The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-28

/ EOR some mysterious reason the
i Cleveland sport writers have
omitted TO tell us the real reason OF
/ Elmer Flick's continued inability TO
get into playing --~------------S
form. indigestion WHY FLICK
Is said to be the IL OUT
cause. but rumor OF m.
backed up by cir
cnmstantial evidence of a rather con
elusive character, goes iato Il some
what deeper.
ELMER FLICK is ON THE SHELF
AS THE RESULT OF HIS OvER-IN-
DILIGENCE OF YEARS AT THE
DINNER TABLE.
Ball players In general. especially
the veterans. have learned that, espe-
cially on days when a game is on the
cards. IL is the height OF foolishness
TO eat hearty dinner. To load the
stomach and then to play strenuous
game or ball is surely a terrible han
dicap TO the digestive system and is
likely 10 work lasting injury to the
stomach. As a rule bowl OF soup Is
all the veteran player will eat before
taking the field. After the game Is
when the athletes set their gustatory
records.
But Flick WAS a farmer youth, ac-
customed whsn he broke INFO base
ball TO three hearty meals. a day with
the heaviest one round noon. His ca
reer as an athlete found this custom
unchanged. For years he got away
with II. for his was the constitution
Of horse. In time the abused stem
sch gave out and revoked. When the
doctors got busy Win the case, Elmer
found out that his comrades, who had
warned him, were right.
Elmer had learned his lesson
Whether reform will undo the damage
OF many seasons Is a matter to be de-
termined later.
Southpaw Bill Bailey OF the Browns
had the same habit which laid FlicR
low He ate hearty dinner Tuesday
and Detroit knocked him out OF the
box. Jack O'Connor had warned him
when he saw the lad at dinner. THE
NEXT DAY BAILEY ATE LIGHTLY
AND BEAT THE TIGERS, ALLOW
ING BUT FIVE HITS.
THE Saginaw Southern Michigan
i league club played a game the
other day with the semi-professIonsl
champions OF the city before a large
<-----------~crowd. Said crowd
THEN THE wanted 10 see the
UMPIRE league team win as
WEAKENED. II surely would.
>bsrring accidents
but also had friends In the other camp
To make certain that the little team
would make the desired showing, an
umpire was secured who was inform
ed TO favor them on every opportunity
unless Il might mean the loss OF the
game, in which case be was to use
his best judgment.
The umpires name was HessIer and
he did all that was expected OF him
Whenever there was room for doubt,
and often when there was not. he
handed II to the leaguers in the neck
But, in spite OF II all, the profession
ais proceeded for eight innings TO
hand their junior rivals neat packages
ran up the score.
Came the ninth and a wild throw
gave one OF the semi-pros third base
with one out. The batter raised a
| fly on which the runner attempted
| to score. An accurate throw beat him
] ten feet Catcher Cadman jammed
his knee down in front OF the plate.
pinned the runner OF by two feet and
put the ball on him.
SAFE" announced the arbitrator.
mo, Mo-" shrieked Cadman. with
out breaking the pose and holding the
local talent securely in his position.
Come here and take look"
The uinp took couple OF steps ana
gazed. The runners arm was stuck
straight out tnward the plate. but was
fully two feet from reaching II.
I'm SORRY TO SAY IT." HE
FINALLY REMARKED, BUT ]
GUESS HE is OUT AFTER ALL"
And thus ended the game.
ollie Pickering is out OF the game