The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-15

Ball players of today have various
ways OF adding to their salaries The
throng of admirers following every
team always includes rich men who
advise their heroes how 20 invest their
money. The public - ould be aston
ished to know the many killings that
were made in stocks by ball players
during the panic a year go last fall.
The season was just o. ar and the
players had all their cash in their
jeans. They listened TO wise words Of
counsel and great many almost
doubled their money.
Then again the players of today are
the thrifty kind anyway. Good fellows
in baseball are not what the good fell
lows of the old days were Instead OF
spreading their salaries among a dozen
or so popular bars, g. In the days of
yore, 1t nearly all goes into the bank,
into first mortgage bonds, gilt edged
stocks, etc.
Manager McGraw OF the giants was
telling a story down south of one of
his young players who started out to
be the most economical tight-wad on
earth. He didn't think tip was a
good thing for the Pullman car porters.
However, it looked bad not 70 remem-
Der the porter, so he evolvef clever
scheme to dodge tn tax.
BY taking his shoe. into the berth
every night the youngster fooled the
porter when he looked for the kicks.
When the athlete Got up in the morn
ing he would bawl out the poor porter
for not shining his gunboats. That
would bring on a wore or two and the
player would have an excuse for not
slipping the customary two bits" to
the porter.
The retirement by stars In both
leagues have changed the pennant
chances OF several teams to quite de-
gree. Without Klina and Evers (the
latters retirement being only for an
other week, howeyerl the worlds
champions are not the team the fans
had to admire in 06, '07 and '0s. For
King and Evers happen TO be the
two biggest cogs in that great machine.
The New York giant have lost in
Donlin's retirement the man who was
worth more than any other two men
on the team and when IL came to bat
ting in runs last season.
King, Donlin and rvvers have been
the chief retiring gents Of the National
league with Jones and Walsh In the
front rank of American league retirers.
The loss OF Jones was almost enough
to put the white sox out of considera-
ton for this years pennant, but they
will be absolutely done for IL Walsh
doesn't come back and before very
long.
|, The reds have hustled They are ex-
ceptionally fast on their feet, in get
ting to first, In base running and in
fielding. Most OF the hitting is left
for Lobert, Paskert Gnd Mitchell. but
they make the mo-: of their chances.
Detroit's sprint out ! nfront Of the
American league race is a proof OF
that teams gameness. After the two
drubbings the tigers had at the hands
of the National league champions. one
might expect the- to show broken
spirit and slack up in their work But
on the contrary, they a-e hustiing
harder than ever and with their in
field improved by ne addition Of Mo-
l'riarity and Bush look like o sure res
peater on form.
But Cleveland lis also there with i'm
provements and. EntiI the season is
over, no one will know whether the
maps or tigers added the greater
strength to their teams curing the
winter. st. I4souIs Ii being helped
vastly by Lou criger. who fl catching
as well as he ever did in his life. That
means that the browns have as good u
catcher as there Ii In the business to-
day. Good catchers and pitchers make
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