The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-19

charges peppery. and he gets results,
as Is shown by the fact that Mctiraw
won three pennants while Robbie
was with the club. Much OF this sue
cess was due TO the pepper and smbi-
ton that Wilbert put into the play
ere.
There was a young pitcher that came
TO Marlin a few years ago who had
everything In the world except ambi-
ton. Both Robbie" and McGraw
kept after him. but be wouldn't do
anything. except eat and 20 through
the motions OF pitching.
He'd be a wonder. Mac ~ we
could get any pep into him." declared
Robbie" He's got the stun, all
right. but has as dead as the prize
fight game"
You've got the goods Now. let's
| see you show some ambition" Rob
bic" would keep saying 10 this fell
I low; but II was no use. and that twirl-
er is back IN the minors now and viii
always stay there.
You VIII notice that all Of McGraw's
/ players have lots OF pep" whether
! they make mistakes or not
Il want a guy" says Mac" who
makes some motions. II he Is going
to drop a ball. let him go after II hard
and drop II. I won't blame him for
that Give me a fellow who would
make some impression on the lens OF
moving picture camera. anyway"
IL would not be a bad idea for some
business man 10 employ a coach like
Robinson to inject pep" into his Of
/ Ace force. Pep" Is what counts IN
base ball. and | believe IT helps a lot
/ in other lines. too. have noticed that
the men with II are the ones who get
along at anything. Here ends this
little sermon on pep" II won't hurt
other folks besides base ball fans TO
read II.
Baseball Vaudeville.
This has been brisk winter for
baseball vaudeville. and / see by the
coast papers that one OF the houses
in New York Tut on a baseball bill
during the meeting o, the National
Doom and Pop" Arson were ali
among those present at the stage
door. and I'll wager there was lot
OF Jealousy for the headlines and
electric lights.
They have tried TO get old Honus
Wagner into vaudeville n couple OF
times and have made a noise like n
refused to fall. Once somebody got
up an act for Iatoie and him. but
Honus ran out after the rehearsals
started. saying they were bad enough
and he wouldn't do II for half OF Mr..
Rockefeller's cash.
They tried TO get him TO fall again
this winter with an act which did not
require any acting He was 10 give
an exhibition OF twenty minutes OF
basketball and take down 81 900 per
week for as many weeks as he would
continue. Wagner does this nearly
every night In Carnegie. Pa, during
the winter for far Less money He has
n team there and books games. but he
refused to fall for the vaudeville.
And ] was 10 get 800 for each
thousand lamented the promoter.
Wagner Is peculiar that way. On
tho ball field nothing feazes him. but
on II he is extremely bashful When
ne tries 10 make a speech at a ban
quet he Is helpless The only wav
You can get him 20 talk in public
would be 70 line up flock OF nm
pires opposite him and let him think
ne was addressing them. Uongs can
surely talk 10 the jumps" when he
gets fore. AND 7 must add that
Nauaeville and speech-making get my
Copyright. 1919. by the Wheeler svn.
dicate. Ino.)
"Matty's Blu League Gossip d.
regular feature OF this paper. IL an
pears on the sporting paoe everv
monoay, wednesday and Friday.