The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-26
MACk's MASCOT
WON THE GAME
Athletics Attribute Their Victory
to Diminutive olunster
On the Bench.
Is a.. CRIPPLE
But Nevertheless Louis Nanzeelst
Brought Victory TO the Worlds
Is A.. CRIPPLE

PHILADELPHIA, PA. October &c.
- When the base ball special pulled
into the Broad street station. Phiiadel-
phia. on Monday evening and Connie
Mack, diplomatic manager OF the VIC
~torieus Athletics. walked down tho
platform, many wondered who h HIT
lie fellow at his size was. Thousands
ef base bali fans looked at the tiny
chap and transferred their gaze to
the bigger figures, those oT the players
who had brought To Philadelphia the
henor Tor the first time the supreme
blue ribt,on III random. Little did
they know that away down in their
hearts. III tina eorner where super
stitten il safely lacked up. many of
the players felt that the diminutve
chap who walked beside the great
Connie Mack had "A great cal TO do
With The namlbling ri the Chicago
Cubs.
Connie Mack himself thinks so. In
his heart of hearts he ieeis that
Soais Nanzeeist, the Athletics bat
,ites and mascot, brought luck TO he
White Elephants, All men are super
stitiatAs to "A certain aegree, and those
Who furnlSil amusement for the mil
lions are at times superstitious to a
fault. lie that as IL may there Is
every JASON IL believe that Louis
proved a lucky mascot To the Phila-
sfeiphia Americans. He ii waS who
with Connie Mack was the first TO
enter the Bellevue-Stratford after
they had passed between the two solid
lines 81 cheering. bowling humanity
after the worlds champions had ar
rived III their honie town.
Mascot ~ Cripple.
Unlike hundreds OF other bat boys
- ~ .ZZ.at hA Ao,~n fAN,aEt tb-tr
way TO baseball fame, Louis Will never
lie a player. Nature has so ordered
II. TIM little chap is one OF those
anfartunGtes whose head sits low In
the center Of his shoulders and on
whose hack there is ii teli-Laie hump.
from which his coat hangs in loose
folds. Thus ne has been since birth
and thus he will be until death. But
with all this he II cheerful n bright,
aud no doubt l. to-day h happiest
boy III the world
frem earliest childhood he has al
ways taken a great interest In the
national game and at an early age
got To knou by name nearly every
player in the big leagues. Last year.
two months before the baseball season
was over, the Athletics were pitted
against the Detroit team. a little
boy, with bright dark eyes and a
peculiarly f0rn1er rack walked to tire
graudstana ticket taken and without
a word proceeded to enter the bail
park, The ticket taker asked him for
his ticket. Delving down Into an
inner pocket the little chap. nothing
~aanuted, drew out Il picture of RUDE
0ldring painted In bright colors on
a card such as IL found in cigarette
boxes. Without turning an eyeiash
the Tiny chap presented this to the
Ticket taker and continued on his
way into the srandstand, fThe ticket
taker was so impressed with the bus!-
nessiikc air of the lad that he allowed
him To- go his way. Louise chose a
seat we'll down in front and settled
TO Wow the game.
Connie Mack walked out on the
field and Spying he lad called him TO
thu, edge af the stand. How would
You like IL tend bats for us to-day"
asked ths manager OF the present
worlds champions. No greater honor
could ava been bestowed upon the
little fan. He Was soon on the field
as though 1t had always been his es-
peciai duty. That day the Athletics
defeated their opponent by. a score
af : to o.. Mack asked the lad his
name. Louis told him. Come around
tomorrow. We will need you.'' said
the great manager. The next day
Louis was there. Whenever he was
present the Mackmen won. When he
absnt they lest. He became their