The great 19th century catcher/outfielder King Kelly is playing right field in Boston. The game goes into the 12th inning, and it's getting dark. With two outs, the batter drives a pitch deep to right. Kelly dashes back, leaps for a two-handed catch and trots back to the bench. The umpire calls the batter out and calls the game on account of darkness as a tie.
Kelly's teammates congratuate him for saving them a loss. One asked how deep the ball was hit. "How the hell should I know?" the King replies. "It went a mile over my head."
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Sunday, November 22, 2015
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The Sunday Funnies
It's 1886, and Mike "King" Kelly is a hard-drinking star of the National League's best team, the Chicago White Stockings. Manager and first baseman Cap Anson appreciates Kelly's play — when sober — but dislikes Kelly's nocturnal antics.
The White Stockings announce that Kelly has been fined for being out drinking lemonade at 3 a.m.
The King is miffed.
"I never drank lemonade at such an hour in my life," he declares earnestly. "It was straight whiskey."
The White Stockings announce that Kelly has been fined for being out drinking lemonade at 3 a.m.
The King is miffed.
"I never drank lemonade at such an hour in my life," he declares earnestly. "It was straight whiskey."
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