The evening world., 1911-02-18
Raymond Drinking Buttermilk
Among Surprises Before Men
Leave St. Louis.
ny BULGER.

staff Correspondent NJ The Evening World with
the team
ST. LOUIS. Feb. lS.-A consignment
OF ten Thousand dollars worth OF pitch
ing muscle. the property OF the New
York Giants. was bundled into a special
car hero this morning and sent whiri-
ing toward Texas. where 1t Is to be
sun-cured and sufficiently polished TO
give New York another pennant. The
$4,000 Is perhaps a little conservative
a; that, as the young pitchers who LETT
here have already cost the owners OF
the Giants a little over $4,000.
In the private sleeper which was
tagged for Marlin were Wilbert Robin
soa. the veteran catcher. Arlie Latham.
the outdoor comedian; Pitchers Hen
bricks. Raymond. Tcssreau. Nagle, Rus
tenhsvan and Jenkins: Catcher Hart
ley. and youns Mcknight. an all-round
player recommended TO McGraw by
Johnny Killing. the famous backs,op o:
the Cubs.
To chronicle the doRgs OF these brave
athletes there was a special consigu-
ment OF New York scribes.
The cargo will 30 directly TO Dallas.
Tex, where there will be u four hours
walt to give the Eastern athletes an
opportunity to steel themselves for tho
tortuous ride VI one hundred miles
from there to Marlin. the homo OF hot
water and badger fights
Several OF the younger stars are al
ready bling framed Tor the annual pull
ins of the badger. whica is looked upon
in Marlin as the one big event Of spring
training. None of these young pitchers
has ever been In Texas, and when
they 20 over that road from Dallas 10
Marlin they viii learn more about
sharp curves, quick breaks nj sudden
jumps than they ever imagined In their
minor league experience. That railroad
can show them everything but speed.
Raymond Enjoying Buttermllk.
The New York party which arrived
In ST. Louis last night was treated &c
one OF tho most startling and uncx.
pected spettlcias that has been wit,
messed since the famous trade of thre,
years ago. when Bugs Raymond
came to New York as a pitcher,
Mr., Raymond was esplei at a sod.
fountain in the Planters liote. s.pp.u,
a glass OF buttermiiH and apparent,
enjoying 1t.
Hello. Bugs" We all began, rattle.
effusively.
mix on that Bugs STUFF ~eplie,
Mr.. Raymond, I'm not the fellow
who used to poster YOU fellows for
quarter last season. On the lovol,
wish you would all call me Arthur II
the papers, l have at last got som,
sense, and ] am going to use II to he'll
McGraw win the pennant | haven
taken a drink In seven weeks. and II
feel as l do now l wall never take an
other as long az ! live.
And say" said Raymond. gsttin
back TO his old line OF talk, you ough
TO see how popular J am at homo. tn
wife thinks | am a great fellow. and
am going to keep her thinking tina
way. don't know what they put /
that stun 7 took, hut, honestly, tn
smell Of liquor Wiz make me run
block"
As a spec,nen of physical manhoo
Raymond Is a revelation, His puffed
out cheeks have o AND he Is les
than thirty-iour at the waist line, IL
walks with his head erect and his eye
are clear and bright, Robinson an
Latham stood and looked at him 70
Ave minutes in utter amasemeHt. an
then walked away shaking their head
IT'S n miracle; that's all there ia
A." said Robinson, ~ he keeps tn
up there IS nothing % 1t but a pennai
for New York"
Jenkins Attracts Attention.
y one OF the younger players vino a
trseted much attention was Jenkin