Evening star., 1908-01-19
How Buck Freeman Got Results.

| How Buck Freeman Got Results.
Buck Freeman who yet holds the major
| league records for home runs. made II
one season, having copped the medal while
member of the Washington team back
| in the ao.s. is a great chicken fancier. He
takes huge delight in attending to the
wants of his fearhery charges during the
off-season
Up in the Pennsylvania mining toWr
where Buck lives. the sport of fishtine
chickens is one that is thought more o
than even base ball. and the coal beavers
when they are so fortunate as TO escape
being entombed under thousands OF tons
of coal find their greatest relaxation In
chicken fight.
Now Mr. Freeman is famous all through
the mining region on account of the game
quality of chickens he raises. and when
ever il is announced that some of Buck
F'reemans fowls are TO be entered in
cooking main there is a scramble for
| tickets.
Last year Buck Freeman. who played
with Milwaukee. happened to meet Jerry
Freeman, who played in the same league
but who will hold down the first sack for
the Nationals the coming season. and
soon the two Freemans got 10 talking
about game chickens.
Jerry said to Buck:
"On, by the way, Buck: how do YOU
make such good fighters out OF your
chickens?'
why. I feal 'em scraps" drawled old
Ruck. as he Gt:rked a short-arm jab that
the big ,irst-s.cker sent in his direction.
When Lajoie Lost His Temper.
Base ball Ilayers while on the cars are
as full Of mischief as pumpkin IS Oh
seeds I'll .;r gambols remind one OF SO
many healthy schooiboys out for noH-
day. Perhaps il is because they are such
an. unusually healthy lot OF athletes tnat
the spike shoe lads are always luil OF
life: ut airy rate when travelling on the
railway ears they will let everyone on that
train know tnat there are a few living
people about.
One of the n.erriest bunch OF base bail
niayers is lie Cleveland crowd, with the
exception of Napoleon Lajoie, who though
of French extraction, Is most sedate
Larry is indeed, q silent Fellow or d
base ball player. When ne gets on car
he can sit in enc position with hardly a
so,1iru anita Ihe train arrives at the city
where the team is hooked TO play.
The Other fellows. led by the genial Ad-
die Joss mo:e than make up for the taci-
turnity of tneir leader. aud though 1t is
bv no me:ls a safe occupation To play
Jokes on Napoleon, still. at times. he has
tn stand .or fall with the rest OF his
comrades.
Last season when the Cleveland ciut
was on it's way to Chicago. Addie Joss,
one of the biggest cut-ups in the business.
as we'll as one o. the bes; fellows person.
ally. determine to shake Lajoie out oi
his lethargy When there was a good
crowd OF the Cleveland players washing
IN in the toilet room. Addie rushed UP to
where Lajoe as seated in the smoking
room and Stimulating the greatest excite
ment. cried out:
'>Say, Nap. come here. quick, ii you
want TO see something swell.
With a bound Larry was out o. his seat
and racing down The aisle on dead run
for the toilet department Of the train
When Lazy arrived breathless in the
toilet room, -AGdie. with most serious
expression on his face. said:
Now. Nap. if YOU want to see some
thing swell. just take this sponge and
drop il in the wash basin.
aisle Larry said some things. which no