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

~HICAGO, ILL, Nov. 15.-Christy
Mathewson-and we came
- mighty near adding the great
pitcher of the Giants which would
have been superfluous-will never
forget his introduction to Buck
Weaver, the Sox shortstop.
II 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
they all say when they meet Mathew
son. But that bored expression didn't
last long. They never do when Buck
IS in the neighborhood-
OHefS Hatty "d9ST'
And I'm willing to make a little
bet with you," continued Buck.
"How's that ?" queried Mathewson,
and there was just the flicker of In
terest.
i've got a hundred that says you
don't get the first strike past me"
said Buck.
Matty was interested. vitality IN
tercsted. He looked Weaver over very
carefully That was a new expe-
rience, even for the great Matty.
You're all right" he answered with
a laugh. I'm beginning to believe l
wont."
Did he? Most assuredly he did not.
Mathewson pitched that afternoon
and Weaver was the first man to face
him The first pitch was 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 1t was re-
turned to the infield the Chicagoan
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 maybe it
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 just such fellow.
Is Willing Player.
Weaver is distinctly a winning ball
player. Had the SoX and the Giants
been opening a worlds series instead
Of worlds tour in Cincinnati that
afternoon, the chances aer that Buck
would have offered to wager 81 1000
instead of 500, and instead of invit-
ing Matty to accept the wager he
would have dared him. Since there
wasn't much at stake he was polite.
AS polite, at any rate, as Buck ever
Is TO pitcher against whom he is
going to hit.
As 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
him
Walter Johnson was billed to work
against the SoX one afternoon. Now
Johnson is a whale of pitcher, as all
me world knows. He is so great that
ne can smile, one of those enjoyable
smiles, too, when he is pitching
against another club. He's all good
nature even when the game is close
or the opposition is leading, because
ne has an idea that he is going to
nave the last laugh. Up came Wea-
yer
The great Johnson, eh?" quoth
buck, and there was more than a
race OF sarcasm in his voice. Think
IeHoWs are afraid of you, eh?" con-
rhued Buck, You put one over this
PIale ana III break an infelder's leg
with drive or give one of those
ouLhelders a chase" howled Buck.
Buck never enjoys beating
somehow that smile in defeat" was
omitted from his makeup.
Can Take "calI" Well.
Incidentally this same Weaver can
take a call" when one is coming
with about as much grace as am
man in the game. Remember the aft
ernoon on the South Side that he
IolIed the ball to Pitcher Russell and
permitted the winning run to come
across the plate? If there was any
one IN the bali park who didn't tell
BUCK IN loud voice that he was a
Dohenead, it must have been some
mute And what they did to him on
me bench is one of the stories they
me 10 tell when there are no women
present.