Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-12
CHAPTER XVII.
Awarding the Prizes.

It would be impossible to rescribe IN
words the reception which the team re-
ceived upon it's return to Lowell after
this memorable game at the foio
Grounds. Receptions there had peeh
plenty to victorious teams at Lowell, put
all those that had gone before could not
compare in any way with the glorious
welcome that was given the team OF ~.
commencement was still few days
off, but the season was over and 1t was
time to put away the ball, bat and glove
so far as real games were concerned
Very soon commencement day would ar
rive and that day would see the depart
IRE from school Of some of the greatest
players the college world has ever known.
The evening before commencement the
scholarship prize winners were announced
by the intercollegiate Athletic Associa-
ton There was hardly any surprises
on this score. for it was apparent even
before the games with Jefferson to the
few who had seen the two teams play
that Lowell would again carry Off the
prizes.
The wonderful showing made by Case.
Hagner, Radams and RObb during almost
the entire season put them so far aneao
of all competitors that there could be but
one result.
Hans. of course standing head and
shoulders above all of them in the rec
ords. carried off the prize as the pest
alI-around man. Hagner was. next to
Hal. the happiest man in school. NO
more selling books for him. His college
course was assured. Furthermore. he re-
ceived an invitation from the Pirates to
ioin them at the end Of his course at
salary which was SO tempting that right
then he signed contract to begin as
before
chose.
Case also need not worry in future
about his college expenses. All tuition
and $500 per year during his college
course was a wonderful tmng Ior nm,
he thought, but when the manager Of
the Highlanders came along and onered
him $1,000 a year to play with them
after he was graduated he could hardly
contain himself.
Radams was the winning pitcher. ac-
cording to the records, and after con-
sidering a lot Of offers he agreed to play
with the Pittsburg Pirates. IL at all, upon
leaving school, because Larke and Glbps
had wanted him to.
and there was a scramble among the
professionals to induce this heavy hit
ting outfielder to come with them.
Jenkins, however, took Robb aside apd
told him quietly that instead OF prac-
play professional ball for few years
that he had received such a tempting Of
fer from the Tigers to manage their club
that he could make more out of it than
out of the law, and that professional
base ball had been put on such high
plane In the last few years that 1t was
as good profession as any. He got
Robb to agree to play ball with the
Tigers if he played on any professional
team in the future.
Talkington fell victim to the wiles of
a Red Sox scout SO far as his promises
were concerned. and agreed to join them
as soon as he was graduated.
Several of the graduating players
thought as Jenkins, and could not resist
the tempting offers of large sums to join
the big leagues and play ball for living
for a while.
Larke and Gibbs, as stated before.
joined the Pittsburg Pirates-Larke as
manager. and that's how Radams came
to show up there later.
Everson said he was going into the shoe
business in New York state, and he did ;
but he couldn't resist the temptation Of
fered him by the Cubs, and for many
years played a rafting game at second
base for them and made a lot of money
in this way. When he got there he was
much surprised to find Miner Black
pitching for them.
Delvin was signed by the famous New