Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
TOLD OF BALL PLAYERS.

Lave Cross of the Washington team is
claimed to be one of the wealthiest men in
base ball. He acquired his riches through
his extreme carefulness in money matters
for when it comes to financial affairs Lave
Is a wise old owl and is not investing any
of his diamond dust in south sea bubble
schemes. Neither is he a hot rag about
financing seagoing outfits who think to
discover some of the treasures hidden by
our esteemed countryman, the late and la
mented Capt. Kidd. His advice in money
matters is often asked by the other play
ers, and were it reigiously followed out
many spike shoe lad of today would have
the meal ticket wherewithal in the sere and
yellow days to come
Last summer the ever popular Charley
Hickman said to Cross: Say. Lave; have
little money | wish to put by. Where in
your opinion. is the safest-the very safest
place to put it,
THE safest place 1 know, Charley" re-
piled Lave, us safe deposit vault"
When Charley Hickman went to New
York in '07 the great and only Amos Rusie
the recognized king of pitchers, was throw
ing his cannon-ball curves in so marvellous
manner that the opposing batters were
| made to look like SO many frigid tamales
Hickman sitting the bench watching the
great Amos at work. was study in re-
pose; but he wasn't asleep by any means,
for after a while he turned to Van Haltren
and slowly remarked:
That fellow Ruse has got something
great hidden up his sleeve
And what's that%' quickly asked Van.
His arm, dreamingly replied Charley
Silk O'Loughlin, the now famous umpire
made dash for Congress two years ago
He had an idea that as a representa- tive
from the Rochester district of New York
state he could call balls and strikes on all
matters of Legislative character taking
place in the United States capital
Six, II Is said, believed that he could put
rev or the most momentous trouble
breeding propositions out of the congress
sional game. With this Iauda BILE burmese he
went out OTTER the job in his usual force
full way and although, through the density
or the voters or a miX-up in signals he
was handed the lemon instead of the con-
gressional job, he made some original
speeches. and was only once in bad straits
This occurred at little town about twenty
nVe miles south of Rochester where Silk
on mounting the rostrum. made his usual
opening announcement, which went as fol-
lows:
Now, gentlemen. am ready to meet any
emergency that may arise" !
SDepch
the himstiy constructed platform on which
ne was standing gave way and buried the
orator In the ruins. Just at that moment
one of those mean and tantalizing indi-
vlduais, always to be found in the rear OF
a crowd, blWted out, How about that
one?"
That one at once retorted Silk from
beneath several tons OF lumber, did not
arise.''
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Tim Hurst Is another quick-witted Inn
pire, and dearly loves merry Jest. In the
winter time his "reminiscences of matters
connect d with base ball are rich. varied
and interesting.
The latest he has been telling in New
York deals with st. Louis boy who asked
his employer last summer to let him off
that afternoon. as he wished Ito attend his
grandmotherS funeral
But this employer happened to have a
too retentive memory, and he said to the
boy:
Now look here kid don't take me for
an easy mark just because you want to go
to the ball game And don't He about Your
grandmother being dead: cause / let you
OF twice last summer to attend your grand
mothers funeral"
This the stern employer thought. would
feaze the boy, but he was mistaken, as
the youthful fan, who was quick to i'm
provise, sorrowfully replied, as he brushed
imaginary tears from his eyes with his
coat sleeves, Deed l amt a lynn to
YOU"
But how cried the exasperated en-
pioyer, can you have any more grand
mothers to bury when you already planted
two last summer"
Well, you see." sobbed the boy whose
tender feelings were much hurt, me ia
Their was q Mormon"