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Posted in Artwork From Old Books For Children, Peter Piper's Peep Show Tagged Animal, Anthropomorphism, Art, Artist, Fashion, Illustration, Illustrator, Lewis Baumer, Magic, Paint, Painter, Pig, Story 12 Comments Cinderella, Are You Sure That Slipper Fits? Neilson.Ĭassell And Company, Ltd.: London, Paris, New York & Melbourne. With Illustrations by Lewis Baumer and Harry B. PETER PIPER’S PEEP SHOW or All the Fun of the Fair. Story: The Extraordinary Adventures of Dicker and Me. When he had finished, I went over to look at his paint-box, for I had never heard of anyone using carrots to paint with before, and I thought he must have made a mistake, and had meant Carmine or Crimson Lake, or Yellow Ochre, or Green Bice, or one of the proper paints but there it was in a dear little tube, labeled “Finest Carrot,” and there was another tube of “Turnip,” and one of “Mangold-Wurzel,” and one of “Parsnip,” and altogether they were the funniest paints I had ever seen. “Dear, dear! My lad has put too much carrot in this time.” And he began to mix his paints in a great hurry, while the Lady Pig simpered and smiled, and said. Posted in Artwork From Old Books For Children, Little Folks Stories Tagged Animal, Anthropomorphism, Art, Cat, Death, Depressed, Fairy Tale, Illustration, Illustrator, Kindness, Magic, Mill, R Andre 31 Comments A Prince’s Kiss! If you’ll give me a pair of boots and a game-bag you shall have no cause for complaint.” The cat sat near his master and heard every word he said and when he paused for a moment, Puss came forward, and in a clear voice said: “Dear master, do not be so cast down. “If I kill the cat and sell his skin, that won’t go far toward keeping me out of the poor-house! Oh, how much worse I am off than my brothers!”
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He sat down to think in what way he could earn a living, and bemoaned his fate with bitter sighs and tears. There was once an old miller who had three sons, and after his death his property was divided among them.īut the third son fared the worst of all, for all that fell to his share was a cat, and that was about as good, he thought, as nothing at all. Suehsdorf, retired editor of Ridge Press, is the author of “The Great American Baseball Scrapbook.“Puss speaks words of comfort to his Master.” it was Jack’s final appearance in the major leagues.Ī.D.
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After fifteen triumphs, he lost for the fifth time in May, 1911. He would have suffered a second loss if Three Finger Brown had not pitched superb relief and won.Įven so, Jack went on to enjoy the 19 seasons as a Giant killer. And facing Mathewson in the resultant playoff on October 8, Jack was shelled in the first inning. On September 23, Jack started against Mathewson in the famous “Merkle game.” If Fred had not failed to touch second, Jack would have been the loser. In two vitally important games, however, the magic failed to work. In August Jack also was credited with a shutout victory, although rain shortened the game to six innings. By today’s rule Orvie would be the winner. He was credited with one victory in July for relieving Ed Reulbach, although Orval Overall pitched the ninth when the Cubs scored the winning run. He appeared in four World Series, winning one game and losing three.Īs can be seen from the seasonal statistics below (developed from National League records and the Tattersall box-score collection at Cooperstown), Jack faced the Giants most frequently during the memorable pennant race of 1908. Overall, he was 71-44, with a career earned run average of 2.04. He had a 20-win season as a rookie with the Cubs (1906), and in 1907, when he was 14-9, he led the league with a 1.15 earned run average that stands as the fifth best single-season mark ever. Jack was a capable lefthander with a good move to first that held runners close.
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Against the rest of the National League his career percentage was. Ultimately, his record against them was 15-5 for a winning percentage of. In Chicago, after one no-decision game, he trounced the Giants four straight times in the seasons of 1906-07. He had had two minimal seasons at Pittsburgh with no starts against New York. Although Jack and his presumably apt nickname appear in many standard sources, no one undertakes to substantiate this interesting claim.Īctually, Jack’s mastery of the Giants was asserted soon after he joined the Cubs. But just how successful was he? How frequently, in fact, were the Giants slain? The answer is not easy to come by. JACK PFIESTER was known as “Jack the Giant Killer” for his successful pitching against John McGraw’s team in the great days of its rivalry with the Cubs.