Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
BY REVERE RODGERS.
pop Fosters Repartee.

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When Clarence Foster, the old New
York player, was wearing Washington
uniform in 1902, he came in for consider
able good-natured kidding, on account
of the vast amount of sewing ne was in
the habit of doing. Visit the clubhouse
at any time, when the boys were not re-
one best bet was that you could find
Pop" busy with a needle and thread,
patching up some garment.
Foster was a handsome fellow, and
took pride in keeping himself looking
neat and natty, as far as his attire went
and as he was as particular as an old
maid regarding his clothes so he was kept
busy doing the tailor act. with the needle
and thread.
One August Pop was taken i'll and was
afling for some few days. The fact of
his illness got into the public press and
so became common talk among the spike
shoe lads.
A few days after the announcement was
made that Foster was i'll the st; Louis
aggregation blew into town, and when
this club came filing into the Washing
ton grounds the first day Foster was dis
covered sitting in front of the clubhouse,
busy at his everlasting sewing.
Hello, Pop" shouted Catcher Joe Sug-
den. Il heard you were sick; but how
are you now"
We'll. Joe." carelessly responded F'os-
ter. as he paused moment in his tailor
stunt. Il have been sick, but just at pres
ent. as you can see for yourself, happen
to be on the mend"
Chickering'S Ready Wit.
ollie Pickering, whom the Washington
club has secured by trading Charley
Jones, and a good trade it was, too, on
the part of the Washington club, first
broke into the game as member of the
Houston, Texas, team, on which Nc
Closkey. the present manager Of the St
Louis Nationals was then occupying a
similar position, as we'll as playing a bum
outfield for his club.
Pickering made good from the jump
down in Texas. and in a snort while be-
came tremendously popular, as he was
not only a speedy base runner, top-notch
outfielder, but he was also George Stone
with the biting stick.
A short time after Pickering had be-
come the candy kid of the huStling little
Texas city the Alice Nelson opera COM
pany f1oated into Houston, in order to
show the good-natured Texans what sing
ing really was.
McCloskey took his entire aggregation
of ball tossers| down to the op'ry house In
order to give them a musical treat, and
when the show was over the ball players
were introduced to some of the actors,
among whom was the well-known singer
Eugene CowleS.
Just as the introductions were at an end
who should come bustling into the lobby
but Miss Nelson, who was all worked
up because she couldn't find her rubber
overshoes. which she greatly needed on
account Of the damp state of the weather
outside.
Both Ollie Pickering and Gene Cowles
went to the stars dressing room to make
an exhaustive search; Ollie won out In the
Sherlock Holmes stunt, and bringing the
overshoes to Miss Nelson he was the re-
cfpient of her most profuse thanks.
But" added the sweet singer; I'm
afraid that 1 have put you to SO much
trouble on my account?''
And right here is where Pick made a
tenstrike.
Madam" said he, with a Chester
f1eldian bow; the pleasure is all mine,
and it would have made me still happier
If Miss Nelson were a centipede.''
AS a centipede has hundred feet and
is a product of the state of Texas, Pick
ering got off a double-barreled compli-
ment. and the next day his remark was
in all the village papers.
Joe Stanley and the Tailor.
Joe Stanley, the Washington boy, who