Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06
A FEW GOOD YARNS
OF BASEBALL PLAYERS,

"Germany" schaefer OF the Detroit
Tigers is a living example of baseball
adage, Gone day you're the star and inc
next day a dub
one sunday in Chicago with the score
L to 0 against Detroit, Schaefer was
sent 10 bat for Red Donahue In Ihe
last half OF the ninth. Two men Mere
eled was OH the first base and Doc
White was pitching Eos Chicago IL
looked bad for the Tigers Schae1er
hit the first bail pitched far Into tho
left field bleaehers for a home run,
winning the game foI the Tigers to J.,
The next day all the papers heralded
him as the hero n regular l-a1oie-
Detroit jumped back home from CHI
cago to ngage In a series with CleYe-
land ALI OF Detroit was cut to greet
Schaefer, the home run hitter and the
Casey" OF the American league, Addle
Joss pitched the first game Tor CleNe-
land and Schaefer faced him four times
during the game Addie was at ms pest
and Scha efer made three fouls and
struck gu; every time mp. Before the
game was over the hleachefites wanted
DOnahue to bat for Schaefer
The papers.t the next day merely men-
toned Schaefer IN the summary, for no
one regarded his hitting as good rea-
son for breaking into the black head
lines.
1t keeps Connie Mack more than busy
keeping his eye on Rube Waddell. At
that Connie enjoys the reputation OF
being the best trainer Rube ever had.
Its Rube's delight to turn fireman
and he has performed the stunt many
time One morning last year the Athle-
ties arrived In Detroit from Cleveland
to find the Y NJ G. A. building which
was opposite the GriswOld i'm flames.
Rube was one OF the first on the scene
and Connie wasn't far behind.
That's WaddelI isn't H." asked II
Detroit friend OF Connie's
That's my great south paw was
Mack's reply.
II see you Keep your eye on him
pretty closely observed the friend.
''Only when a fires ON tap" replied
Connie. "You see I've Rpbe signed for
the season and no offer could tempt him
to Jump me. but a fire Is always dam
gerous as he Is only too willing 10 Sign
up with the chief and you know he Is To
pitch today"
Rube evidently knew Connie was on
the trail, Tor he made no attempt to
jump his contract and become lire
fighter
jack Mccarthy, who unapIred In tho
American league couple Of years ago,
NOfTlcu more over MS spD IMAM ALLY
umpire that ever broke into fast conn
pany. When Mccarthy worked his first
game he tipped the scales at 16S- but
when the season closed he was exactly
80 pounds lighter.
One day late In the season while
working in Chicago Mccarthy became
quite III. In company With Jack SheTi-
dan he went into a nearby drug store
to get something for his stomach. He
explained his Illness 10 the druggist.
who offered remedy, but incidentally
told Mccarthy that IL was AN exceed
ipgly strong stlmulant and that he
would have 10 be careful Ia its USE Mo.
earthly WAS feeling bum IN general
and, unthinktng, remarked
That's Just the stun ! want don't
care II II kills me-
The remark killed all chances Mo
Carthy had Of setting the stImulant,
for the druggist Immediately decided
thas he intended 10 commit suicide, and
he refused to sell him,
Like all umpires. Mccarthy had his
hard city 90 work, and no had plenty
of trouble in Cleveland. After the
final game OF the season In ST. Louis
Mccarthy left for his home on the coast
His parting remark 10 Jack Sheridan
WAS,
III ! ever 90 through Cleveland again
In my life III close my eyes until |
get out Of the city limits, !"
L. d. s. U. IN LEAGUE,