Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
WIVES OF CUBS
EXPLAIN DEFEATS
Mrs. Chance a Game Loser.
Always Sees Another
Opportunity.

When some one wants something more
than anything else in the world and then
loses it, it's good time to let him or
her alone. That's logic from away back
and applies to reporters just the same as
to anybody else.
The timid reporter who was assigned
to interview the wives of the Cub players
at the conclusion of the unpleasant event
at the West Side ball park was on the
job again. He didn't fall heir to couple
of million dollars or anything else, and
he still needs the money and the job.
That's why he was there.
The Cubs had started their great up
hill fight on Saturday and Mr.. Reporter
was well aware that If the Athletics
slipped in another victory it would mean
the death Of the Cubs hopes for the
worlds championship. No one, not even
reporter, likes to ask the views of a
person who has suffered a great loss, and
folks are not likely to be smiling pleas
antly when such questions are asked. 1t
isn't natural and Mr.. Reporter knew It
before and after.
So far in advance did he know it that
he began roofing for the Cubs to win
from the moment he climbed out of bed
in the morning. He rooted hard, even
harder than he ever rooted before. He
rooted all the way to the ball park and
there he rooted SO much that the other
reporters with easier jobs didn't care for
his company one bit. When he put on
the slow pedal he rooted silently, but
none the less fervently, for victory.
AS the innings rolled by and the score
was close he still hoped for victory. But
then that awful eighth inning intruded
itself, the Athletics scored five runs, and
duty called-called harshly to Mr. Re-
porter to get on the job. He waited until
the mob of disappointed fans had shut
fled down the steps leading from the
landing to the sidewalk. Pretty soon the
wives of the players appeared on the
landing.
First he just stood and looked at those
whom he had to interview. Courage came
slowly and he wished that some other re-
porter with lots of nerve had been put
forward, then one back He travelled one
foot toward duty that way, then finally
made dash up to Mrs. Manager Chance.
Mrs. Chance was talking with some
friends, but permitted Mr.; Reporter to
he said, but Mrs. Chance replied that
she was just as game a loser as winner.
You see. we can't always wtn," she
said. 'If we did there wouldn't be any
game. There has to be loser. but this
is only one year. There Is another year
coming. The Cubs have lost, and that is
all there Is to it,
Mrs. Mordecai Brown wasn't far away.
and with renewed courage Mr.. Reporter
waltzed up. Mrs. Brown naturally wasn't
inclined to be happy, but she told what
she thought of that game. She said:
Every bit Of luck in that game broke
wrong for the Cubs and right for the
Athletics. Mordecaf pitched fine ball up
to that eighth inning, when two decisions
were made by one of the uInpires that
did not look fair OF course. regret
the defeat just as much as Mr.. Brown
but know how gamely he takes it, and
I shall do the same"
Mrs. Joseph (Actor) Tinker. like many
the game, but the air of disappointment
was everywhere. and 1t was no surprise.
Mrs. jeff Pfeiffer expressed regret. but
announced that the Cubs would next year
be right back in the hunt for the world
championship. and believed they would
turn the tables next time.