The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-07
Stage Calls For Stars of Diamond
Rube Marquard Will Head Bunch of Damsels Known
 as1$11, ,O0O Beauties

With the baseball season finally end- ed, it's to the footlights for an unus- ually large number of ball players this winter and the stars of the diamond, who seek stage fame and dollars, run down the line from Connie Mack s premier fingers to Charley Faust, the charm of the Giants F'irst in impor- tance comes the vaudeville act of Jack CoombS, Chief Bender and Cy Mor- gan of the Athletics, in combination with Kathryn Pearl and Violet Pearl, two well-knOwn performers Morgan known as the Minstrel Man" of base ball, is a veteran of both the stage and the Ndiamond. During the team s trip away from Philadelphia he spent many hours with Bender and Coombs fitting them for their parts. Coombs has developed unexpected stage abil- ity, while Chief Benders stock in trade so far, has been his famous smile. However, Morgan believes Bender will yet make an actor.
 "Rube'' Marquard, the Giants second star, is hopeful of scoring hit on the stage. The Rube has mono logue written by Will F. Kirk. the New York jingle writer, and ought. to go big if only on his, work this year on the National League circuit. Besides sfRube" will have the assistance of a chorus of 20 beauties in putting this act over. It's called "Marquard's $lls- 900 Beauties
 Up in New England four of the Bos- ton players have formed a quartet. They will be booked over the better class of New England theaters. Mo Hale, Buck O'Brien, the wonderful young pitcher, Third Baseman Larry Gardner and First Baseman Bradley heard them are of the opinion that the quartette will be decided hit on it's excellent singing, aside from the members baseball fame. They are asking $500 a week and will probab-i ly have no trouble in getting booked.
 Gus Edwards has a scheme for an all-star big league minstrel troupe. He held a conference with Robinson, man. ager of Coombs' act, with the idea of recruiting 16 baseball players to form the combination, the idea being to head the troupe with Robinson's trio of Athletics Robinson, however, wanted the lions share of the money ing scale agreement with Coombs Bender and Morgan. The scheme forthwith went glimmering. Math- ewson so far has refused vaudeville offers.
 Charley Dooin, manager of the Phil lies, and his stage partner, Jim Mo Cord, are due to open in two weeks
 
 Frank Baker could have gone into vau-. deville and been billed as 'eThe Home Run Kid" but Baker has a farm and family down Maryland way, and he'll stick there over the winter.
 There were bids in some time ago for the Pittsburgh $22, 900 wonder, Mar ty O'Toole, but O'Toole hasn't had the opportunities for workout since joining the Pirates that will bring him into competition with the Worlds Series champs. Chief Meyers of the Giants still has the acting bee, and likes the coin 1t gathers.
 Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson will tread the boards as "legits.'' The two Dixie batting demons have the distinction break into the theatrical game as 'legitimates.'' They will be co-stars in revamped version of ''The Col lege Widow Napoleon Lajoie, it is understood, will also make his debut in vaudeville this season
 Germany Schaefer, who gained most of his diamond popularity with Hughey Jennings Tigers, is being groomed for sketch with Grace Bel mont, ten weeks being offered them. Ont in Chicago, Joe Tinker, the Cubs prize shortstop is being lined up for a Sullivan-Considine tour, while "Doc" White, the White Cox twirler, another player who has had stage experience (debutting last falD, will once more seek vaudeville honors with his mon ologue- King Cole, of the Cubs, will Tilzer likely for partner
 It is not unlikely that Mike Donlin will be back in the limelight.s Last, but not least, Charles Faust, the Jinx boy with the Giants, will play "pop" houses.