The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
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Some of the occupations adopted by Waddell since becoming a professional baseball player.
 Left-hand pitcher.
 Regular fireman.
 Life-saver.
 Machinist.
 Actor in Stain of GuIlt.''
 Property man on stage.
 Advertising bill poster.
 Bartender and fancy drink mixer.
 Applicant for divorce.
 The name of George Edward wad- dell. better known to baseball cranks as just plain "Rube" will never lose its attractiveness to the followers of the newspaper. This eccentric person will always continue to furnish ccpy Tor the sporting pages. If it is not In the baseball world 1t will be In some other Whenever Chicago is honored with the presence of "Rube the Ready" fans never fail to turn out In droves. Wheth- CT Waddell is In actual battles makes TO difference to the fans. So long as the Waddell individual is grazing about the field, 1t Is enough. That Waddeil Is versatile IS well known. As an acute angler he can't be beaten, and on many occasions when he has been missing from bali team on the road he has been found out in the countryside sitting silently wait ing for fish to nibble.
 Many managers have turned gray worrying over the cratic pitcher and his ecce7tricities. In fact. Connie Mack is the oilr person wn0 has evcr been able to pia.tage him. exccl: his keep CT.
 Fseth Irt n 2 roINi of d"m"st!s in- felicity the side-wheel terror of Slum- 5erVi l., ls now gu''ded nv hui.lrr bIc .,t'I .,-d uhd K-Pl crn'in"Alv in leash. He is turned loose every after to r,z bSsy6 S4 wifi Whsn f1d TaS nd ggm HrF is over and tLe day IS dou,, 't Is back m [: char 'or Hune and night or ha simple .ifn .." nhia magistrate who spared George Ed ward to the Athletics that he might bring laurels back to his native heath. In other words Rube is on probation and must return to the court in good order or again suffer the consequences of A one round go with an angry spouse Unless he he good the Phia- deIphia judge will leave him % his fate and tas6 ball may lose us greatest
 Domestic infelicity to George Edward Is not entirely new, as ne sought d. yorce from n former wife some years ago. His ground thlt time was extra Vaganre strawberry pie early Tn the season wi's demanded by the then Mrs Waddell so the story goes ana Kub", thinking this extravagant and out or the question. applied for divorce The decree was gr1nted on account or cor per in the traVberry market at the lime, WliG II lIle court uFll 'AH ''t'l+''''' grounds for complaint.
 Rubes first act, aside from his great pitching to startle the baseball world was in the West Growing angry toward inc finish of the game Rube promptly ordered all fielders to retire. He thea proceeded to strike out three batters and win the game with the catcaer alone. This saring he amazed the south by performing the same feat at Memphis This time the bases were full and only two runs Wefa needed
 Two years ago Rube next came Into the Iimelieht by curving a flltiron into inc month of his f1thCr-in-laW, who had attemDtnd to settle the marital troubles of the ccrentric sou.hpaw.
 Rube next turned fireman and work ed win heart and soui and danger to his fife In putting out fires. The story Of his running out Of q dwelling in Hot Springs with red hot stove is historic, ,,-,,,, .,..,
 CoIrnns could be written In relating tbs exploits of Waddell and then the
 Svith 1Ii the-r peauliarities Waddell ts eeprraliv conceded 10 be the great est ieft-hand pitcher baseball has ever known.