The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-28


of the most promising proofs OF the
place the sport takes with the cities.
when ! say that Baltimore and
Washington have the most ardent
women fans ! think ] have added the
final touch of feminine approval. The
players themselves are the best be-
haved of men. Dissipation is not
known among them and on recent
trips to the spring training quarters
feature has been the presence of
many wives who accompanied their
husbands. This insures the most cir
cumspect conduct on the part of the
men and it was unheard of in the
cid days.
"Of course the baseball man can
not dssipate and play good ball This
may be the reason why he does not
dissipate. He is spurred to ambitious
ventures in business and to study aft
err the seasons work by the example
which so many of the men have set
There was a great how do you do
made in the old days over John
Wards taking up the legal profession
but there are many lawyers among
the players today. They have their
offices and practice with success dur
ing the season when baseball is done
with
Hugh Jennings is successful
lawyer in Scranton, Pa. Jennings, in
fact, is representative baseball
nan. AS a boy he worked in a coal
mine Then he began to study, went
to night school, took up law and
finally went to Cornell, where he
coached the students in athletics to
pay for his tuition.
"Bushong of the Brooklyns is a doc
tor. Moriarty of the Detroits writes
songs and music which have won
success on the stage. He is one of
the poets of the diamond.
"The stage has made strong call
for the ball players and Manager Nc
Graw has resisted some remarkable
offers to star him in plays written
about his personality and remarkable
gifts as an executive. He believes,
however, that baseball is quite sufi,
Gent to occupy his efforts. Mr. Nc
Graw plays a splendid game OF bill
. lizards and likes to hunt as well. lie
even has a bear to his credit and
many moose.
"Christy Mathewson, the great
pitcher, is a hunter of prowess as
well as a great home man. He has
a charming residence in upper Man.
haitian. He is a checker expert and
OF late he has written reams of copy
for the magazines and syndicates.
He has been invited to address
classes in the universities and schools
but the demands have been so many
that it would be impossible for him
to play ball and keep up with them
He lf9s been on the stage and is
credited with histrionic ability of tell
ing effect and an excellent stage pres
ence.
"A large number of the players arc
deeply interested in scientific farm
ing Chief John Tories Meyers, the
Indian pitcher, product of Dart
mouth College, purchased by the New
York club for $4,000, has a place il
California where he raises fruit. This
farm is at Riverdale, and is the great
interest of Meyers's life next to base
LaIl The stage has also lured hin
for a while.
John Murrey, the outfielder, has 2
good tenor voice. Arthur Schaefer
the youngster of the New Yorks, is a
| Californian by birth and a pianist Of
distinction He has also written mu
sic. Fred Snodgrass, likewise Cali
| fornian, is a banjoist and skilled in
most of the stringed instruments.
Louis Drucke, the pitcher, is a
| cotton merchant of Waco, Tex. Fred
| Merkle, the crack first baseman, has
q legal education and is interested in
art. Doc Crandall of Waudena, Ind,
iS one of the fancy farmers. Herzog,
the third baseman, has a farm on tie
Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Grove Hartley, the catcher is one
o. the Indiana geniuses and has mu,
steal inclinations. Arthur Wilson OF
Macon, ILL.,, is a dealer in live stock
Josh Devore of Ohio has just invest
ed in a valuable property in his ma,
tive State and also owns Indiana real
estate.
"Ames is the c. d. Gibson Of the
baseball world He is a clever artist
in black and white and catches a
likeness readily. He is also musical
and is a capital story teller.
Harry Mccormack was a college
football man before he took up base
ball. He quit this for the steel bust
ness, but after two years or so came
back to the field again. Becker is a
farmer in Wichita, Kan. Marquard