The evening world., 1910-12-20
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Charles Weskit Murphy Comes
to the Financial Rescue Of the
Poor Magnates, and Now the
Rich Ball Players viii Have
to Pay for Their Uniforms.

THAT's a funny stunt originated by
Charles Wcskit Murphy out in
Chicago. Bright idea OF Murphy's
60 save one for the starving and
downtrodden magnates by forcing the
opulent ball players 70 pay $50 per suit
20 the ball clubs for their uniforms.
For years the owners OF bail clubs,
forced TO go around with their coats
out at the elbows. their pants out at
the knees and their toes peering visit
fully through the holes in the end OF
their shoes. have been ~cudgelllng their
tagged brains for some way TO curtail
the exrenses that were dragging them
down. But at last Charles Weskit has
solved the problem. With tho money
saved by no longer furnishing uniforms
for careless players TO wear out zach
season the ball clubs In the big league
can establish themselves on a sound
financial footing, the hungry magnates
can feed again and Charlie Murphy can
Mt least afford 10 wear a vest. Selah!
(whatever that means).
Z YATURALLY. Charles weshat's
IN economies will MI the ball
players with admiration and en-
thuslasm. They will work their fingers
20 the bone 20 shcw their appreciation.
And the public will benefit by seeing a
season of baseball that will throw all
other seasons into the shade. Let the
good work 30 on. Let Charles wesklt
nx up some scheme for charging the
players with the palatial omnibus that
takes them out to the games. with all
carfares TO and from practices and all
the little incidental expenses Incurred In
moving around the country during the
baIl-playiffg season. Then the inagnates
VIII probably get together when the
Christmas spirit moves them and pre-
sent Charlie with a magnlhcently en-
crossed vote OF thanks.
4 FEW days ago l suggested In this
~, column that II was something OF
n joke TO call the winner of. our
National-American league serles worlds
champions" when there were other ball
playing countries unrepresented in the
alleged championship.
Down IN Cuba they have Just rubbed
In the truth OF my idea by completely
thrasing the champion Athletics. The
AimendaIes aud Havana mines took a
double-heade from the Athletic, by
scores OF 7-5 and e.. While beating
the "world's champions" tho Cubans tool,
great delight In hammering Chief Bender
all over the lot. .
~ would be inuch more modest ~ the
Mu'S ul oul Ivasue series Simply
ITn,,ad sta,as "'
An amusing side line is tho re,or, TIM,
the American ball teams will not be al.
lowed 10 20 down TO Cuba after this year.
The magpates view with alarm" this
tendency OF the cuhans TO whip the
worlds champions" Apparently II Is
very bad for the reputation OF any team
30 70 down to the little island and pla y
ball there. II makes the worlds cham
pions" thing a good Joke-too good n
joke for the box office receipts to come,
Who wants 20 see n champion With a bis
blot on his escutcheon?
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BE ATTEL.L ran OUT of his
~ match with packev Mcfarland
Tba,'s tha Main ,ru,b n, On,
$780, - ~" =,
nn,' h''" SUI w. "o.' y
my "'Dso" ah' 's,oou " u ~ wy
rair'hont n T. Fackey maze MS wore
good. Attell didn't.
Attell met McFarfahd by accident II
Chicago. spackey 'kidded" Abe int,
agreeing IN boy. Then porkev asle,
An ,nhara 10 no,,,I H. 60 Iii ~,
$3.50 49, ~
oo". o'' ~ H'osohs o'uo III NeV
horA' SAD ADe' Ihat Just suits me-
nut IN NnEnrl1 Nd WAS ABROAD