The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-27
CUNNINGHAM MUST GET IN
CONDITION AT ONCE OR GO
Nationals Manager Gives Second Basenan to Under.
stand He Will Tolerate Loafing No Longer.

ginning Of last season ct the same fig-
Tres. but he did not hit in his old-time
form, and experienced one of the poorest
years of his professional career.
When contract was sent Gessler this
winter a substantial cut was made, and
II was for this reason that the big
fielder held out until he had a chance
To talk with Manager McAleer and
President Noyes.
AS has been previously stated, GessIer
signed his contract when President Moves
was in Atlanta, but a clause was in
serted in the document to the effect that
if he batted at certain figure, presum-
ably around the 800 mark, he would be
paid a bonus at the close of the season.
amounting to the terms of his last years
contract So GeSSler has every induce
msnt offered to break Up a few games
with some of those old-time long drives
And he says he is going to do ii, too.
Chief Swain and Charley Conway. both
tipping the scales around the 200 mark.
engaged in a catch-as-catch-can wrest-
ling bout after practice yesterday, and
had 1t out hot and heavy on the grass.
Jim McAleer refereed and rendered his
decision a draw, although Conway was
the aggressor and many claimed should
have won on points.
Hugh Fullerton. the well-known Chi
cago baseball writer, who was here with
the Cubs Thursday and Friday. pulled
one of the best stories ever told about
Germany Schaefer. Here's the story:
Five years ago, during the final White
Sox-Detroit SERIES" said Fullerton. II
dropped into Joe Cantillon's Log Cabin
saloon one night and found a crowd Of
ball players in the place, all of whom
were discussing the outcome of the
American League pennant race. as at
that time Chicago was leading by a
scant margin and two other clubs were
giving them an awful fight.
Somebody opened up on the pitchers,
telling how much better We're the White
Sox fingers than those of the other
American League clubs, and then I but
ted in and said: That's right, those
White Sox twirlers have something on
the rest of the guys, for the reason that
they possess brains and most of you
NUTS haven't any
Il had to explain what I meant and
told them about Doc White how he al
ways kept his eyes open and If he saw
batter half asleep he always shot a
fast one over the plate before the man
''Schaefer finally agreed with me. and
murmurng. I'll remember that. old boy,
and you can bet Doc White will never
catch me mapping again.
'Schaefer made good his threat too,
for the next day White was pitching for
Chicago against Detroit and the score
stood l to in favor of the Windy City
boys when the ninth opened. Schaefer
was out of the game with a broken
thumb, but was sent in to bat for the
Detroit pitcher. When Germany step
ped up to the plate the Tigers had a
man on first base. Two hands were
down, and Germany. remembering Full
lerton's words the night before, let the
first ball go by and stood in a careless
attitude, looking into the grand stand,
but with one eye on White. The doctor,
he had the Dutchman mapping.
shot fast one right over the plate
waist high. Schaefer was ready for it
and walloped the ball into the left field
bleacherS for a home run
Here's %here the funny part comes
in. Schaefer took his time g6ng around
the bases and paid his respects to every
infielder on the way around. I'll bet if
Schaefer told what he said to the boys
it would make good reading. but We
never found out That home run won
the game for the Tigers"
The writer hunted up Schaefer and
asked him If he remembered the in
cident, and he said he did. He was
urged to tell what he said to the boys
while making the circuit, and with a
grin replied: oh, I only gave them
my respects and told them I was glad
to SEQ them"