Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
Admission, ST 90.

cided was a strike. and the rally was
over.
In his anger over being declared out
Schaefer did a war dance that would
| have done credit to real 1njun. Sud
denly he stopped. said a few things To
Connolly, grabbed the ball out of Nig
Clarke's hands. stood perfectly still for
a moment, and then batted the ball far
over the grandstand.
Connolly stood as If stupefied for min
ute SO and then he sent Schaefer
after the ball and on his way TO his hotel.
He was through for the afternoon. The
next day he informed Tommy that he
had made up his mind to hit the ball out
of the lot when he went to the plate. and
he decided to do SO even ii 1t cost him
three days and a little bit of money. 1t
did.
Schaefer tried to introduce little vaude-
vile into a game at Philadelphia, but
cynical Jack Sheridan refused to see
the humor of the situation.
When Sheridan came on the field TO
get the batting order, he noticed Ger
many wearing a beard that would have
made any Teuton comedian enVious lie
was a scream and got many laugh. for
a ball player with beard was something
of a novelty in base ball.
Schaefer was the second man at bat in
the first inning and as he approached the
plate the crowd simply went into con-
vulsions. Just as he reached the batter
gruff voice:
what do you think this is-a buresque
show? Remove those false things in
hurry or I'm liable to keep you out so
long you will be looking for a job in
some ten, twenty and thirty show.
You wear a mustache that looks worse
than many a false one / have seen, and
Bob Emslie wears a wig and gets away
with it, without any objections on the
part of the players replied Schaefer
Last CALL sang Sheridan as he twirl-
ed his mask and consented TO smile just
bit.
whiskers. stuffed them into his hip pocket
and proceeds to strike out. while the
crowd simply howled with delight
Tim Hurst is match for Schaefer and
when the veteran has charge of the game
Germany has his troubles getting away
with anything.
One day Tim called a strike on Schaefer
that he believed was very rotten. lie
made no objections in words, but dropped
mis- bat went over and got the broom,
cleaned the plate carefully and then, as II
to complete the job, got down on his
hands and knees and blew several mag
mary particles of dirt off the rubber.
Have you done a good job OF it?
asked Hurst after Schaefer resumed his
batting position
II have" CURLY responded the Tiger.
Then you are excused for the after
noon, Was the RESPONSE VI lHe tuDoy.
one.
Schaefer couldn't realize what had hap
pened until he saw Tim frantically way
ing at Jennings for another batter.
Then Schaefer did say few things
about Tins eyesight that wouldn't look
well in print. 3
The more you say of that stuff the
longer you will be excused" said Tim in
his whispering voice. Il understand the
English language and am also familiar
with all words of profanity in Irish, so IL
YOU want to cuss me II would be wise for
you to resort to the German, with which
/ am not familiar"
Now, when Schaefer wants to tell Tim
what he thinks of him he does it in the
most approved German and gets away
with it.
Schaefer is big attraction with the
Tigers. He gets his roasts Ike all other
players but the fans are always glad 10
see him cut up on the coaching lines or
do few funny antics at the plate.
Schaefer is relished because he Is the
only one of his brand in the league, and
his stuff is generally received with hur-
rah.