The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

Mac gave the idea for it."
why don't you draw picture of McGraw as he
looks when removing pitcher from the box"
Say, do you think 1 can draw moving pictures?"
That's the kind of artist Ames is-hippant,
frothy, SUBTLE light He is rated as one of the bon
wants back In Warren Ohio and when he gets there
each fall he has to tell them all about the Giants.
That's where he learned to play baseball. out there,
and so they think that they have right to the in-
side stuff" of the big league
Ames spends hours on the trips making sketches
OF his fellow PLAYERS He is one Of the best natured
persons in the world in spite of the jnx which he con-
Quoted with him whenever he went into the pitchers
box until he found that lucky necktie this fall and
will as readily make you picture sweet girl
graduate will play the piano.
Il don't expect to ever make my living by draw
ing admitted Ames, but sometimes think might
after looking the work of few of the cartoonSts
III the newspapers. But then suppose that lot of
those artists believe they could squeeze good salary
out of baseball after seeing me pitch sometimes"
That is Ames the artist, always bubbling over
with good nature and laughing at himself. But still
he likes and honestly admres art, and whenever pos
sbe while the road with the Giants visits galleries
and exhibitions. Ball players have queer hobbies and
fancies and means to pass the time when travelling.
Russell Ford, of the Yankees, is a more serious
artist refusing to have any Of his work published
less he feels that it is worthy of him. He says that
he has to be in the mood for drawing and spite of
the fact that he spent whole day recently in vain
attempt to produce something worth while on short
notice for this story, he had to give it up ss bad
job until his artistic temperament got the inspiration
1t didn't get it before this piece press. He
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have been considered worthy Of publication by others
went the route to the waste basket under the
censorship Of Mr.. r. Ford is evidenced by his
note
81 don't want to pose joke artist"
That sounds the keynote of his sentiment As
spitball pitcher he is no laugh, and, now that he
draws he wants it to be good his pitching which
is indeed high mark at which to shoot
Ford has done some cartoons for a paper in
indianapolis for regular money, and show that the
gift runs in the family, he h brother who is also
very good artist. Russell might have been afecog
nZed leader of the modern school himself If he had
not given much attention to the development of his
spit ball.
Russell Ford first langulshed in the melghr
when, with bis present battery mate ed Sweeney.
he the pennant for the Atlanta team. He next
came to the Newark club Of the Eastern League and
then to the Highlanders 1870 where he proved to
be the pitching sensation Of the season
So it will be readily seen that all ball players are
not just athletes Some spend their idle time in other
pursuits OF course the great of ball players de-
vote many eetng moments to proving the old theory
that three Of kind big Improvement over two
pair but they are Just the ball players. Some have
other ambitions. Eddie" Collins the great second
baseman of the Philadelphia Athletics. for instance.
would like to be writer He Is graduate of Column
bia University and writes very weil having done some
newspaper and magazine work already This story
Is just proof that ball players can draw other
things besides their saIariesand In support Of the
assertion, look at AInes and Tenney and Ford.