Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-27
sBUCKY WASHER IN PITTsBURG.
Famous Ohio Pitcher there Ready to
Confer with President Dreyfuss.

Buck Washer the famous pitcher
from Akron, O., leaked into Pittsburg
last night from Olarksburg, w. Va,
and will meet President Barney Drey
fuss of the Pittsburg club for the pur
pose of signing a contract with the
champions, says the Dispatch.
1t was thought that this stalwart
athlete, who lately pitched the Uni
'rersity of West Virginia to champion
Ship honors, was lost to Pittsburg for
the rumor had come that Washer had
signed some sort of paper with
Cleveland League club and in this case
DreyfLss had no use for him.
At 1870 last night however, a stall
@art young giant walked into the
Henry, accompanied by somewhat
smaller person. The first enscribed
his name on the register "Buck Wash
err the second Charles Washer. The
last named person proved to be Hon.
Charles Washer an attorney from Ak
ron, o., brother Of the famous Buck
eye athlete, who had gone from old
Ohio into the West Virginia wilds to
reclaim his brother who bad wandered
far from the fold from Morgantown to
Clarksturg.
81 am here to confer with President
Dreyfuss of the Pitts burg champions,
tomorrow morning" said Buck Wash
er, as the clerk handed him the key Of
No. 81. 81 will meet him in the
morning and if Pittsburg does not
want me, | will leave for Akron at
moon.
II want to correct the statement
chat | have signed with the Cleveland
American League club for | have not.
/ have an offer from Cleveland but |
want to be with the best team, not
only for the team but for myself. AS
The Dispatch has said there is a long
standing bond OF friendship between
my father and President Barney Drey-
fuss. The owner of the Pittsburg
club is my friend if he is the friend of
my father. like him because he is a
good fellow and because my father
likes him and he knows my father.
am not of age but my brother will
speak for me tomorrow.
II am tired, so very tired, " said the
big fellow as be started for the eleva-
tor. II have pitched almost every
day for some time, and while years
ago strong in the knowledge of my
strength | thought could pitch every
day and not feel the difference | know
now that no man can do this work
and feel good all the time. | left
Clarksburg at noon We stopped d
few times for lunches and once it was
said that the crew bad stopped To milk
COW nearby. | am not here TO
promise other than what | know
can do | will do the best can. l
feel, however, that this will be
enough
With this the elevator shot up and
1t is supposed the Washer family went
to rooSt.
Up until late hour yesterday after
noon President Dreyfuss had little or
no hope of landing the Akron boy.
Two weeks ago it was announced in
The Dispatch that Washer proposed
coming to Pittsburg from Morgan
town, but later news came that be
had escaped TO the brush near Clarks-
burg. Dreyfuss confessed that he
had written the Akron boy two letters
that he wanted to see him ia Pitts
burg, but that silence was the answer.
Then came the news that Washer had
used his fountain pen and said CleVe-
land was his first, last and only love.
Then it was that Barney in tears
turned the picture Of Washer to the
wall.
1t is hoped there will be turning
of the picture today and real ole
fashioned kissing bee, for Washer
looks good.