They batted all round in the forth inning and scored four or five more.
Crawford got the luckiest three-base hit I ever see. He popped one way
up in the air and the wind blowed it against the fence. The wind is
something fierce here Al. At that Collins ought to of got under it.
I was looking at the bench all the time expecting Callahan to call me
in but he kept hollering Go on and pitch. Your friends wants to see you
pitch.
Well Al I don't know how they got the rest of their runs but they had
more luck than any team I ever seen. And all the time Jennings was on
the coaching line yelling like a Indian. Some day Al I'm going to punch
his jaw.
After Veach had hit one in the eight Callahan calls me to the bench
and says You're through for the day. I says It's about time you found
out my arm was sore. He says I ain't worrying about your arm but I'm
afraid some of our outfielders will run their legs off and some of them
poor infielders will get killed. He says The reporters just sent me a
message saying they had run out of paper. Then he says I wish some of
the other clubs had pitchers like you so we could hit once in a while.
He says Go in the clubhouse and get your arm rubbed off. That's the
only way I can get Jennings sore he says.
Well Al that's about all there was to it. It will take two or three
stamps to send this but I want you to know the truth about it. The way
my arm was I ought never to of went in there.
Yours truly, JACK.
_Chicago, Illinois, April 25._
FRIEND AL: Just a line to let you know I am still on earth. My arm
feels pretty good again and I guess maybe I will work at Detroit.
Violet writes that she can't hardly wait to see me. Looks like I got a
regular girl now Al. We go up there the twenty-ninth and maybe I won't
be glad to see her. I hope she will be out to the game the day I pitch.
I will pitch the way I want to next time and them Tigers won't have
such a picnic.
I suppose you seen what the Chicago reporters said about that game. I
will punch a couple of their jaws when I see them.
Your pal, JACK.
_Chicago, Illinois, April 29._
DEAR OLD AL: Well Al it's all over. The club went to Detroit last night
and I didn't go along. Callahan told me to report to Comiskey this
morning and I went up to the office at ten o'clock. He give me my pay
to date and broke the news. I am sold to Frisco.
I asked him how they got waivers on me and he says Oh there was no
trouble about that because they all heard how you tamed the Tigers.
Then he patted me on the back and says Go out there and work hard boy
and maybe you'll get another chance some day. I was kind of choked up
so I walked out of the office.
I ain't had no fair deal Al and I ain't going to no Frisco. I will quit
the game first and take that job Charley offered me at the billiard
hall.
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