Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1912 — WIT and HUMOR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WIT and HUMOR

Ball Player's Averages Were Poor, but He Selected Good Man to Write Stories of Game. "Yes, we’re mighty proud of Bill.” "I s’pose you are. Still his fieldin’ average wasn’t quite up to the mark this year, was it?” “No, Bill sort of had an off year in his fieldin’, but we’re mighty proud of him, Just the same.” "I ain’t saw the official battin’ averages yet. How did Bill do with the stick this season?” "Well, he kind of fell down in his battin’. Didn’t seem to have no luck; but we’re proud of him, just the same.” "Mebby he done some great work stealin’ bases. That’s a mighty important part of the game.” “To tell the truth Bill didn’t do much in the way of stealin’ bases this year. He got spiked early in the season and it seemed to kind of slow ’im up.” “Well, what is it you’re so blamed proud of him about, then?” “Didn’t you notice them reports he wrote about the world’s championship games? Bill’s was the best of tyie whole lot.” “I don’t see anything much about that to be proud of. I s’pose he got somebody else to write ’em fer him.” “Sure. But look at the judgment he allowed in pickin’ out the chap that done it.” r

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