Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-16
RUDE WADDEl
CHAMP TOUGHER
The Finger Might Be Good
in Many Things But Ex-
celled in Raising Coin

In all the world" says the great
Hans Wagner, there is only one
Rube waddell. This is probably ex.
tremeiy fortunate for the aforesaid
worid-if there were many like the
Rnbe. universal bankruptcy would
seem to have been declared. He is
a curious card. and pest, TO put II
mildly, and yet il is impossible 10
help liking the eccentric fellow, who
has furnished laughs for millions dur
ing his long connection with the
game. He is left-handed, and they
say left handers do not last many
seasons. He has dissipated, and ball
players who lush heavily are not sup
posed to continue in the business any
great length of time. Being both left
handed and intoxicated, Mr.. Waddell,
bv all baseball logic, should long ago
have moved back into retirement
but he lasted a dozen years in the
fastest company, and people who saw
him work last season say his arm is
just as strong as ever.
The most interesting character
istic of Afr. Waddell, in my opinion,
has always been his artistic sense OF
touch. He has never been known TO
pay anything anywhere or under any
conditions. What he does with his
salary has always been one of the
mysteries of the game Get intro
duced to the Rube and in 10 minutes
he viii make a touch. What's more,
he viii spring so artistic an excuse
that its three to one he will get away
with it-and never. never, as long as
this world shall endure win you get
back the money
One winter not long ago. | had
nothing to do and took a notion that
would run up to Butler, Pa, where
the Rube lives, and which is not
very far from Pittsburgh. The Rube
when not engaged in eleyating the
stage. or tending bar, and during the
intervals of his frequent marriages
and divorces, lives near Butler, and
lives with, also off, his father-a fine
old farmer, rich and pretty shrewd
MIR. Waddell was dead glad TO see
me and suggested that we 20 and
paint up the town of Butler. / couldn't
see IL mainly because / had thought
fully forgotten TO bring any money
and had bought a round-trip rail-
road ticket when l started. l knew
that if l had any coin the RUDE
would borrow il and how could | re-
fuse a gentleman who was offering
me the hospitality OF his home?
when | explained to the Rube
that ] had forgotten my wallet, he
was stuck for a few minutes and then
began TO figure out ways and means
of touching his father. At last a
great thought dawned upon him, and
dragging me along he marched into
the sitting room where the old
gentleman was reading the weekly
paper
Father said Mr.. Waddell jr
very respectfully, 1 have some very
important business to transact over
in Butler and Mr.. Wagner will go
over there with me. Let me have $40
II will need about that amount be
fore ] get home
"Nr Wadden ST. looked upon his
son with doubtful eye. See here,
George Edward, spoke the old
gentleman, gave you $40 only last
night. Where has that money gone
to already7
Father, answered the RUDE
most earnestly, you remember that
pair of pants | had out in the barn
to do the stable work in? Well, /.
thought l could use those pants for
a bank to put my nest-egg in. So /
put the SO in the pants. Last night,
father, you, in the kindness Of your
heart told tramp he could sleep in
the barn. Father, that wicked tramp
stole those pants and my nest egg
with themi'
The old gentleman, shaking his
head, coughed up the $20-and then
Rnbe had $50 with which to paint
the town"