The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-07

among the baseball men2 McGraw,
was I'm the Waldorf hotel one day when
late me upon on my election. Governor no
| said, your election Is a great uplift 10
| baseball II has shown that ball player
can be big man II he adapts himself.
Your election has been of more benefit
10 baseball than any one thing ! know
Of. and for that reason we are proud OF
you
"By the way''-he came out again with
one OF those unexpected questions-"do
| you remember George Woods. the old
outfielder. VINO played on the team with
Delehanty and Fosarty at Philadelphia
1 did. The last time I saw old George
two years ago he was almost down and
out and working on the turnstiles at the
Polo grounds and at Shibe park in Phila-
''Well, he's doing well now" the gov-
ernor said, and I got another insight
seems sne abaf on '9s ps s5d man
OF the ball players wrote 10 Governor
Tener asking II he could do something
for old George, that he was In hard luck
and that any faults he might have were
due TO his bad luck. Governor Tener
investigated and then gave George
job as messenger at 5000 year.
A Helping Hand.
He stuck so close to business" Mr.
Tener explained. that loaned him
and 10 bring his wife on He didn't
know whore his mother was. In few
that paid s1loo a year, George rented
a house-rent Is cheap here, Sou know
and he had enough ground to start
garden. Seeing that he intended to
stick TO his Job and work hard, I later
got him an appointment as special mar
shal TO the public service board. That
job pays $4,000 yenr. Soon George
brought his mother on and he now has
NJ hn r1a In,
risburs'
tom Lynch must have been great
umpire In his dayT' ! suggested while
the governor was insisting that be ac-
"He certainly was" he replied. And
Lynch will go down In history as great
credit TO the game. He IS also a good
president
Never Was Fined.
by the way" and Mr. Tener laughed
''Mr, Lynch is the only umpire who ever
threatened 10 hne. me. II was In tilt
fined and put out OF a game. You know
I was never put out.
''On the casion refer TO I was
pitching for Chicago and we won-we
always remember tho games we won.
Well. stage OF the game came UP when
there was man on second and one out
and heavy hitter at The bat. l made
up my mind 20 walk the heavy hitter
so as TO get at weak hitter who had
been easy UP to that time. I had II
all planned out and purposely walked
the heavy hitter. When the weak bat
ter came up thought had him struck
out, but Umpire Lynch waved him to
first-a base on balls. wns angry all
through
claimed. What do you mean by walk
Ing him?' was hopping mad because
my plaks had gone wrong.
Mr. Lynch, who always insisted upon
s1 - r,fr AAE A..
and, With that Socky walk. came toward
me.
Saved His. $50.
I'M MI; Tsner;.,, he said. pointing his
II VIII cost you $50 and out OF the game
We'll. and ] caught myself just in
time, all right but
7 went right on pitching and won out |
since then have often thought how close |
] came 10 losing, $50 and my reputa lion |
Tor not having been put out OF a game"
The governor arose and walked across |
tho room His every movement bespoke |
the athlete. His Immense frame was car
r!ed as lightly as II he had been a
dancer.
How do you manage to keep In such
GOOD physical condition. asked him.
show OF surprise. there has not been a
year since I was 20 years old that j
haven't had on nv uniform playing base
oRll7 I even played flrst base In charity
game last year-slnce ! have been gov
ernor- ] figured. though. after / had
passed 90 that It was time 70 stop, oven
though the thought OF 1t gives me pans