The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-07
c. MACK LOVES
HIS old STARS

Philadelphia, March 6.-Plenty of
folios have been written about the tao
tics of the great Connie Mack, scores Of
acres of papyrus have been used to tell
Of the shrewdness Of the great son of
Brockfield, but little has been said of
the fact That Connie Mack has quite a
deal of sentiment stored away under
that dispassionate front Of his.
Certainly he should have sentiment
or else be false to his racial tendencies.
Imagine a man named Cornelius Nc
Gillicuddy without that strain of senti-
ment that runs in the progeny of those
who annexed themselves to this coun-
try as expatriates from the Little
Green Isle"
Well, Connie has the sentiment all
right And said sentiment more espe-
Of his players, Harry Davis, Chief
Bender, Eddie Plank and Danny MUIR
ply.
Connie Does Some Talking.
The other players, of course, share
in the affections of the thin tactician,
but these four are the real shining
| lights when it comes down to brother
! ly reward.
Take the case of the gallant captain
| of the worlds champions. At the
shank of last season various writer's
about this nation Of ours busted them
selves sending Harry to other clubs
without giving the waiver chance to
do it's evacuating work
Connie Mack, as usual, kept his
mouth shut for a time, but when the
scribes kept on insisting on moving
Harry to some other team, Connie
awoke 1t was in st. Louis that he
took fire. With as near snort of rage
as the cucumber cool Hogan could
ever come, Connie said: "PeddIe Har-
nv Davis Why, wouldn't give Harry
for half the American League clubs.
He stays right here with the Athletics
as long as he wants.
"When the time comes for Harry
Davis to leave me, he'll go where he
likes. But no manager can come to
me and say, Con, want Harry Davis
Harry is going to decide for himself
Bender Has Never Failed.
So much for Davis. Now to the
chief. Did you ever see Bender when
| he had marvellous control, and then
suddenly the opposing team began to
| hit, or those Immaculate curves seemed
to be a bit frayed?
Ever motive that Connie will sit on
the bench and use every stroke he has
/ in body English" but the chief keeps
on pitching until he leaves the box of
his own volltion?
Well. here's Comics version: "Gee,"
says the big chieftain Of the tribe of
Mack, II hate to take the chief out.
Ira rather do anything than that In
| fact the chief can stick until he feels
he wants to leave"
/ Reason for that is plain. The gall
liant old Indian has never failed in a
pinch. Whenever 1t was necessary to
step into action and bring victory to
! the Mackmen the son of his forest fa-
/ theirs has been there every time
4 Comics affection for the great Ben
der is so sincere that he would al
| most rather lose championship game
/ than bring the Indian out of activi-
| ties
Now for Plank. Connie will state
the same thing about the gatling of
Gettysburg. Know why? Well, Plank
| has been on the job for Connie and has
| made good from the start He has
never failed, either.
Started With Athletics.
| The first team that Eddie ever play
/ ed with was the athletics. and when
he leaves the champs he quits, base
| ball.
Here's the reason why Comics af-
| lection for Plank is one OF the big
things about the great manager, You