The evening world., 1912-02-07
Story OF Baseball Heros Home Life in Maryland Smaa Tonn Far Awxy From
Big Ciys White Lights, His Wife, Baby and Village Friends, Who
Are Proud of His Baseball Achievements with the Athletics.

following the downfall Of tho Giants.
1t takes u long time To get to Cambridge. but II II
well worth tho trip. After being bumped srcund on
accommodation trains for ten hours or mors-thoss
trains run BY sigh. ana stop whsnsvsr the snxiussr
sees anything Of 1nterest-ths incaDr0nisnces OF the
trip were forgotten By seeing the smilins hos Of Home
Rum Baker. the Giant-kiner. At the stafSoa In tact the
visitor was given . little more than ordinary attention
Imply because he personally knew the man vho put
Cambridge and Trappe on tho map.
Remember" vas the parting injunction d the old
conductor who had bean talking 70 me about Baker dur
ing the thirty-mils ride from seasord 70 Cambridge. I'VE
think . lot Of this boy down here and you want 70
treat him right"
/. Cambridge IL . xsas burg hidden down u tho Eastern
shore Of Maryland. II = difficult 60 md in tho winter. a.
tho Ing Chop Tank Rive u ffossn over and boats cannot
get there from Baltimore.
NATIVES FEARe ZEAL WAS ON FOR HOME
RUN KING.
'Havs . tough trsp7' asked Baker with . smiles a. he
Indicated by . nod Of the head the long inland rrdo. some
what to the bush. chr" and he laughed. He had IN mind
by way Of comparison the rapid wAy In which big league
ball teams hustle around the circuit
Across the way . large party Of boys were skating on the
frozen river. Baber pointed out one who he explained was
a bear" Best skaters In the country down hu~" ss
aid.
rs that tho way you spend the w.nter1" I ssitsd.
IT used to like It," he replied. but I'm stronger fOr
cunning now. We wore out yesterday ard got . Wild
Immediately I had visions of the possibility OF getting =
shot. but he stopped It short BY adding that he loft tho
shooting grounds and would 80 there no more because q lot
OF oxcitablc fellows we're shooting army rtncs. and the
Athletic. stood . chance Of losing . third basensu by
accident.
Come on up to the house." he suggested. "whers W. can
talk"
by this tme several OF the leading dt!zena had gathered
around and they openly expressed n fear that sone kind OF
a dea, was coming OF by which the home-r,in hitter might
go to Now York. Thsy are awfully strong for the Athletics
down there. and scver~i proud fathers ara looking forward
to tho tlms when their sons will be grabbed by Connie Mack
Just . minute" said . distinguished looking man - he
touched ms on tho arm ana took IN aside. You know. TIN
the man who put this boy In tho business. I could tell you
Just how he learned to hit" Before we had gone . half
block another Cambridge citizen told me tho same thing.
GOT Sc A WEEK N eoARo ON his FIRST TEAM.
you sce." laughed Baker. I've have baseball bugs down
hero Just tho same as you DO in the big burgs.
81 did get . big start here" he went on. But my nrst
chance came in RidIely. Nd. where I played tho outheld
fo- Charlie IIerzog's team. Before you Leave hero you'll run
into a dozen men who will tell you they put mo In the busl-
ness. ana they honestly believe It.
"rhs man who started me. however, was Mr.. Day, whose
brother IL Herzog's father inlaw. I was on n little country
team out at Trappc. where I was born, and Mr.. Day saw