El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31


w boy in the town Of .Elkhart.
H., he gave early Indications
of the qualities which have resulted
in his present unique dual role of
manager Of a worlds champion base
ball club and vice president of a Ia
tional bank in Chicago. Garland
In those days he had not attained the
dignity of the nickname of Jake-in-
herited his banking instinct and
thrifN from his father who was of
German parentage, and his love Of
sport from his mother, who was of
ScOtch-Irish extraction.
1t was in his llnickedbOcker days
that Garland summoned the boys of
the village together to announce
Fellows, I've decided to be your
banker It amt safe for you to carry
all your marbles around and keep
over night You might get robbed by
bandits You just leave them with
me. I'll keep them in this safe de-
post vault for you" explained Gar
land, exhibiting cigar box.
L suppose YOU viii pay US inter
est" said one Of the Youngsters, who
had S5-25 to his credit in the local
bank, and got 3 per cent on it.
oh, no. not when I put them in the
vault Tor you You must pay one mar
Die day for rent for the box" said
the embryo financier.
Then when we borrow from you,
you give us a marble a day to keep
them for you, don't your asked an
impecuniOus yearner for marbles.
We'll. that's different said Gar
land That is borrowing. I lend you
ten marbles because you need them.
So you pay me back eleven as soon
as you win from the other boys"
So Garland acted as banker until
some of the boys told of their Won
derful arrangement Then the bank
liquidated for lack of patronage.
Organized Club.
Then Garland organized a ball club
"Pu be the manager" ne stated All
You have to do is play as hard as you
can and do what I say When we win
its because 1 am a great manager If
we lose, you fellows are TO blame for
pulling bone plays
About this time the nickname Jake
was acquired Following q series OF
defeats by the ball club, Garland took
TO roaming the countryside in his de-
preston. He often met in his rambles
a village character, simple minded, but
harmless, known as odd IN
Gle Jake The pair became al
most insspara bic by some bond
came to refer to them as "OId
Jake" and Young Jake" The name
stuck Garland StahI is known in the
banking business, but it's Jake Stahl
to the baseball fans
When Jake finished his high school
career mis- father. Henry Stahl, a pros
porous dealer in agricultural -iznpIe-
ments. summoned his son and said:
Garland. my son, want you to
have a good education You can 90 to
college or g to work I would pre-
fer to have yCu 60 to college"
But, father, L would rather work"
replied Jake, who saw visions Of short
hours with plenty of time for base
bali and other sports
But L didn't pan out just that way.
Jake, perhaps designedly, was as
assigned to the handling of heavy
farm tOLlS and helped in the loading
AMI unloading Of farm implements. He
had no time for baseball He began
to doubt the wisdom OF his choice. An
other Elkhart boy came home from
college with a jeweled frat pin and
a weird assortment of clothes
Tell me about this college thing
asked Jake.
well you go to college and join a
fra ternity and fuss a few with the
ec-eds and go out for the teams and
have Q fine time"
Don't YOU study asked Jake.
"Ch, yes, if YOU have time
Changes His Mind.
Father, 1 want to so to college"
Jake announced to Stahl. ST., five
minutes thereafter.
So Jake cn-ered the University Of
Illinois in the fall Of 1898 He found
time To study. He was a good student
He fused" with enough ardOr to
cause an attachment, which resulted in
his marriage to Miss Jennie Mahan, a
classmate, in 1906. He Joined the Sig
mS. Chi fraternity He turned out for
the baseball and football teams. He
was captain and all western guard on
the eleven in 1902. He was catcher /
for the baseball nine and jumped from
college right into the big leagues,
joining the Boston Americans in 1903.
In 1904 StaFl was sent from Boston
to Washington and was manager /
there in 1905 and 1906. He was sue
canded hw Tna CanffIlnn in 1Q0- and