The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-09-25

noble young athletes on tour. But moth
ing like that happened. when morning
appeared down came the rain. just as
II the moon had not beamed upon the
rain-soaked earth the night before. To
make IL worse. the rain refused, yes.
absolutely declined. to quit work. II
s sSIgs right tS on The Job and the Las,
night was a steady. earnest drizsle.
bound from heaven to earth.
But the noble young athletes had
their revenge, an! yes. they had II. Ev.
purchased raincoats at half the money
they would have to pay for them down
In Washington or anywhere else In the
United States. But they bungled the
JOB by getting them all alike. When the
night they resembled a detachment from
q military school en- voyage. Evans
Mique Martin. the German trainer,
nocked along buried from chin to heel
IN mustard colored raincoat. The
business right here and now.
Oh. yes. some OF the athletes accom-
panied Jim McCaffery, the Toronto
magnate, Joe Kelley. his champion man.
ager, and c. Calvert, Griffith to the
M w ,Ss s, race track: where they watch
and around. Grin didn't need those big
pockets In the sides of his new coat
when he departed from town last night
His vest pocket could hold all his coin,
Canadian or otherwise. But they will
stake their tuppences on the ponies,
these ball players.
The two days rain have cost the Ma
'tionals close on to $500 In money paid
out and several thousand In what they
failed to get from the fans OF Rochester
and Toronto. Fair skies would have en-
uced fully 5000 to the game In Roches-
ter, and McCaffery himself insisted that
his fans would have turned out to the
numbef OF 1900 to see Milan and the
other dig league heroes.
When the time came to make their
getaway the Nationals and their secre-
tary found themselves up against 1t.
Perduke Fowler. always on the job,
discovered that he didn't have enough
ready money to foot the hotel and rail-
road bills There was some tall scramb-
ling for an hour or so until he had dug
up the wherewithal to allow the noble
young athletes to 80 back to the United
states. he sweated of ten pounds In
lets close that chapter.
The Uncle Toms Cabin" Company
had an eventful night and day in the
Canadian metropolis, At that. Owing to
on account OF the opening OF the race
week, the team was scattered around
among four hotels. This kept them
roaming around In the rain looking for
sotneDouN WHO Knew Wnetnef or not the
game was on, the time the train would
leave, and how to eat, American or
European plan. George Mcbride con-
stituted himself an information bureau,
and had hard time giving out facts
he knew nothing about
d! The hunor- of the whole AFFAIR has
struck about everybody now but Per
duke" Fowler. He's the guy who had to
put the get in getaway" In other
words, dig up the hard money to pay the
bills to allow the transformers to leave
town and be on their way to Philadel-
phia. Even Griff wore a smile, despite
the loss of coin and the empty pockets
OF his gamblers suit and brand new
Grlfhth's final act In Toronto was ia
| tip of Jim McCaffery to the hidden
virtues of young Neff, the third base
man OF the University OF Virginia team
| Hes green, of course" Grin told
McCaffery, but never saw a young
| ster with a college team with n better
wing nor a more natural swing at the
bat. He ought to develop into one OF
given the proper training He's toe
| green for me to fool with. but he might
at IN well with your team in the Inter
national League"
Both McCaffery and Joe Kelley. his
manager, promised to consider the
| talent of the youthful Virginian and
| there Is chance OF his being signed
by the Maple Leafs for the coming sea
son II he cares TO enter professional
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