The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-06
ROUGH NECK MEN
ARE BEST PLAYERS
Tip o'Neill Favors Player
That: Comes From the
Corner Lot

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the Western league. is a unique bun
die Of Irish characteristics. II there
is any truth about the kissing Of the
Barney stone. Tip surely has been
guilty of o%sculating that famous old
stone on the Erin isle. Yes. Tip Is a
past master when it comes to peddling
overheated atmosphere writes John
O'Brien in the Denver Times.
Tip believes that a man on a vaca-
ton should know nothing. Tip is on
his leave from business now and ac-
cordingly, he says he knows nothing.
but If the fans could have heard him
reeling off the bunk in the Times sport
ing department the other day they
would not have believed him when he
said:. II have nothing to say AS a
matter Of fact Tip gave but little
opportunity for m n else to say
anything.
At that. Tip makes good copy" He
seldom opens his mouth but what a
story is sure to follow. Furthermore;
Tip calls himself a roughneck. He
takes much pleasure in saying that he
would trust the roughneck before he
would the %highbrow.
Nov, l want to tell you.' said Tip.
with a trimming Of Irish brogue. II
would not give me little finger for
all the highbrows in the country.
They're just the people to distrust
their fellow a They always think
that some one Is trping to put some
thing over on Them"
Tip. what do you think about the
college boys who are in baeebali?" I
asked him.
well. I'll tell you," said Tip as he
lighted a homemade one. there are
the fellow that really makes good 10
the lad who got his early training on
the corner lots. They're the boys with
a heart. and soul and they are the
ones who can be- depended upon.
] think II I had a bunch of good cor
ner lot players I could beat any aggre-
cation Of college men that ever romp-
ed the diamond.
''Bnt here's thing ! want to tell
you have it in Your power to enhance
the value of every club in the league.
If the sporting writer's would quit
their knocking the other towns and
eliminate writing about the financial
end of the game as much as possible.
there would not be 80 much hard
feeling between the different magnates.
Instead of rapping the manager.
tine m 70 Sae,t ar a't tss sey ds wSe I ysy.
the game. Baseball would be on a
much better standing.
Il am for the boy who gets u on
the field during the hot SUMMED
months and plays ball. He 10 the one
who pleases the fans and he IL the
one who brings in the money"
Although 1t was reported that the
last schedule meeting was not marred
by any trouble. It developed through
typical TIP that everything was not as
lovely as It was pictured in the press
reports.
One Argument Tip Lost
The main combatants were Tip
O'Neill, the worthy president, and
James c. McGill, owner Of the. Dem
. ean1. The argument over
the question of a revised division Of
change and during the dow Of YER
biage both mon lost their temper. Tip
said that McGM Fright to his face)
called his a three.dollar-a.day bar fly
and that he wasn't At to be president
Of any league. Naturally Tip got
sore and then the fur began to fly.
Zip. read the rules" cried some n
in the meeting.
"Aw. haven't I read these rules? I
know that 1t takes but a majority
to change the gate receipts PROPOSE
tion."
The rules we're produced and it was
shown that Tip was wrong.
We'll. after that said Tip, ~
begged everybody's pardon. On the
level I would have swept the floor II
they had wanted me to do So"
Thereafter things were settled, but
We are under the impression that Tip
and Jimmy McGill are not on the best
Of terms.
Then Tip started in to tell what he
had done for the league during the last
season.
He said that he raised $40. 900 to
help Lincoln out of the hole. He also
wa the property of Comiskey of Chi
cago. He said that he also raised
$4,000 for Des Moines. Some Of this
none amt from Comiskey.
Judging from this Comiskey money
which IL invested in the Western
league It looks as though .Comiskey is
going to have a large farm for his
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