Evening journal., 1910-08-20
MASCOT is ON
MACK'S PAYROLL
Superstition Brings White
Elephant YOungSter Into
the Game
RASTUS WOULDN'T
STAY FROM GROUNDS

Baseball clubs are superstitious.
Nothing new in that, but the supersti-
ton brought into the game the club
mascot
Nearly every big league club has a
mascot and nearly every mascot has
received considerable publicity. He is
looked upon as an institution. Rastus,
black Of skin and a typical darky In
every way, became the best advertised
mascot in the country. Jerry McCarthN
followed the Boston Red Sox around;
Frank Smiths young son wore a White
Sox uniform; Cleveland had the young
brother Of a member of the Maps team
while Philadelphia this year took unto
their circle a little hunchback. The
Athletics mascot is the only boy sure
of his job.
Mack Exnlains.
He was such a polite and pleasant
little fellow that we decided to take
him along" explained Connie Mack.
Gle goes to school In Philadelphia,
and after school closed we asked him
whether he dared to travel with us. He
said he would like II. and we included
| him on the Western trip. He is unlike
other mascots. This hoy is on our pay
roll and draws q salary Just as any
PLAYER. From the luck we have been
having the members OF the team think
he deserves IT,
Waivers on Jerry.
Jerry Mccarthy is likely 10 be ruled
out of the league. Reports say they are
asking waivers on Jerry. He Is the lit.
tie fellow whom the Red SoX had last
season. The Boston team was success.
ful and this year Jerry was again
taken west with the team.
He is popular in every American
League city The best thing Jerry does
Is to initiate Hughie Jennings. II he
loses his Job with the Boston club he
will probably go on the stage and give
limitations of famous managers.
Jerry would he strong with Boston
had II not been for the beating the
Red Sox had to take in Chicago town
/ This queered Jerry and waivers were
asked on him. But they will have 10
take Jerry back TO Boston so Mr.. Nc
Carthy does not give a rap. as there
is only one more trip for the Hub team
to make and Jerry has gazed on oil
that scenery.
RastuS Released.
'Rastus received some awful treat
ment this season So Rastus says. IL
will always claim that he helped De
troit land a few pennants and thel
they gave him his release.
He showed up at Bennett Park a
the heginning OF this season. To b
more exact. he showed up long befor
that. The first they saw of him ws
IN indianapolis on the spring trip. +
was denied admission IN the exhibit,
{. games there. and he followed the tea
10 Detroit. only 10 he denied his usu
admittance to Bennett Park
u Rastus was dubbed mo 'ccou
mascot" Players said he was a hc
II doc II such n thing ever existed
was told 10 stay away. but he didr
He hung around on the outside of {
park and he sold sport extras aft
every game. They could not deny hi
p the privilege Of the sidewalk and q
3 street. so 'Rastus stayed there. Eve
time the Tigers lost 'Rastus wore
smile as broad as he used 10 wei
when the team won.
Another Mascot
IN the fall Of 1908, during the worl
series with the Cubs. Rastus becan
the Cubs mascot. and he firmly bI
, lievos to-day that II was his presenC
on the Cubs bench that beat the r
, bers. Detroit chased 'Ras" from N
bench during the latter part of N
, season of 1908 because the team wa
, losing. After he left, Detroit won tn
/ pennant and that settled Erasmu
r This year another colored boy took IN
place of 'Ras' but the Tigers lost an
D the plckanniny lost his job.
3 II the Athletics win the pennant thi
Z year there is one lad sure of q goo
@ time next summer But II is a ga
D season for all the other mascots