when
Htlde broke Into the American league aa
an umpire, that la one of the neatest oom
pllmenta ever paid tha Georgian.
Hlldebrand waa doubled up with me
during hla first year In tha American
league, says Evans. Prior to meeting tha
Detroit club we had several times dis
cussed Tyrus. I warned Hlldebrand that
when working the bases' never to lose
sight of Cobb; that nothing was too dar
ing for him to try to pull. In the aeries
of three games in which Hlldebrand saw
Cobb for the first time, the Georgia
Peach was at his beat. I don't believe I
ever aaw htm take so many chancea, ot
pull so many seemingly impossible feata
After the third game, while in our dress
ing room, Hlldebrand was marveling at
the greatness of Cobb. I thought he paid
Ty some compliment when he remarked:
"Bay, Bill, that fellow In three gamei
haa given me more close decisions than
I had all laat season In the Coast league."
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