Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1915 — LARRY SCHLAFLY WAS LUCKY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LARRY SCHLAFLY WAS LUCKY

Joe Tinker Tells Amusing Story About Manager of Buffalo Feds—Afraid of Wagner’s Bunts. Larry Schlafly, now a Federal league manager, was playing third base for the Cubs against Pittsburgh some years ago. About that time Hans Wagner waß hlttin ’em a mile-a-min-ute. It was like getting In front of a rifle ball to stop one of Hans’ drives. Joe Tinker now tells the story: “I played deep at short, but 1 always played very deep for Wagner. I looked around in the third Inning of this particular game and there I saw Schlafly as far back as I was. “ 'Get In there, Larry,’ I said. ‘This fellow will bunt on you.’ “Larry mdved in toward third. Just then Wagner caught hold of an out curve and hooked the ball down toward Schlafly. It was going like a

bullet. Larry stuck out hiß right hand, the ball hit his fingers and bounced into the bleachers. The ball almost smashed Schlafly’s hand. It began to swell, and it was a sprelooking mitt when we walked toward the bench. “ ‘Call that a bunt? 1 asked Larry, aa he left the field. I said nothing. I knew how his hand pained him. * “In the sixth inning Wagner was at bat again. I looked around for Larry and he was playing deeper than myself. ‘Come on there, Larry, play in close to the bag. This fellow will outguess you this time and bunt.’ “ ‘ls he goipgto bunt again?* asked Larry. j* “ ’Sure he'll bunt,’ I replied. . “ 'Me for the fence, shouted Larry.”

Manager Schlafly of Buffalo Feds.