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Making a Baseball Bug (1913)
Short | Comedy, Short

Making a Baseball Bug (1913)

Short | Comedy, Short

Dale Darrow is chief clerk in the employ of the James Mfg. Co., which firm has an office on a street in the rear of a baseball park. Dale is in love with Helen Jones, daughter of the company's president. Dale is a dyed-in-the-wool baseball...See moreDale Darrow is chief clerk in the employ of the James Mfg. Co., which firm has an office on a street in the rear of a baseball park. Dale is in love with Helen Jones, daughter of the company's president. Dale is a dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan and has promised to take Helen to the ball game Saturday afternoon. At the appointed hour Dale calls at the Jones residence. Mr. Jones overhears Helen and Dale in their baseball conversation, and upon his entrance he condemns baseball and forbids Helen to accompany Dale. Helen remains at home and the disappointed Dale wends his way to the ball game. Seated in the stand among the great crowd of fans, Dale apparently forgets everything except the game and joins the throng in rooting lustily for the home team. The ninth inning arrives, bringing boundless joy. Amid mad excitement a home player makes a home run that wins the game. The ball clears the back fence, continues on its aerial journey, and crashes through an office window of the Jones Mfg. Co., where it strikes a burglar in the head and renders him unconscious, which makes him drop the plunder he stole from the safe. The home-going crowd streams out of the park and a large number of fans gather on the street in front of the Jones Mfg. Company's office, observing with great interest the broken window which the ball has shattered. Dale Darrow is among the curious, and when he realizes that the ball shot into his employer's office, he quickly darts into the building to ascertain the damage done. On entering he observes the unconscious burglar on the floor, also the money and the open safe. He immediately 'phones for the police and Mr. Jones. Leaving the telephone he espies the baseball on the floor and when he realizes the deadly work it performs, he is greatly pleased. The police and Mr. Jones reach the office at the same moment and Mr. Jones demands an explanation, which Dale supplies. The police take the burglar to the police station. Mr. Jones pens a letter of reward to the player who batted the home run. After this Mr. Jones and Dale leave the office. The following day finds Jones in the role of a generous fan, purchasing three tickets at the ball park, Helen and Dale accompany him. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Cy Morgan Dale Darrow - The Baseball Player Dale Darrow - The Baseball Player See fewer	The Stroke Oar (1912)
Jennie Nelson Helen Jones Helen Jones See fewer	The Battle of Shiloh (1913)
William Orlamond Mr. Jones - Helen's Father Mr. Jones - Helen's Father See fewer	Camille (1921)
Dorothy Martinez Actress Actress See fewer	The Crumbles (2012)
Richard Travers Actor (as Richard C. Travers) Actor (as Richard C. Travers) See fewer	The Man Trail (1915)