New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
!. HAMBURGER THE F ANS
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
How Our Sheriff Helped
''Rube" Maruuard Pitch
a Victory.
HIS BOOM HAS NO RIVAL
Only One Ballot, Cast by
Boss" A. Bug Under the
Unit Rule, Will Be
Found Necessary.


After to-day. when the news gets
abroad, it is expected that there will he
still another new party in the ticld-to
wit, the Baseball Fans party, whose
unanimous choice FOR President of tn
United States will be Sheriff Julius Har-
burger. There will be no repetition OF
the Democratic convention at Baltimore,
with its many ballots and its shifting
votes. its accusations and counter ac-
cusations. There will be just one hal
lot-the whole convention will be held
to the unit rule, and Boss A. Bug viii
cast the vote for the delegation.
And why this fanaticism for Sheriff
Hamburger? Listen, YOU followers 81
the Giants, and especially you among
the legion OF men who regard RUDE
Marquard a greater man than Woodrow
Wilson Gor "Rube" surely would have
had Speaker Clark beaten in nine bal!
lotsI Remember the game last Saturday
at the Polo Grounds between tn" Giants
and the Boston team? Remember how
Marquard, the inyincible southpaw of
the New York aggregation. stood on tho
mound and put II over those bean.
eaters by a score of s 10 Is? And, e
course, you all rejoiced in the victory
Of the home talent because IL mad" the
eighteenth consecutive victory won by
Marquard this season without Il defeat
chalked against him.
The Credit Is Hsrburger's.
Well probably Won think that "Rube"
IL entitled to most Of the credit for the
winning II the game on Saturday No
doubt no Is entitled 10 some Of the credit
and glory and his colleagues TO little
more. But the man more than any
other who made possible this twelfth
consecutive victory FOR the Giants and
the eighteenth for tho big pitcher was
Sheriff julius Hamburger. This is how IL
was.
The Morning Telegraph Company ,.'
q Judgment for S1i% ~ against Mar
guard under his right name Of Richard
De Marquis But Do Marquis. alias
"Rubc," was 50 busy winning games
that he had no tim" 70 pay the judr-
mcnt. Tho judgment creditor obtained
an execution against tho property of
Vanguard. Deputy Sheriff Thomas F..
Winters and Deputy Sheriff Mctzg,-
were assigned 10 take charge ~ what
ever property thcy could find belongin..
10 "Rubc." Saturday being % half holI-
day in tho Shcrins rfficc and last sat
urday especially being fine. warm day.
the deputy shcriffs decided that the bost
place Ia seek the property Of Marquard
was ~ the Polo Grounds.
The SheriF's Instructions.
Sheriff Hamburger WAS I'm Baltimore 80
the Democratic convention. on, az those
trying 10 make II appear that Sew York
had ninety individual votes there Dep
uty Sheriff Mctzger remembered what q
great baseball Fan" his chief was, and
when ne heard that "Rubc" was 10 pitco
ON Saturday he was not SO sure that i
ought TO serve tho execution So ~,
called mp tho Sheriff on the long dis
tancc telephone and explained the situa.
tion. Tn" prompt answer from Mr. Her
burger was:
DO your fun duty. but don't do any
thing that will prevent Marquard from
pitching the game"
With these instructions I'm mind tho
two deputy shorins went 10 the Polo
Grounds They encountered an Official
Of tn" club, (" whom they told their
L.. I'D, 81.
law 10 hold off until the game was oyer
a. "Rubo' is such nervous man that
II he learns about this execution be
might lose tho game"
That was enough for the DEPUTIES
They just took seats in the grandstand
and were among The most enthusia site
Of the 'rooters.' When the game was
ended they approached "Rubc." the hero.
and told him their mission
"Rube" Smiled.
He smiled. As The only properly he
had at hand was his bat and a glove
which. as implements If trade. were not
attachable. nothing was attached. But
~ show his appreciation Of the kindness
J.
Sheriff Metzger. "Rube" gave the ball
with which he won the game to Thomas
T. Winters, jr.. eleven years old. son NJ
the deputy sheriff, who is painting II
gold 10 be handed down as a valued
family heirloom.
Joseph u. O'Brien. secretary Of the
New York Baseball Club. sent certified
check yesterday TO Sheriff Hamburger for
the amount OF the Judgment against
Vanguard, together with an expression
Of his appreciation OF the action OF tho
deputy sheriffs, who performed the du
ties Of their office in this matter very
nicely at the Polo Grounds"
Therefore the fans" bugs" and
''rOoters" arc to man for Julius Har-
burger for President
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