Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
TESREAU HOPES
To WIN CROWN
NEXT SEASON
Bv Damon Runyon.

PRECISION which has obtained
toe hold IN these parts concerning
one Of the largest pitching displays
~ the National league truck snow,
to wit: Mr.. Charles Massive res
reau. the great bar glitter OF the
Ozark hillocks. This Mr.. Tesfeau
NAV be recalled as the person VINO
did. or did not. lead the National
league pitchers-it depending upon
which set of MI. John HeydIef
averages you pstronize.
ANYWAY. there has been an I'M
preston hereabouts-a vague oo-
scure impression something similar
10 the impression that you can
really get a cheap meal In New
York-there has been some such
ambiguous impression, we repeat
that Charles NJ Tesreau winters
much after the manner of those
HttIn bruins that he used to pluck
free handily from the cotes, "hlch
g.. N saw in remote cave, asleep.
Such is not the case, Mr' les
reau is no hibernator. He is spend
ipg the winter loosely, and without
rsstraint at Petryville town that
Won can see with the naked eye
from the railroad trains when
hustle through the state OF MIS-
souri,
That is. you can sec PerryVilIe
unless the rural mail delivery man
mas left his wagon standing be
tween the town and the ralIroau
tracks. Then you can't see the city
to any great extent, but you hho"
a. ix there. because YOU can near
the citizens chawin' their TOBACCO.
Even the murmur of the moiars Is
audible above the moan Of the wlnd
in the pines.
There Mr.. Tesrcau winters, ana
there also. he used to summer, ana
fall and spring Advices from the
celebrated bear snatcher are TO inc
effect that he is doing that thing
which all bail players do httle
better than anything ese-same
being Nintering well. The RECORDS
Of so years show but one ball play
or who failed to winter well, ana
he came so close to It that MS
average Of ,e96 S-4 was never held
against him
Adds to Mammoth Weight.
Further advices from Mr.. Tes-
r~au are to the effect that he has
picked up In flesh, and that he an
ticipates the best season of his ca
reer. This is most encouraging
Fear had been expressed In many
quarters that Mr.. Tesreau might
come in with a doleful prophecy as
10 his future. being backwoodsy
and eccentric. and all that, but II
seems not 49,.
The last seen Of Mr.. Tesreau art
az the obseouies in Boston last fall
he had purchased buzz buggy ana
wa. cutting a hole in the atmos-
phere between here and Missouri,
pulling the hole in after him as ne
went. Reports from along the line
Of aperture indicated that there
was widespread talk Of the revival
Of viEllante LAW. However, he got
TO Perrvville without being appre-
hended. and settled down to trying
to prove to the townspeople that he
was the same Tesreau mentioned
In the box scores last season.
Mr. Tesreau not only displayed
10 the citizens all that yellow
money he took away from here,
but he let a committee composed
OF the mayor, two trustees and the
city marshal feel OF It. Since that
time has hung heavily upon his
hands. He does not known fact.
he deos not even suspect-that Mr..
J. j.. McGraw, OF this city, is plan
ming to place a round baseball in
his right hand early next season
and make him keep it there for
some months. Were he possessed
Of this knowledge. Mr.. Tesreau
might not be wiutering az well as
at present. He might be in one Of
those caves with the bears.
II ARK! Borne on a chill breeze
from way off in Regina, Sas-
kstchewen comes another low
murrur from Monseer Reeshard de
Marquis de Marquar'. further an
nouncing that he is out Of baseball.
with the hitherto unpublished ad-
dition Forever"
We can visualize the lean Reu-
ben laying the weight OF his cele-
brated left index finger upon the
coat lapel OF a trusting SasNatche-
wan reporter and muttering that
Forever" Only he'd likely say il
this way: Foo o-o-r-r-e-v-e :"
Reeshard has the dramatic instinct
highly developed, and there's no
chance that he'd disclaim the word
in cheap accents,
IT is given out from the New York
American league offices that
Frank Chance will organize a new
system OF discovering young ball
players by having a secret agent in
each OF the minor leagues. The
agent may be a club owner, man
ager or umpire. but his identity
VIII not be disclosed A player
recommended by one Of these Sc
cret service men will be Inspected
hN Chance hirnsoIf or l. ..-..t- =