El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
ERRITIC PITCHERS;
THE TWO WORST
c.. Z. Van Loan Compares
Rube Waddell and
Bugs" Raymond.
CBy C. e. Van LOan.)

New York, June An the race FOL
distinction as the most erratic, eccen-
trio and daffy pitcher in the big
lea CUES Bugs" Raymond is leading o.
an elbow over our old friend, G. E6-
ward WaddelI, known to fame and a
portion Of Missouri as the "Rube"
The battle betw c. Edward and the
Bug" has been close one For many
moons Waddell held the belt for &c
centricity IF he had not been a won
derful baseball player, he would have
been chucked to the minors years ago
but pitchers like Wadden are so rare
that they must be preserved TO the
game.
We all remember the sorrows Of Os-
car Hammerstein and the many tribu-
lations forced upon him by his singers,
particularly the women. A woman with
wonderful voice can get away with
any thing short Of murder in the first
degree by blaming it upon her artistic
temperament,-whi is an ornamental
means for plain unadorned meanness,
selfishness and petty spite. II a So
prano got jealous of another woman
and tore up her contract, refused to
sing her roles and played smash gen
orally, she could blame it upon her ar
tistic temperament and all was forgiv
en- What a shame the "Rube" never
heard about that artistic temperament
thing, It would have been such handy
alibi for him.
sTRubeFs-- Accomplishment.
Waddell stuck in the limelight by
virtue of his ability 10 throw a ball
like a streak of lightning and throw 1t
twice or three times in the same place,
viz: over the Goodyear. IN between his
marvellous performances the "Rube" es-
tabIished himself as a bartender, a side
show barker. an actor, a sidewalk COM
median, a rough and tumble battler and
a very competent vessel for mixed IL
quors. He enjoyed the proud eminence
Of supreme bug of the major leagues
and everything was lovely until Bugs
Raymond happened along. Bugs" went
the "Rube' one better WaddeH in his
balmiest days never had a special keep
er engaged, by the management to take
him gently but firmly by the elbow and
steer him away from temptation
You never heard of chorus girl
with an overdose of the artistic tenn
permanent. A chorus girl who devel-
ops tantrums is fired Immediately.
You never heard of an eccentric ball
player who was not a good one, a bad
player would be sent back TO herd the
cows and coax the potatoes out Of the
ground with hoe
'.Rube'' and the Bug are good
players Raymond almost drove Nc
Graw to despair last season, for the
chubby manager realized what an
cellent pitcher Bugs really was and
tried to save him for the hard finish
of the season. McGraw even went so far
az to try physical persuasion upon his
big but erratic southpaEv, upon the
ground that a swift wallop on the nose
Is sometimes better than a ream OF
argument
Booze a Plenty.
McGraw tried to keep money out Of
Raymond's hands, figuring that II he
never had a cent he would be forced TO
keep his nose dry. No use. Bugs had
too many friends. His admirers were
always ready to purchase even If
Bugs had 10 look up in the air when
IL came his turn TO deliver orders to
the gent in the apron.
said one of the players, referring to
Raymond, and inside OF an hour he
Will turn up with q flask on his hip.
How he does it'll don't know. 1 guess
he just charms that liquor"
Unfortunately George Edward must
retire from the competition. Boston is
his hoodoo town. By reason of matri-
moDial troubles "Rube" was forced to
cut Boston off the pitching list, and
just as the clouds cleared away, bingi
on the elbow with a red hot liner, and
out goes the "Rube' with broken
bone
Reforming Thirsty Man.
At the end of last season nobody be-