The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
TROY TO HONOR ITS
MOST NOTED CITIZEN
Four Thousand to Attend Big
Testimonial Dinner for
EvcrS of Braves.
CHIEF MAY TURN THESPIAN

One OF the greatest testimonials ever
given hero OF the sporting world will he
witnessed at Troy tonight. This IL the
home town of John J. Evers, the keystone
king OF the worlds champion Braves.
And the Human Crab is the object of
all the fuss and clatter He has been
toasted and banqueted many times
before-several times, in fact since
Stallings's men wrested the crown from
the Athletcs-but in no manner so elab-
crate as the entertainment which will
witness his GROWING triumph tonight.
Preparations, have been made for 1000
guests. Ii was necessary to press into
commission all the galleries and assembly
rooms OF the armory 10 provide table
facilities. Every one who amounts TO
anything in Troy will be there from the
Mayor TO the bat boy of the local team.
Gov. Glynn and fellow Executives from
several adjacent States have accepted in
vltations.
Manager George r Stallings Of the
Braves. who has been visiting In this
city, Will leave for Troy this afternoon.
The Big Chief Is to be accompanied by
President James l.. Gafrney and Ed
Barrow, the boss OF the international
League. a number of prominent baseball
men Of New York and Philadelphia also
have been invited. Rabbit Meanwhile,
the side partner OF Evers on the diamond
and Fred Mitchell, the club coach will be
guests Of honor. Dick Rudolph and Hank
Gowdy, the battery heroes OF the late
unpleasantness for the White Elephants.
had 10 forward regrets. They will make
their debut as vaudeville team Mt
local theatre to-day.
Stllllngs Is chafng to get back TO his
Georgia plantation to find out from per-
sonal observation how heavily the Euro
pean war has affected the marketing II
his cotton crop. He will go direct to
Haddocis, Ga. from Troy tonight
Within the past few days the Big
Chief 81 the Braves has been haunted ny
vaudeville agents who are trying 10 thrust
a moderate fortune into his hands.
Il have received some fiattering offers"
said George Yesterday At the Somerset
Hotel. but so far | have remained OBJ
durate. / confess that I am not ricn
and that the money might come in handy
Perhaps after I get home and realize the
extent OF the cotton disaster / may wish
| had remained a victim to the lure of
gold.
Il firmly believe" continued Stallings,
that could get away with the theatrical
business about as well as | have with
Baseball. And IL II were not for the fact
that some people might interpret my
serious Intentions as simply "A sub.enfuge
to make easy gains / should try the
venture. We are all ambitious. | have
been twenty-five years In baseball ami
have done nothing Of which | need be
ashamed. Should / decide TO make the
plunge into theatrica,s you may be- sure
that | will try to give the theatregoing
public as much value for It's money as
have always tried TO give my baseball
patrons"
As a preparation for possible trans
gresslon on his own pact the Big Chief be-
came an impromptu playwright and stage
manager SATURDAY. night He visited a
rehearsal OF Hank Gowdy ana Dick Ru-
dolph and was far from satisfied with the
STYLE OF entertainment planned for them
ON the spur OF the moment the big boss
mapped out a new and novel stunt for his
star battery.
Stallirgs's nervous system is somewhat
frayed as the result OF the drive through
the last three months OF the season.
However. as a Southern gentleman. he IL
thankful for this annoyance as he figures
IL was the means OF saving some OF his
Braves from committing lese mejeste yes
tcrday. Unable 10 sleep souudiy Stallings
arose unusu ally early ana by chance over
heard local scmI-professonal baseball
promoter announcing 10 n friend that he
had secured several of the Boston cham
pions to appear against a cOlored team
in this city yesterday afternoon. Stallings
at once got in touch with his players and
explained that such a proceeding would
not look well for champions Of the world,
one OF the players involved was OF South
ern birth. He said the Braves had not
been informed OF the fact that their pros
pectlve opponents We're negroes.