The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-23

each players belongings in the wire
cage allotted to him, so that the player
has no bother about packing or un-
packing. When the teams stay in
town is over. George packs the things
up and sees that they get to the sta
ton.
The Giants stop at first-class hotels
cago it's the Auditorium: in Pittsburg
the %Schenley: in St. louis the Plant
ers: In Boston the CopleN. Each play
er has a room and private bath, and
the stipulation Is always that the
rooms must be in the quietest parts of
the house sc that the players will not
be disturbed in their sleep by any
noise.
Several days before the Giants
reach town a list has been sem ahead
to the hotel. and when the players
reach the hostelry they simply walk in
and their keys are handed to them.
Their mai is there, their baggage ar
rives shortly n they change for dim
ner.
The allowance made 10 each Giant
on the road is between IS and Sc a
day. and the travelling expenses of the
club are beyond belief. of this allow
ance about $3.50 is for food. and as
the player has only two meals a day,
III a tIdt lie tdu HdN dli lilS
delicacies of the season.
On tho road all expenses Of the
players are paid. except taxi fare. and
many of the players 20 to the game in
that mode of travelling.
Besides the trainer. the ball club
maintains a physician at the cost of
several thousand dollars a year. and
he is supposed to b m the box near
the managers at every game in town,
so that h smallest injury to a player
can receive Immediate attention.
When MarGuard was i~ndisposed in
Pittshurg recently this doctor was tel
egraphed and made the trip to Pitts
burg to look at Rubc's tongue and as
sure him that there was nothing ser
ious the matter with him. This was
considered better policy than having a
local physician attend him. for the
PittsburE practitioner might be a fan
who would order Marquard into re-
treat for a week or so.
Attention to Health.
The same attention is paid to the
health of the other players, who are
almost literally wrapped in pink wool
like an opera singer. Thirty dollars a
Year is taken III of their salaries for
the two uniforms needed by him. but
the sweaters are furnished by Nc
Graw. When it came time to purchase
those this year. McGraw's eye lit on
some fine Mackinaw coats. Those are
Just the thing he declared, but they
must be made lonser to reach the
knees of the wearer Accordingly.
II coats were specially made. and
they o McGraw Sill apiece, which
he paid without a murlnur. Il can't
afford to have one of these high-priced
pitchers laid up with . cold for a few
dollars" he said.
After the game the men have dim
ner, and big. hearty 50 or IS dinner
it is. Ballplayers like Herzog. Snod-
grass, Mathewson and Schaefer go to
the home grounds in style. some driv-
ing their cars themselves and others
having chauffeurs.
| The life of a ballplaNer is somewhat
as follows: He arises between s and
10 in the morning and eats a hearty
breakfast Herzog. Meyers and fetch
er are notably early risers. The men
then go to the park for practice. After
that they rest until time for the game
they do not cat lunch, a plat of soup
or a dish of ice cream sutficing for
those who are afflicted with a sinking
feeling" After the game the men run
to the club house for the shower baths
or the rubbing tables, and most of
them follow the end of the crowd u
w lile SIOuIuS, DtllS UII TllZeu III
their plain. well-pressed suits as the
men who played the game of the aft
ernoon.
"Rubc" Marquard Beau Brummel.
AS long as we are talking of wear
ing apparel it might be interesting to
the fans to know hat Marquard at
present is the Beau Brummel of the
team. He seldom wears the same suit
all day. and the number of his ties is
legion. Ali men have handsome dia-
mond rings and pins. and a certain
ieweler disposed of several thousand
dollars worth of diamonds after the
worlds series last year. 1t must not
be thought that this jewelry is fashy,
for it is not, the value Of 1t consisting
in the flneness of the stones. for most
ballplayers consider a diamond a good
investment.
a new member Of the team was sur
prised n evening during a recent
trip to Philadelphia to find a young
woman delivering parcels to the play
ers as they sat around the lobby of
the hotel. Inquiry developed the fact
that the parcels contained silk hosiery
for h men, and that on each trip to
Philadelphia every player purchased
from a half to a dozen pairs for him
self because al unusually good quality