Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23
STORIES OF THE BALL PLAYERS
N REVERE RODGERS.

/ whose great work in the post season Sc
rles was largely responsible for the Sox
putting It so conclusively on the Cubs.
Is ball tosser who does not frttter his
money away.
He is Of an extremely saving DISPOSE
ton and when he was presented with
ms snare OF the gate receipts coming
from the duel between the two Chicago
teams last fall. Robe. in company with a
friend. made for a bank that Comiskey
had recommended. SO as to place his
wealth within its vaults.
Rohe, who was not at all familiar with
the section Of Chicago wherein the bank
was located, after wandering about until
ne was tired in his efforts to find the
institution. finally held up 4a-4s<e.,--a ger
boy and asked him how much he would
charge to direct him to the bank he was
In search Of
The kid. who was a sharp one. told
Rohe that he would take him to the
building for so cents paid in advance:
and Robe. who was glad to have the
matter over with. gave the boy the COIN
The messenger then took Robe around
to the ball player.
Robe, in telling the story to Tannehill
remarked:
II think the kid made that so cents
"Oh, 1 don't KNOW" yawned fanny:
YOU know bank directors get Big money
in Chicago"
how CneSbro Made Money.
The New York crowd were talking Of
the best methods Of making money in
the of season; and each one had given
his experiences. After the others had
finished reciting their successes and fall
ures while trying to trap the elusive
coin, the hearty Chesbro butted N with
the startling statement that he made
money during the winter by the aid Of
his pen.
This statement came a bombshell into
an otherwise peaceful camp, as any one
knowing the nature of Mr.. Chesbro would
never regard him as a possible rival to
Rudyard kipling, or any Of those other
literary fellows. When AL. Orth had suf-
ficiently recovered from his establishment
he cried out:
Whats that. Jack about making good
money by the aid of your penn"
Il mean exactly what I say" replied
Jack, who appeared to be totally un-
conscious of any desire to mislead the
other boys. why. 1 raise more hogs
up on my farm than anybody within
twenty miles of my place.
And then everybody else looked foolish
Socks Seybold's Kick.
Seybold. the big right fielder for tho
Athletics. is blessed with a perfect d.
gestion and an appetite that is always
willing to get busy. It is said that the
ostrich has nothing on Socks in the d.
gestion way. Consequently he can feed
at the Quick-lunch counters along the
train route and never suffer through the
deal.
This statement. taken In conjunction
with the stuff that Is ladled out by the
vendors who run lunch shops at the
stations. may seem marvellous. but 1t is
nevertheless true in the case of the
Athletics heavy hitting outielder
When the price Of beef took such
sudden jump the other day Socks was
reading about 1T. and it evidently excited
his hunger. for he got OF the train at
the first stop outside of Boston In order
to pay his compliments to a station
lunch room He hadn't been long gone
when in he came in a great state of ex-
element and said to Harry Davis who
is married man. and who consequently
was thinking some things about the
high price of beef:
Talking about meat going up, Harry,
why, that amt anything Here they've
even gone to work and put the tarifY
on doughnuts"
us that so?" aueried Harry, who didn't
seem much excited over Seybold's start.
ling information.
Sure it's So" cried out Seybold.
They used to give me four for ) cents,
and now" he almost shrieked. they cut
1t down to three for nickel and, what
Is more. they are making the holes twice
as big In the middle"