11 o'clock
`` Better drop in early . You 'll probably pitch to-morrow and you must keep in condition . '' Edwards ' tone was ironic as he added for the benefit of the clerk who was handing him his change : `` The race is getting warm and you ca n't be too careful of your condition . '' What happened in the gambler 's room that evening was never known to any save the two who were present , but shortly after 11 o'clock Williams came downstairs white and shaking with passion , and went in to the bar . He emerged nearly an hour later , flushed and unsteady , just in time to encounter Manager Clancy , his wife , Miss Taber and McCarthy , chatting and laughing as the men bade the women good-night at the elevators . Clancy , catching sight of him , remarked : `` Hello , Adonis . Better hit the hay .