Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
WEAVER PULLS
GOOD JOKE On
NATHEWSON
White Sox's Shortstop Hits Triple
Off Big Six and Wins Hun
dred-DoIlar Bet.
BY Bill Bailey.

%$HICAGO, ILL, Nov. 15.--Christy
Mathewson-and we came
mighty near adding the great
pitcher of the Giants, which would
nave been superfiuous-will never
forget his introduction to Buck
Weaver, the Sox shortstop.
It was the day that the SoX and
the Giants started their tour and the
place was the Cincinnati hotel at
which the two teams met.
Mathewson was standing in the
lobby. So was Weaver, and they were
not far apart when Manager McGraw
came along.
"Matty. this IS Buck Weaver, the
famous SoX shortstop,' said the Giant
boss.
clad to meet you" said Mathew
son.
And I'm glad to meet you an
swered Weaver. i've heard lots
about you" continued Buck, and the
great pitcher began to show signs of
being bored You know that's what
hey all say when they meet Mathew
son. But that bored expression didn't
asst long. They never do when Buck
IS in the neighborhood.
Offers Matty Wager.
,,,
ANU III M"HHs 10 MANI " httle
0et WIN you CoIltlhue1 buCh'
HOW that: queileu Ma theWsoh'
ana there was Just the nlcKer or IN
terest
i've got a hundred that says you
"on get the hfst strike past me,
gald Buck.
lTattv was interested. vitality in
teTrsted. He looked Weaver over very
rarafnIIv. THAT was a new expe.
Renee, even for the great Matty.
You're Gil right he answered with
a laugh. I'm beginning TO oelleNe l
Won T.,
DID he? Most assuredly he did not
NatheWson pitched That afternoon
and Weaver was the first man to face
him The first pitch was a ball The
second was a strike. But IT didn't go
over the plate, 1t Just started, Then
Weaver swung and that ball started
for right center. When it was re-
turned to the infeld the Chlcagoan
was perched on third.
You think that exceedingly fresh of
Weaver? Meaning his methods of
receiving the introduction, of course.
Maybe 1t was. Then again mavbe II
wasn't You see Weaver entertains
the opinion that he can hit. And he
doesn't want any pitcher going about
with the impression that he carries
the Weaver goat with him. You might
search many books on etiquette to
prove that Buck did the proper thing
when he accepted the introduction in
that free-handed manner. But you
can wager one thing and that is that
the first manager you meet would
give much for inst surh a fellow
/. ,.l,,,i- o,-
""''"s T'ayer'
Weaver is distinctly a winning ball
player. Had the Sox and the Giants
been opening worlds series instead
Of worlds tour in Cincinnati that
afternoon, the chances aer that BUcly
would have offered 70 wager a oo0
instead of 500. and instead Of invft-
ing Mattv to accent the waper he
would have dared him. Since there
% wa n, i tnucA at stake he was polite
IS to a pitcher against whom he is
going to hit
As a matter Of fact. Buck is so
constituted that it is impossible for
him to entertain much love against
any fellow who is going to oppose
MIN.
Walter Johnson was billed to work
against the Sox one afternoon. Now
johnson is a whale Of a pitcher as all
the world knows. He is so great that
he can smile, one of those ENJOYABLE
smiles, too, when he is pitching
against another club He's all good
nature even when +ba esy,o e. e.