The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-18
JACKSON GOOD
TO old FOLKS
Home Life Of Cleveland's
Great Slugger Reads
Like Romance.
HOW HE SPENDS WINTER
Is Happiest When with His Parents
Away Down in South Carolina
Village.

Stuart Price, a well-known Washington
newspaper man, has Just returned from
visit spent at the home of his parents In
South Carolina, the little town made
famous as the birthplace Of Joe Jack
son, the smuggling outfieider of the Cleve-
land Maps.
Mr.. Price has known jackson from
boyhood. and tells the following story
OF his recent visit:
Baseball fans seldom ever hear or
know of the home life Of their diamond
heroes. In fact, they care not how
great pitcher, catcher, infielder, or out
fielder conducts himself socially SO long
as he keeps in condition to play his best
game. They demand only he deliver the
goods on the battlefield. They delve not
into his inner life. But should they do
this, many interesting things would come
10 light.
OF the baseball stars Of the present
time the home life of Joseph jackson,
Clevelands great hitter, reads like a
Romance.
1t is often the case when a man springs
suddenly in the limelight, achieves fame
and then financial success he forgets the
fact somebody gave me start" and
this somebody's father or mother, sis
ter or brother. But not SO with Joe
jackson. ----ea
He Is Now ON TOP.
From a life Of obscurity jackson has
within five years climbed to the top. But
with his success he has not forgotten
the good parents that gave him birth.
He is not ashamed Of the old folks at
home On the contrary the big fellow
is the happiest when he Is riding about
in his automobile with his people.
Time was when jackson was proud he
nj then
was faithful to those who gave him life.
Today one months salary amounts to
more than what he could have made five
years ago by working twelve months. But
even with this it is the same old Joe. he
has not lost sight of the fact that the
greatest religion he can live is to Honor
thy father and thy mother that thy days
may be long upon the land which the
Lord thy God gaveth thee
Joe lives up to this religion. He goes
upon the principle of "a rose to the
living is better than umptuous wreaths
TO the dead" Each day he tries to do
something to shoulder the burdens of the
folk at home. - wants them to be
happy, for in their happiness he also Is
happy. He ministers to their every want;
satisfies their every desire. Instead OF
Sinking the responsibility of helping
those in his circle. he cheerfully has
placed his shoulder to the wheel.
At the close of each season Jackson
hustles back to South Carolina that he
may spend his spare moments with his
folk and lifelong friends. He lives at
Brandon Mill, Greenville. and but few
hundred yards from the pasture land
where in his boyhood and youthful days
he achieved fame as a home-run hitter On
this particular plateau many a hard bat
tie was fought between teams from the
city and the mill boys. Jackson was the
star Of the mill aggregation and around
him centered the fight. His slashing
drives ran many a semi-pro. college and
amateur outfielder into the cotton fields
beyond or into eek in deep right to
relay the ball home.
Glad 10 BE with "The Boys"
Today many of the same mill boys that
played with him still are working eleven
hours out of every twenty-four at the
loom. But the same ties of friendship
exist. 1t is the same old Joe at heart
and the same old boys, the one differ
ence being jackson financially has sue
ceeded and they have not. This makes
no difference to Joe or to the boys. They
now look upon him not only as their
friend. but their hero and champion; a
man of their own heart.
Talk to any of them and you will hear:
Joe is the best fellow in the world. He
is bound to succeed. Any man who
sticks to his people and his friends will
be rewarded" 1t is the belief of the mill
people that Providence has played hand
in Joe's great success; that his efforts
have been blessed
The writer was in Greenville during the
Christmas holidays. The things / speak
of are from observation and personal
knowledge. I know that Jackson has
done even a hundred times more for his
people and his friends than I have re-
lated. 1t is a pleasure to let the public
know these things.