1924 Magnet Yearbook

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.1AH,ns f::THRIW COLL"EfUATF; 73
Sirk ilt heArt, .Tack contiuued his
way. lrying brll\-ely to fight a winning
hnrt!f'. Rut f'\"rr tile thought of the
cold. Silt'III father llcld him uack. Ai
hI.SI, latl' nt Ili:;:!:ht, he crept tWill!", ulld.
rnt('rinl! soflly, maup. his way to his
room. Pa~",illg: his father"s study, he
sfl.lr it !!ol(\ell J!low fl'om under 1111'
door: ('!,'irkllll)' his fatlwr \\'IIS
\1'Ot'kill/! ];lIe. Jack IHlttll
of fllte for the Jlflplt"s!'i ~'01l111.
The
dlcrr." gorrt"tirlJ! ,rnd l'lleollragoing­
1l1l'~"m!('S fr'OIll hi.~ comp,lI1ions turn
his soul to hitter dw;l. For-the
,l""isioll is llIM\f' ~
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Two o'dor·k, and the spet"tut.ors I1fC
t!ntht"ring in the hnll park. 1hf'
:\Talleal'ks al'e out havill/;" a field prllctice.
In a corner of the park, .lnf'k
is warlllin!! IIJl with slow precision.
"Knotly" Spl1ds, his cnlchf'f, lI"f'arl\ I)
look of of'ep eOllCl'l'n on Ilis che~l'.\·
Jri"-h f'01ll1!rIUlllCC, a>; he ill(juircs
solicilOll!'ily:
"'Yl,nl's cutin!! you to-un,v.•lark
nlllltelta know thllt you're ~roin~ to
put 1f'01 Oll till' run this afwrnoon'
Buck up Ihf'I'e, !Joy!" Jack's only
r('ply is n surly grUlrt.
The lIlilllltes crl"ep on. The time is
at hand.
SuJdenl.r the raucous voiet'! of his
:\'fajcsty, "'['he Umps.'· is hcar(l above
the UprOfll', native to a bull ]Jilrk.
"Ladies and gelllnum:-The bat.­
tf'l'ics for lo·day's gtlIllC-- The 1n­
,'incihJ below his usual slandm'd.
but the pitcher for the other
team did not seem to be at his best
either. 'rhe game, it was c\·ident.
wa" not coming up to e.xpcctations,
IH1d morc than onc fan was heard to
say: "'Yllk(' mc up when oorllcthing
interf'!'itillf: happens."
At the cnd of tllf' fifth !lIC score
stood +---3 for the Invincibles, The
Herald trAm. 'I'he first of thr sixth
added nOlhilJ~ to the score, and as
.Jack ~trO(lf' out to the pitcher's box,
Bolillhrook, cornillj! in, pas..,cd elose
10 him, and with a slow wink said:
"Ko\\"~ YOlll' CUC'." .Tack fhl~hc~, but
r('lllaillS silent.
Fors,Ythe arral1ges his box, kicks n
Sll1all pebIJle Ollt. of the wa:r, and
waits,
"Bltttf'l' up."
"Get him ,Jack; 1:0 j:{ct him boy"
J'C'ome on. old fellow, w("re behind
YOll"-"()rlf', two. tl1ree, and away
\\.f' ll'Il, Fors,"j h(',"
Fors,\'thc lakes his wind-up, }lis
arm tremhlinA', and delivers.
"Dull one!"
A Il'Il in lle' t rics-"BalI two!"
A s;:rowl arose from the stands.
~Ol1H'lhinA'sllaps in JOt"k's Iwad. \Vhnt
dOC'... hf' carf' IlO\1' , Hi" next hall is a
f:tst lll'li\'f'r,'·. strni~h! over the plate,
'rhf' 1111t1f'1' swin~ lustil.v, COllllcets,
and a mOIl1('llt latf'r is da!'ihing down
the baSf'line, "l)oubk·bagger on me,"
r:roal1('o .Jack.