Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-19
Interesting Stories Of Some
Big League Stars.
Won der Ahe's Scare How Mike
Kelley 0odged an Order.
Johnny Evers' Joke..how to Spread
Newsletter Stories,

/ " SO A'Ao NuStNIil VI d ulSll
take tue entire, club out to, his farm,
| which was situated about IL miles from
| the CITY, and to entertain them until II
| VAS time for the team TO start for the
CITY, n. order to play the usual Sunday
| eteElnS game.
| Now Clris at this time owned par
| tlculariy viAenish mare that WAS con-
| structed on the Crder of Upper's celc-
| brated Maud yet To Chris his mare Betsy
| was the ideal thin.: in horse flesh.
| The st Louis team to Il man hated
| Betsy, by reason of the many Earrow
escapes which they Lad experienced at
her feet and mouth, for Betsy could kick
and bite as no other horse could, though.
| the Mound City bunch. In fact, Won der
thing THAI ever ambled down the ST
Louis pike, but Chris thought she was
| perfection.
One summer in St. Louis. when the
summer was unusually hot and the beer
unusually BAD, the lapers were full of
| suicides. These poor untortunates usu-
ally chose the razor as their means of Il
| quick exit from this world of strife.
Won der Abe one Sunday had the team
out on mis- farm ard the members wer .
just getting ready to sit down to break
fast when in rushed Cliff Carroll, and in
| tones of excitement cried ont:
Say, Chris. something terrible has hap
pened; Betsy has cut her throat
oh. der poor animal; der poor be asst, /"
| eide: hut l will hat der law on der mans
| as Sif' her der razor" ana then followed
by tie ball players Won der Abe raced
| down to til. stable, ard throwing caution
| startled maligncd Betsy to such Il degree
that the animal let fly both feet at ner
master. who escaped decapitati"n only by
about two inches. Then Chris knew that
another joke hal been pulled off at his
expense. hut when he started out to find
| Carroll that irreprcssible worthy was no.
where to be found.
. IF h.,
Chicago club lie was at times given to
looking on the cup which cheers. On &C
caSlonS II WAS necessary for some of the
other fellows to keep Il close watch on
Kelly in Orler to see that he did not
OvcrStep the limit
Once when the team was in Washington
Kelly WAS going so fast that orders Were
given to the clerk of the hotel not to
| serve any more drinks in room B. In
cOnSe lucnce. when the bell boy responded
t" kelly's bell pulling. he informed that
worthy that the orders We're against Serv-
ing any more drinks IN that room.
Kelly. being a reauv-Mittcd fellow. did
not allow this mandate to interfere with
his business for crossing over into room.
~ he ordered up the drinks in such rapid
succession that when the other players
came back to the hotel that ni"l they
found the king of ball players carving a
handsome Jag; but 1t WAS some time
afterWard before they found out hos kel
had worked the deal.
tional League club, who by the way, is
nephew of Tommy E.vcrs, who one"
played star game at the second bag
for the Washington team is much inter
estcd in the study Of electricity. and is
enrolled as a studcn: in one of tlosc
correspondence schools. Every moment
that Johnny can spare he dcvotcs to his
favorite study.
The other day when the Ctiragos were
on tn" train going to st. Louis JOHNNY
WIS IN the smoking car. reading. the Elcc-
trio Magazine. when in walked mis- isle
partner. Shnrtstor Tinker. VINO. "lar,,ing
over J"hnnT's shoulder at the title of the
work, eNclaiIn"d:
II should think that would prove
mighty dry reading. johnny"
Con the contrary" replied the it'll.
second basemar. as he prepared to turn
over another page. sit can be termed
light literature"
Shortstop Turner of the Cleveland team
Is joker of the eccentric order In this
respect he is Il dead ringer for the once
great pitcher Pink Eavlcy
ON" day at Cleveland. Turner came into
the clubhouse ringing his hands and with
the lost despairing of expressions on his
WHAT is the mattcr?" cried Lajoie
startini- M in alarm.
"Oh. it's in vain, in vain. in vain.'' an
swcred Turner. as he continued tC wiring
his hands. while the rest OF the PLAYERS
got around him to inquire the trouble
"What Is in VAIN" asked La joie exct-
cdlv
"The letter W. shrieked the cotton
haired lad. as he beat the bunch to the
door. and out Of the hall ,ard. while tho.
doughty Napoleon Just remained where
lins moved in silent. though, no doubt
expressive language.
When Pctn Browning Of Lo,,ieville fame
vas Il nemhcr of the Clcvcla nd club. Sam
Jones' tho reformed tirplcr. opened n
series If his widely advertised temper
ance meetings in TIE Lake City. and
browning was n regular attendant.
Pete. who was said to have been tho
longest distance hitter tho game has ever
known. WAS 4 tippler of the periodical
order. sometimes not touching the stuff
for months.
Whom sober Pete would no forever
nreachinT the virtues of temperance. Fl"
liknd to use the largest and best-sou,,d-
ing words he could gather and as he
would make as many mistakes as the
celebrated Mrs. Darlington his conversa-
non at times was cause for contipual
laughter
During the revival meetings held ny
sam Jones ono particular set Of wor1G
struck RrowninC's fancy. and he thought
after he had been irving to memories
them for couple Of weeks that no
would try their effect upon his team
rates
So when the crowd If Cleveland and
Chicago players We're sitting out In front
cf the Forest City Hotel Pete purposelv
started Il temperance argument. and
though he supposed he was quoting San
Jones to the letter. yet he was tribe
out Of the running. for this is how Pete
finished off his discoul Sc. in order to Gre
ate 4 sensation.
He created a sensation all right. but
mt after tho manner he hargaincd for
This Is what Browning said:
CART II surprisingly strange that n
man will drink to such decess, when no
knows that it is conjurious to his insti-
tution?"
Hillv Sullivan. Rohc and Fielder Jones'
We're discussing the speedie~t ways in
which 10 spread news. when Jones sail:
''T!c three quickest ways know of are
to telophone telegram. and
''Tell n woman" cried that irrepressiba
cut-up. Nick Altrock. who had lust that
moment butted into the company.
N'hor Malachi Kittredge WAS catching
for Chicago he was one of the merriest
iollers in the big league. and he dearly
loved to rull off bit of fun At the eX-
pense of "Cap" Arson.
npo pirbf at Cbica catpcf cirrla ~