Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1915 — LARRY SCHLAFLY WAS LUCKY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LARRY SCHLAFLY WAS LUCKY

Joe Tinker Telle Amueing Story About Manager of Buffalo Feds—Afraid of Wagner's Bunts. Larry Schlafly, now a Federal league manager, was playing third base for the Cube against Pittsburgh some years ago. About that time Hans Wagner was hittin ’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 Bhort, 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 hunt on you.’ “Larry moved 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 his 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 waa a sorelooking mitt when wo walked toward the bench. " ‘Call that a bunt?’ asked Larry, as lie 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 Lorry and he was playing deeper tb#n myself. ‘Come on there, Lorry, play in close to the hag. This fellow will outguess yon this time and bunt.' “ ‘ls be going to bunt again? l asked Lsrry. "‘Sure he’ll hunt,’ I replied. " Tie ter the fence, shouted Larry.”

Manager Schlafly of Buffalo Feds.