The Washington times., 1914-04-05

something on his mind to be done. he
always wants to accomplish 1t with a
rush. It Ii the same with boarding a
train. They all dash into the coaches
and rush for their berths as II the
eerths were going to move away II they
did not nop into them quick. They get
sore II there Is some hitch in the arrival
OF their baggage. but train wrecks do
not feaJe veterans to any great extent
After dinner. many Of the players go
Ing picture shows. We are usually in
yited to different shows when we go to
play a town, which reduces the cost of
living. After the theater. 1t Is home and
bed. -
1t is evident from this outline of the
habits Of a big Lacquer that he has not
much idle time on his hands. This does
not take into consideration the hard
Jumps. when a club will travel for a day
and two nights on a sleeper and then
get out to play one game or perhaps a
Toward the end Of the season. when
there are frequent odd contests to be
played of, a team may be forced to
spend several nights in succession in a
sleeper and play ball every day besides.
/ don't care what anybody may say. 1
know that man cannot get the rest in
q Pullman that he acquires in a station
ary bed.
Never Eats Any Lunch.
said that I do not eat any lunch.
Perhaps II would interest the reader to
know in detail what some OF the stars
in our league do about lunch, so Will
dwell on the habits of a few OF those
whom know. Walter johnson is a
great boy to eat ice cream, and you will
find him consuming a big plate OF 1t
most every day about noon time.
Baker is the one exception to the
lunch rule. He has always lived on a
farm, and is accustomed to tie early
TO bed and early to rise theory, so ne
gets I'D bright and smart even in the
season when the club Is on the roao.
Members Of the Athletics say that
.Bake', hates the road, anyway. DE
will ait down and eat heavy lunch and
90 out and play baseball in the after-
noon. and a whole lot of Il.
Eddie Collins is great consumer
of chocolate ice cream, and ne aiso
likes broth Eddie Plank VIII eaS q
little soup when he expects 70 ~oIs
in the afternoon ate IunEn en-. T fsii
Ch1sty Mat,ewson one day last Iali
during the worlds series, and he con
fined himself to a plate Of soup ana
chocolate eclair. ,,
7 have heard a funny story about
Eddie Collins. He was In New horh
fovrp rd th, end OF the ScdSoli io@s
when the Athletics had cinched tne
pennant, and he went out to luncn VIII
sorne friends Of his, and they insistea
that he eat heartily. He partook 0.
sorne soup, a nice large slice OF Toas'
beef. a few potatoes, and some ch'co-
late ice cream. ,,,e-
you'll never be able to play pan aisG t,;s
+.,at amount Of food" proclaimed MS
host. M, ,,,,hs5 the
somewhat bashfui and extremely 1nodeSt
Collins. -, a.. challenged
,ho host. I'll bet any one presehI
that he doesn't get a hit ana tnAt ne
nakes an error after that big luncn.
"I'U take you" said two otner hie'
oe! .tEddie" rot somethins like seven
.b.nces that Afternoon. one very oil
NcuIt one. and ne never 1naIS d Stii,
NAV. He also collected three NUS; Se,,
his anecdote is TO boos, Tor heaVy
Meal in the middle Of the DAY pHt !.
is rather the cid exception "hich
proves the rule.
Then a Time of Fun.
Ball players who arc not fortunate
enough to belong to one Of the teams
taxing part in the worlds series have
the most fun at that time OF the sea-
son. because they have not the nervous