The evening times., 1897-12-09
JOURNALISM IN PHILADELPHIA.
Case of :, Man who Was Sportin.
Editor Of IA Dtgnified Newspaper.

Editor Of u Dgnffied Newspaper.
(From the New York SUM-
Every newspaper man who has ever
worked IN Philadelphia has stock OF
stories about one newspspe witch shall te
nameiess, and, curiously enough, they are
all vouchcd for AS true. Tits paper FIRE
Quently sacrifices news to its traditional
dignity, and the ways Of the office are
sometimes amusing to the Tiinitiated. y
man who was connected with it told this
story 20 group OF newspaper men, and.
before he had finished it. two of his au-
ditors said that they were in Phiia delphia
at the time and knew that the circum-
stances wefe as related.
The editor OF this paper discovered Il few
Years ago that every other paper IL own
employed a sporting editor. His paper
printed little or no sporting news, but, not
to b,. left TOO far behind, he engaged a
man VINO may be called Bangs as spor ing
and yachting iitor. No one ever saw tine
results of bangs work in the paper. For
eight months all letters aud clippings per
tainirg to sporting matters were placed
on Bangs desk. Bangs would report Il. che
office every day, look over the material
tll Ills tt>ar snuNc IL ihtp thC " oSbt puTh-t
and "a home. once week he collected
$50 from the cashier.
Philadelphia is not a yachting center,
but at that time an event occurred down
the bay that was cf general interest. and
for persona: reasons, it was of particuIa.
interest to tile paper on which Bangs work
ed. This event was scheduled Tor Scptem-
Der ). Bangs had accepted an invita- ton to
a planled shad dinner On that day, He
wanted to go to the dinner, and at the
same time his conscience as yachting edi
tor suggested that it was his duty to cover
the one yacht race of the year. The dinner
won, and Bangs eased mis- conscience By
thinking that he could get description of
race in the evening from some one wiz. had
seem it,
He returned to Philadelphia late. after
his dinner, and merely succeeded in getting
the result of the race, which he printed the
next morning. To his great surprise, one
of the other papers i'll own printed a col
umn about the event. Bangs sreadit through
and realiZed that he had been bea ten badly
There is no use of my goinp near the
office again after this" he said to
friend. Il don't care to go dvwr. aud De
told that l have been discharged, SO ]
will Just stav away"
Two months later an acquaintance from
New York called at the newspaper office
to find Hangs. He could get noinfermation
about him in the editorial rooms. and went
down and questioned the cashier The
cashier Looked over his roll until he came
to Bangs name, and then he said:
Bangs? Bangs? All, yes, Bangs. re-
IN =
be ill There is two months hack salary
nero for him, and he used to he very prompt
in collecting"
The New York man thought that If Bangs
were i'll it was his dut to look him lp. He
found him at bynewspap Per
men and exclaimed.
why. Bangs: I'm glad to see that you
are out again. What's been the matter?''
Nothing said Bangs, chalking his cue.
'why the cashier told me that yon mad
not drawn your salary for two months. and
he thought you must be Ill.,
what thc-why-say, was that all ne
said?"
"Yes, and he seemed to be worried about
you
A broad smile spread over Bangs face.
He wrote note to the cashier asking him
to give his money to the bearer anil stating
that he was convalesctng and expected to
be back at lis desk in two weeks. A mes
senger took the note. and returned with
the money Two weeks later Rangs turned
up at his desk and received the congra tu-
lations Of the staff on his recovery. He
said that nc had suffered from nervous
prcstration, and for month after his
return the managing editor frequently
CAUTIONED him not to attempt to do 500
mucb. Bargs is still thriving in Phila.iel-
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