The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
PULLIAM RETURNS
WATERLOO BIGGER THAN POLO
GROUNDS. BUT QJIETER.


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Care free and buoyant looking. Harry
Pulliam, president Of the National League
and American Association Of Professional
Base ball Clubs. stepped on the
New York yesterday on the vessels arrival
here from Southampton. The man who
sta nds for clean ball and won't tolerate UNI
pire batting returned from a six weeks swing
around the European circle, and. barring
an attack OF sea legs. looked trained to the
hour for the annual meeting Of the National
League, which takes place here this week.
He went abroad for rest and to forget base
ball. He did not forget II entirely, but did
not let it worry him, appearing to be much
benefited by his outing. He VIII be the
main figure in the meeting this week. as the
matter Of the election of n president will
be the chief item Of business: but his chances
for reelection have grown rather than dimin-
ished during his absence and opposition to
him has not assumed serious proportions.
Regarding League matters, Pulliam had
little to say yesterday. Il sta nd on my re-
cord" he decla red when he went away. and
that is still his position. The strenuous
battles that Ia We been fought in ball yards
in this country led Col. Harry TO hunt mp a
spot in Europe called Waterloo. where some
years ago Napoleon had a livelier time than
ever Hank O'Day or Bob Emslie did with
scrappy ball tossers.
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terday. as he adjusted the new necktie which
he bought at the Bon Marche in Paris for
ten francs. covers more ground than the
Polo Grounds, but is not nearly as animated.
| was the only visitor the day | was there.
1t was a rainy day, just the sort Of weather
Napoleon struck when he stacked M against
Wellington TO decide the European cham
pionship. ] stood on the spot Of the sunken
road where Marshal Ney made the last cav
airy charge against the allies, and visited
Huguemont, where the first inning of the
battle took place"
Mr.. Pulliam reported n hairbreadth escape
at Verona, where he looked upon the grave
of Juliet. The River Adige was on the ram
page and the party had a hard time getting
back TO town. lie took in the town OF FTei-
burg, which is somewhere on the German
map, and saw the house in which Barney
Dreyfuss was born, "FreIburg is not as
large at Pittsburg, % explained the returned
tourist. one of the most instructive places
visited was the Louvre. whore 10 his surprise
Mr.. Pulliam discovered a larger collection
of pictures than hangs in his own office in
the st. James Building. Asked. whether he
considered the works Of art IN the lohvre or
those of the Jardin Paris superior, Mr.. Pulliam
declined TO commit himself. In .Rome he
visited the Vatican, of course, and thought
the expression of the face of LAGOON sadder
than that Of Frank Chance when the White
SoX beat the cubs for the championship.
One Of the most innterofting persons ! met
walking stick fresh from the shops Of Plea
dilly. was Eugene Leigh, a kentuCkian, who
made "A crusade against the Use of the whip
and spur, by locEeyson me French tracks
the spur as needless and cruel. He has a
gold medal, the gift of n French humane
society, for his labors.
The outlook for baseball in Engla nd Is
good. n won't supplant cricket there. but
will become o much more widely played game
than IL is now. However, tho Engl'shman Is
a good sportsman, and his love for the game
will not be- increased by sending third rate
teams Of players there from this country;
Much Of the growing popularity. Of baSebal u
in England &. due TO two mon. Nelson Cook
and Mr.. McWeeny, who writes sports FER a
in Rome studying for the priesthood,. but
when Anson's Chicagos and the Al Americans,
Rome. McWeedy liked the game so well he
gave up his studies and I ook to writing base
"""tnconsciously too, Cecil Rhodes has been
responsible for the growth of base ball IN Eng
land. This is because the Rhodes scholars
from this country ha ave been playing'thc game
and coaching others In playing II, Afsocla-
tion football Is more or less Of a national sport
in England and Is played eight months of the
year. An association football players use
fulness lasts about five years. Now ~ Is be
iieved that il the association player will take
up base a Il for the other four months and thus
keep up his condition his usefulness in foot
ball will be extended about i've years. That
is another point in favor Of baseball.
II there, were any out Of town baseball
magnates in the city yesterday they kept I'M
DER cover. heTTIIld III pl NluClnudll. a ~
pected to arrive last mig ut. The board Of
directors will meet tomorrow and the league
proper on Wednesday
Il don't know n thing about National
League affairs" Mr.. Pulliam answered when
questioned on that point, IT'S W 20 the
National League so far as my reelection Is
concerned. lam back to hear the verdict"
In London Pulliam was the guest Of III"
/ National Sporting Club. u thought ] was
In the House Of Parliament. everything
was go quiet and orderly he said. Tiger
Kelley Of the II. NJ. :. Jupiter whipped Smith.
the champion Of India, and the next pair
were a fellow eight feet tall and one about
four feet. Being q guest | was offered my
choice Of which one to bet on. The tall fell
low for mine. | said, and ! thought u was A
! shame TO take the money, The little chap
reached mp, gave the tall man one dA b and
il was all over. When the tall man, VINO quit
left the ring there wasn't a. sound Great
Scott I thought, what's thisY' IT that big
fellow had quit like that at home he would
ha We been ma sra cred.
Il carried the first news Of the worlds
championship series to Pompeii. There were
Ave students there on their way to Rome.
and as sOon as they found out who was
they rushed up and wanted TO know who
won in Chicago.
Clothes? oh, yes. I bong t n few things
on the other side paid duty on en-. too
enough to spring a new sensation on the
baseball mas mates every day Of the meeting.
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