The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
ANECDOTES TOLD OF DIAMOND STARS Peculiar Incidents Occur While
 on the Road IN THE BIG LEAGUES Dope About Popular Players That Will Appeal With Peculiar Interest to the Baseball Fan Reader.
 Jonah Town.
IN THE BIG LEAGUES
From the PhiladeIphla PnbIic Ledger

Philadelphia is Tom NeedhamS s Jonah town. Every time he has played here during the six years of his major league career he has been injured in some way, and he dreads even to walk on the Phil lies grounds
 of l don't get hurt in the gamo." walled Tom. telling of his hard luck, Kid Gleason bites me I had a kneecap knocked off there. a foul tip hit me on the Adams apple and drove 1t around to the other side of my neck; I broke finger and busted a nose
 "One game I was catching I remarked that l was lucky after the eighth in- ming and l had escaped without being hurt at all. I went in in the ninth in- ming and Dooin slid to the plate and cut three holes in my leg.
 Last season I got through a whole season without getting hurt in Philadel- phia and in the last game I was scared to death for fear they would pull me in. After the game was over I was run ming to escape from the grounds as quickly as possible and I tripped on the fell, banged my nose against another step and mashed it flat"
 Chance of the Cubs and Griffith of the Reds, rival managers. are the greatest of friends and have been since the days when Chance. a raw young recruit from the coast. joined Anson's crowd. when Griffith was a star pitcher. When the Cubs and Reds were fighting their se- ries Griffith was standing around on the coaching lines, shouting at Reulbach and screaming at the umpire: Watch his foot Watch his footl" all with the idea of shaking Reulbachs nerve. Chance walked up to the umpire and Grif came running from the other side.
 Don't pay any attention to that Dago idiot" remarked Chance to Klem. That gag about watching the pitchers foot is older than he Is and that is as old as baseball"
 What did Griffsay then?" asked some one
 don't know" said Chance. Every time I hang something to him I turn my deaf ear toward him and walk away so I cant hear him."
 Jimmy Sheckard isn't superstitious, but he thinks certain things bring good luck and certain things bad, and he has a sor- rOWful tale regarding uOuDle- -neader that the Cubs recently played in Cincin- natl
 'I found out" says Sheckard, that taking a chew of tobacco keeps me from hitting, so 1 decided before the games started that l would chew gum all after noon. l chewed gum for eight innings and got three hits out of three times at the bat l certainly wanted to take a chew, but l wouldn't do 1t until the game was won. In the eighth inning I took a chew of tobacco, and when came to bat In the ninth I hit an easy bounder down the infield.
 That made me mad. so I determined never to chew tobacco again. I took a big wad of chewing gum and everything went right The first three times I went to bat in the second game I got hits and we had the game won. Finally they got a couple of men on bases and I got excited and borrowed a chew of tobacco. They got two runs and went ahead and when I went to the bat in the last inning, needing hit to win or tie the game, I couldn't get 1t. That's why I have quit chewing tobacco"
 Judge Kenesaw M. Landis and Johnny Evers one of the Cubs second basemen, are great chums and loyal supporters of each other The day that Evers came back to Chicago after hesitating for weeks as to whether or not he would play ball this season, he dropped in at a downtown restaurant for dinner, and Judge Landis was eating with party of friends. Evers started past their table, but the famous judge. who imposed the S29, 900 fine on the Standard Oil, sum- moned him and said:
 "If I were on the other side of the table I'd hug you," and Evers sat in the seats of the mighty and ate with the powers of the federal government.
 Before the party broke Up Judge Landis said: Johnny, the first day you get into the game let me know"
 A couple of days later Judge Landis. on his bench in the federal court hearing an important case, received a telegram which read:
 "Will be in game today. J. Evers.'
 For a moment the jurist studied seri- ously over the message and then, sum moning his baIiff he announced: "The court will now adjourn until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock"
 And, jumping into a cab, he rushed to the West Side ball park.
 Here is story only remotely connected with baseball. There was a photogra- pher sent down to a southern resort this spring to take photographs of the play CTS In spring practice, and he engaged in the poker game and. being unable to defend himself, he fell for about s7O.
 That's all right" he said, "Ill make it up on expense account
 
 on expense account when you have only been out three days?'' asked a curious athlete.
 well. I'll charge them $25 for rent of dark room," said the photographer.
 How can you do that when you are sending all your plates in to be devel- oped?"
 That's easy. I had to hire the dark room to load the camera"
 Yes insisted the curious one, "but they may know that the dark room Is half a mile out in the middle of the water and that you can reach it with out swimming or hiring a boat"
 Great idea" remarked the resourceful staff photog. "Ten dollars for rent of boat to get to dark room'
 Chicago's Smoke Problem. From the Chicago Record Herald
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