The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-16
AFTER-SEASON BASEBALL TALES

bile, where 1t Is said the aetor-ball player
is being treated like a returned prodigal
son.
offers to tend bar in more than one south
ern city since he has been down in that
sunny section, but he has passed them all
up.
Rube's experience as a bartender a few
seasons ago. when he got mixed up a bit
with the genial Connie Mack, and in a
fit of temper deserted the Athletics and
went TO passing out drinks in a Camden
saloon, was no doubt an e%ffectual lesson
10 the elongated lad, and Waddell doesn't
want any more of 1t. Neither does the
Camden saloon man want any more base
One Of the Athletics happened to visit
the big Rube when he was presiding over
the counter in Camden, and he relates that
While standing before the bar q customer
dropped into the place and called for n
drink Of whiskey.
Waddell handed him the bottle, and the
fellow took a ''fioater,' much to the dis
gust of George Edward, who when be saw
a large-sized drink the man Ind disposed
of and just as the fellow was going out
shouted for him TO wait a moment.
This the man did, and Waddell, taking
the dime that had been passed over to
him. rang up z cents on the cash register
and gave the man back 8 cents change.
whats this for?" inquired the puzzled
customer rs he looked at the money.
Amt whlskey 10 cents a drink here2' he
asked.
Sure, shot back waddell, "but it
comes cheaper when we sell it by whole
sale"
Dick Cooley, who was one Of the noted
swatters of the Philadelphia National
League Club, was also one OF the noisiest
baseball players ever known.
Dick was the greatest kin of n cutup,
and was never still. either on or on the
ball field. Aside from his love for his
spike shoe profession Dick was ais some
| thing of an entertainer on humorous lines.
He could do a decidedly amusing black
face turn, and his talents were much in
Dick Is now working on one OF Keith's
Western circuits. reaping all kinds OF glad
some press notices, on account of his
ability. But long before he became famous
and when he was giving entertainments
around Philadelphia this clever ball tosser
always had a laundering for the stage.
One day a number of the Phiilies We're
sitting IN the clubhouse talking about the
coin they were going to win that day over
at the Sheepshead Bay race track, when
Dick Cooley came In with his genial
countenance diffused with glad light.
The cause was soon known, for 1t didn't
take Cooley long to let the whole bunch
know that he had been offered a week
trial at one of the leading vaudeville
houses in the Quaker City, with the stipu-
lation that # he made good he would he
given n tWenty weeks contract Tor the
winter months.
Then the fellows got out their hammers,
and they go%od-naturedly began to knock.
Finally. Dick, who was now pretty well
stirred up. turned to big ED Delehanty,
who was his closest friend. and asked in
almost pathetic tones:
Look here. Ed, don't you think l can
make my living on the stage?"
eyes" coolly shot back Del, as he
winked at the other players; you might
by driving it. This was too much for
the now thoroughly exasperated Dick,
and he STROBE from the clubhouse hurting
the most awful maledictions at the heads
of his comrades.