Evening star., 1909-01-24
TALES OF THE DIAMOND.

Comiskey Of the Chicago White SoN
says: 1T seems to me there's a lot Of
talk about star ball players quitting.
It's pretty soft for these fellows. Why.
when 1 was playing base ball 1 Was
always afraid the game would quit.
Il see said Matty Mcintyre. the De-
troit clubs great outfielder. as he UNI
folded his paper and began to read as
the train was hitting it up between
st. Louis and Chicago, that those Chi
cago brokers who plunged on new
wheat have all been ruined
Well" replied the logical Bill Cough
lin. as he inserted toothpick in his
teeth. new wheat has never ruined as
many men as old rye
St Louis fans are praying that
"Rube' WaddelIs constitution will with
stand the strain he is imposing on it.
Last week Waddell trained Smallwood.
a mere matter of running some twenty
miles day; built a track at the Coli
scum. acted as sporting editor. bought
dog. took part in an all-day target
shooting contest. played a game of as
sociation foot ball and borrowed So
from President Hedges. This is all
that has appeared IN print, but they
do say that the Reuben accomplished
other feats besides.
Ball player Sammy Strang shucked
Off his coat preparatory to a game of
billiards His shirt was a flannel Gre
alton in dark gray.
What kind of a shirt is that?" asked
Charley Atherton. as he looked on the
garment rather admiringy.
''Oh, that's Marathon replied Sam
my.
"A Marathon"
Yes. a Marathon. 1t can be worn a
week without showing signs of distress"
This is meant as tip to haberdashers.
In the sketch that Mike Donlin and
Mabel Hite are now putting on in vaude-
vile DOnlin is supposed to come home
from the Polo Grounds and inform his
wife that Hank O'Day has put him out
of the game. OF course. the inquisitive
Mrs Donlin asks for some reason, and
Mike says all that I said to him was:
We'll, you big NUT, you want to apply
for job in some blind asylum. You're
worse than the rankest dub that ever
worked in any bush league. The odor
of decayed cheese is the sweetest kind
of perfume compared with the fumes
that rise from you. Talk about second
story guys and pickpockets, why they
You look like a thug l saw beating his
old gray-haired mother the other day"
Did that Irish stiff put you out of the
game for saying such gentle things to
him? Honestly. Mike. I'm sore at you
that YOU didn't tell him a few mean
ones'' Is Mrs Donlins comeback.
The act is now playing at the Majestic
in Chicago. and. according to the sporting
editor of the Inter Ocean, Hank O'Day
made a visit to the theater in question to
see the show. Here is what he had to say
of Mikes lines:
Hank O'Day went over to the Majestic
to see Mike Donlin and Mabel Hite in
their sketch. When 1t reached the part
x-1l. F.lo. l.
Umpire ODay it was all Hanks compan-
ion could do to keep him from putting
Mike on the bench then and there.
Don't you believe he ever said all that
to me in one conversation said Hank.
'Ive been in the game too long to let
anything like that get away"
Telling of the Tricks of McGraw." a
writer in st. Louis daily says: McGraw
is always playing tricks on his team. and
often works them to great advantage for
the good of his club. One day in Mem
phis he got the men talking about how
fast certain ones could run to first. He
urged them on until they cot to betting
on it. 1t was decided to have races for
the next four days. and I was selected
as timekeeper. with Mickey Shannon, a
former jockey and trainer. as judge.
held the stop watch. On the second day
certain players on the team who had
never been thought of as speed 'cranks
were hanging up surprising records.
"Hunch it up a little Mae said to me
as he came around and looked at the
watch.
why, you'll make them run their
heads off, | replied.
Don't you see the gag" he said. And
then l got wise. In month I'll have
the fastest set of runners in the busi-
ness"
He had figured up the whoie scheme so
as 10 get the players worked up over
making fast time. That season they were
wonders.