Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-02


exactly know how had got It into
my head that tho presldent was Il
tough proposition 10 got enthusiastic
over, but I never was more mistaken
In my llfe In all my career as ball
player, have never met any one
easier 10 talk 10 or more agreeable IN
his manner When | Was introduced
TO him as the captain and manager OF
tho Chicago club he shook hands with
me In tho most cordial way
'I'ye been hearing 80 much Of you
for the past few years he said. that
I've had a great curiosity to meet tho
man who has done such great work
IN the athletic field"
"But you mustn't forget, Mr. Presi,
dent" | said as modestly as | knew
how, that | couldn't do much without
tho support Of the other boys Besides,
tho press has been pretty good to me,
Sometimes when / read the papers
am aHtOnlsh6d 10 nnd out what a big
fellow ! am"
Well" he laughed, 80 long as the
balance Ia In your favor you cant iind
amy fault with the newspapers I'm
sure mover do"
Then | introduced the othor boys,
and for each Of them the president
had hearty handshake and pleas
ant word never saw anybody better
equipped with the exact thing to say
and such telling way of saying H.
lie certainly made a big hit with the
Chicago club and when we left the
White House no wished IN Jolly trip
and a successful one, and thero wasn't
man Of us that didn't lake away
with him tho most agreeable impress
sion Of Grover Cleveland
when wa returned to America after
our world glrdllug tour, Benjamin
Harrison had moved into tho White
House Some one suggested that It
would be the proper caper to pay him
a yidt and after n good many huns
and hawB It wRs arranged that we
should giyo tho president call II
wo had expected a repetition Of the
hospitality that President Cleveland
had shown uB We didn't get t. Ben
iumiu was ciyll--barcly so--but you
have II straight from me that the at.
mosphero at that reception would
have made an icicls long for an over
coat We were oil mighty uncom.
Portable over the presidents failure
to appreciate the houor We were doing
him. and the AlLAmOricans wero 10
upset over It that we wiped tho
ground with them that afternoon, the
score standing l8 to g.
After | had once settled beyond re
call that | would make this round,the,
world junkot | started In 10 make all
my plans with direct reference to the
enjoyment intended to get out of the
trip As soon as found that there
were to bo ladies' In tho party-Mr.
spaldinR decided 10 take his mother
and Ned WilliRmson's better hall
vowed he shouldn't stir step with.
out her--I asked Mrs Anson to &C.
company us She didn't SEQ how she
could nj nrst, but finally she said "All
right, and wo were ready at tho Rp.
pointed tlmo
On October 20 tho Chicago aud All.
American teams played farewell
game on tho league grounds In chi
caEo II was \ pleasant afternoon Rnd
a big crowd assembled to give uR "a
proper sondotf II was hot game
ono OF the very llyellost ever took n
hand IN on course wa didn't want
to be boaten by the All.AnNricas on
our own grounds Just MS We were
starting on TO show the world what
a wonderful bunch We were. but IL
would have tlckled the picked nine TO
death II they could have done the
trick. and they tried It for all they
were worth
II didn't maierialzo We won by
score OF II TO q, and that very night
we were on ON the first trip around
the world ever made by American ball
players, a trip that was so full Of ad-
venture aud 30 unique IN It's character
that II win stand forever In the annals
OF tho game as thing 10 DO remem-
bored
Nor did Il interfere a little bit with
my anticipation OF II royal good time
to have It suggested TO me by some Of
my friends, and to realize 1t perfectly
myself, that no matter how big "A sue.
oess It might turn ont to he from n
financial and professional standpoint
It was going to be the most telling ad-
yertsoment for certain sporting
goods busineBs ever devised by human
ingenuity
The goodtIm feature Of tho scheme
worked TO charm-nnd 80 did the ad
yortIsing As for the rest-well, my
share OF tho lossos incurred in work
ing out that brilliant publicity dodge
was 800 But, B have already
admitted had a tIptop umol
Continued In tomorrow's papcr)
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