Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1919 — WOULD BE MOLLY-NIX [ARTICLE]

WOULD BE MOLLY-NIX

Eddie Herr of the Salt BeES signed Vincent Molyneaux to pitch for his team and in course of time Molyneaux’s turn came. The umpire asked Herr for his battery for the day. “Tub Spencer will catch,” said Herr, “and Molly—what’s-hls-name will pitch.” “Molly-who?” asked the umpire. Herr stuttered a bit and blurted: “Molly-new. No. Mol-ly-no. No, no, it’s Molly-naw. Oh, I don’t know how to pronounce it, or spell it either. Ask Spencer; he’ll spell it for you.” And Spencer, when appealed to said: “Molly-knocks is the way. I get it. But it will be Molly-nix if he doesn’t show me something.”