Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
Smoke Miller, in his own modest
way, writes me again, Us follows;
New York, June i, 1914


way, writes me again. as follows:
New York, June l., 1914.
J.P. ":
Friend Joe-You don't know how
good it makes me feel to see the way
you treated me last week, Joe. But L
deserve 1t. All you got to do is to
look at the game / pitched last sun
day against st. Teresa's on the Carl
ton Academy grounds at Summit,
\. ]. Twenty three strilleouts and
one hit That's all I did to them, Joe,
and I wasn't feeling very good, either.
You don't have to take my word for
1t. II you didn't get report of the
game. look 1t up. If Harry Smith
can arford to overlook that kind Of
pitching, take II from me, Joe, Mack
or NJ Graw won't
I didn't hear from Mack yet. but,
of course. he's away on the road now,
and maybe he'll wait till he comes
back TO look me over. ] hear he LETT
Jack Coombs in the East to do scout
duty. Well, / won't do business with
him, because you know, Joe, there is
an awful lot Of jealousy among us
, top-notch pitchers, and Jack thinks
! he will be in condition to pitch again
/ in the world series next fall, SO, of
| course, you couldn't expect him to tip
( Mack off to pitcher that might keep
| him on the bench in the big games,
/ could you, Joe? But I'll hear from
/ Mack, all right, all right. l fixed
| that. I wrote him a letter and told
him all about the wonderful work
am doing. But I'm getting wiser all
4 the time, Joe, and ! know manager
/ would not pay much attention to a
guy that hands himself too many
bouquets, and. anyhow, ] can't blow
meself up like some people. But
was foxing this time. Joe. ] just
wrote Mack a letter telling him about
d young pitcher named Jack Miller
better known as Smoke, on account
OF his terrible speed. I just told him
the truth about meself. | told hin
this guy Miller had a fast ball thai
hadn't been seen around these parts
since Rube Waddell was in his prime
his splitter would drive Ed Walsh on
of business. and his control woulc
make Mathewson look like a wild
man; that he could run bases like
Ty Cobb, and was liable to lose thu
ball any time he came to bat. ] tolC
him I wasn't interested in Miller IL
any way; that I just wanted to til
him off to a good man. Then 1 signec
somebody else's name to the letter
See? I'll hear from Mack, all right
Joe.
Say, Joe, found out why Harr!
Smith wouldn't look me over. There
somebody on the team knocking me
afraid ! might get his job. But II
get even, and 7 know how l do 1t, too
! wasn't going TO say anything, 70
fear Smith would can this guy, If h.
found out what he did; but let hin
know now, l don't care. But thi
, guy that's doing the knocking is n
good Joe, and he's SO crooked h
couldn't lay down in an alley. But
amt sore on Smith, Joe, and II yo'
see him you can tell him If he want
, me to help him out I'll be on the 10
till Mack sends for me.
amt going to pitch for that bunc
Of Y. NJ. G.. AS any more, either. Whe
1 asked for more money they turne
, me down, after me pitching wha
would have been a no-hit game wit
a regular team behind me. l know
, said last week they were gentlemen
t So they are. But anytime anyone