The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-26
SCHAEFER FUNNIEST OF
 OUR BASEBALL COACHES
Washington Comedian Always Has
 Good Stuff to Make Fans Laugh

Brooklyn. Sept. 26.-Ariie Latham was funny in his day. but Germany Schaefer of the Washington club is the funniest fellow that has ever been con- nected with baseball. During the trip when Washington won seventeen straight games, Germany was at his best So clever and clean was his comedy. that he made the fans like the game, despite the defeats axd1nnfs- tered their fa-vorites.
 -SchaefeF Is popular with the fans because he never gets peeved when they kid him. He can laugh at a joke at his expense, just as well as is spontaneous and seldom does any one get the better of a battle of re- partee with Scfnaefer.
 During a series at Cleveland, Schae- fer almost turned the game into a farce by his stunts The Maps were getting so badly trimmed that the fans sorgot eAe game in tl1edr amusement -f SchaefeE. Umpire Connolly, seeing the state of affairs pulled off his mask and yelled:
 ssEase up on tpat stuffi The folks 3 b1IrIesuue.'
 -.Wro1lg, as all urnpjres usually are. DFr. Connolly" said Herman, wearing his broad est smile "a smile at 7vzs1ixh umpire could take 1offenset Just a minute and I wiM convince you.''
 The crowd looked on in wonder1nent.
 Ladies and Gentlemen, Did you come to see the ball game or tn1e?''
 Almost in unison the crowd shouted, -Schaeferi" So what could the umpire
 Later in the game some fan. who de- sired eD take a little of the ginger intend to play, and try to earn your sa1ary2''
 .rGrih1th is saving me for the worlds serfes.'' answered Herman, almost be- fore the fan finished his question.
 Another sought to beHttle Schaefer by yelling in his loudest voice: You're the biggest four-1ush ever saw Never for a moment did Herman fall
 "It took you a dozen years to find sha6 out I always knew it-''
 In Detroit a. fan, peeved at the fun scnaefer was having over the .trounc- ing the Tigers were getting, yelled:
 If you were so good. why did Jen- man immediately replied:
 If you will look up the records youH see Hughey hasn't won any pen take" No one on the grounds got a heartier laugh out Of this than Jen- nings. One. of schaeferss best acts is his wash lines of the coacher's box as an l imaginary wire It is really one of .ils, funniest stunts ever shown on dda- nond or stage After he had pulled | 1is absur1ity, one of the fans who | Ii6n'f like the act, possibly because | t was so ridiculous. remarked as
  bench
 ou must be crazy when you win | To that stuff to get the money
 Sure, I'm crazyi'' answered Her | nan Those fellows who make a. div ng driving automobiles and motor ,ycles ninety miles an hour are wise" Schaefer,s predictions are uncanny. Prior to a game in Cleveland he an iounced the Nat"SnaIs would win 4 | O and they dif In Detroit, with 0ubuc pitching, the <ers led 2 to | o the ninth About the second in- ing Herman began telling the crowd Washington would make three in the linth and. win, and they did
 With Cleveland leading 3 to 9 he de- Jared that after Moeller got two rrikes he would knock the ball over l he fence, score the man on base and s1n the game, and Moeller did. In shfeago he said Washington would yin in the ninth, the score being 8 Q 2. and 90 it was
 At Washington the crowd began to save thinking the team was beaten few stopped when the announcer aid Schaefer would bat for some play r. Turning to the fans Schaefer yell d, He should have said hitting for
 will single to left And he did tarting a rally that for a time threat r1<.1 trouble