The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-10


retain so remark
REUBEN able physica
IN The strength. spe d
MINORS. and ability. despite
the shameful ex-
cesses TO which he was addicted, im-
plies the physical characteristics OF a
horse
The general public. despite all that
has been printed about "Rube." win
never know how many high-class
games he has pitched in a state or
almost complete mental coma, in
duced By indulgence in the flowing
bowl. Regular sleep was unknown TO
Waddell. His baseball was mixed
with fre-fighting, football, bartending,
csrousing and scores of other pranks.
Waddell retires from the major
leagues this season. He will prob
ably be doomed 10 the minors for
whatever length TO which his base
ball career may be stretched. Yet
there are those who believe that. even
today. Waddell could out-pitch any
left-hander in either league, were he
only TO take a reasonable amount OF
care OF himself, and observe the least
semblance OF training rules.
One of these men is Lew McAllis-
ter. the former Tiger utility man who
is now wintering at his home in De-
troit. McAllister finished last season
with the Newark club OF the Eastern
league. Waddell also sojourned for
some weeks with this club, after the
lowly ST. Louis Browns had thrown
up their hands and started trying out
youngsters.
"Rube was drunk practically all the
time he was with u.s." said McAllis-
ter, "but he went right on. winning
ball games. He couldn't keep his bal
ance when using his best stun. so he
floats 'em up most OF the time and
those fool batters never seemed TO
think OF bunting him. III they had,
RUDE would have fallen over on his
ear and we'd have had TO help him up.
"Rube and / were N the points for
Newark one day against Baltimore.
He didn't dare use much speed but
was getting along nicely. Nobody was
hitting him to any extent and RUDE
was very happy. Every inning when
we came In from the field RUDE would
say to me;
"'How about ii, Jack? Am | get
ting your signs right?
"'Fd tell him he was doing great
work AS a matter of fact I'd been
bluffing at the signs from the start
Of the game and hadn't given RUDE a
thing. He couldn't have seen 'em II
I'd handed 'em out.
but, mind you, think that RUDE
is still all there. He'd be just about
he hO0z
cut for perhaps three months, and go
into the box sober. He never had
any trouble with his arm; as matter
OF fact, it's as good as ever right now.
Maybe there's no hope, but, II | had
a club OF my own anywhere, do you
know, I'd like TO take RUDE Waddell
and see IL couldn't succeed where
Connie Mack. Jim McAleer and SO
many others had failed"
Despite the astounding number OF
spattered brains, slit threats, poison
cocktails and other methods OF shnf-
fling off, there will probably be enough
horsemen left for next years cam
raign. to keep the sport OF kings CD
supplied with the proper media.
incidentally, while on this gruesome
theme we note where perfectly good
Young Milwaukee basketball referee
snuffed himself the other night, after
the passage of some unkind words.
This for the benefit of the cloven-
tongued hissers who have been max
ing the usual nuisance of themselves
in Detroit this year.
AS we recall 1t, Wednesday was Ad.
wolgast's birthday and he was just
%. Skid'-we haven't the heart to go
through with that one.
An esteemed Cleveland conteppor-
ary advises all its readers prone TO
fall into the lake with silk hats on, to
srab the hats and use them as boats
to navigate the deeps until help
comes. What gay times they must
have in the home of the Maps!