Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-29
SWEENEY TO sANGUINETTI TO SCHULTZ
The International Aance-SOeeney of the Gas House.
Companions From Neoo York and GermGny-HoW the
Combine Began IN st. Louis
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
The Worlds Writer Of Baseball Fiction.

not be blamed for that; he was born
that way.
Sweeney, of course, was the fountain
head of nearly all the devilment which
flowed from the coalition Sweeney had
originality, initiative and inventiveness
He was n red-headed square -shouldered,
freckle-hsted young man who came from
the gas house district of a great CITY,
He began his career by playing ball
upon the crowded streets and dodging
policemen who wanted to arrest him for
1t. He has been playing ball and dodg-
ing policemen ever since. Sweeney was
the bright star of the combine, the guild
ing genius, the trouble boss; a prospec-
tor for excitement, an ugly customer in
a mixed battle and terror to umpires
and base runners who slid feet first.
Sanguinetti was born on the East Side
In New York, and there was nothing
really. italian about him but his name,
his dark, soulful eyes and his artistic
temperament Sanguinetti will resent
this statement about his temperament,
but 1t Is true, nevertheless. On the field
and on, he depended q great deal upon
Sweeney's leadership. but SanguinettI
was a flash of lightning when 1t came to
backing up lead and carrying a play
along to the point where the fists began
to ny. There was nothing yellow about
Sanguinett but his teeth, and while he
could not invent new ways of getting
into trouble or creating n disturbance,
ne was ever blithe TO have them in
vented for him. He did the best he could.
considering his limitations, and what man
OF us can do more?
And schultz-well he was lust Her
man Schultz, German. He was born in
the old country, fact which his tongue
seemed unable to forget. He came to
America at the tender age of seven. but
atter 20 years he still talked like a fresh
importation from the delicatessen belt. II
was not his fault he simply could not
help 1t.
Sweeney used to say that Schultz
Joined the Irish-Italian Alliance for
protection from the women who wished
TO marry him. The Mudhens were
Tather extensively welded, as n team,
sweeney sanguinetti and Schultz were
bachelors and hoped so to remain. But
that was Just one of Sweeney's Jokes.
The real truth of the matter was that
Schultz fought his way into the alliance
and never was able to fight his way out
again.
1t happened in ST. Louis, where the
rams grow peevish toward the end of the
season and skip pop bottles off the heads
or the umpires. They do this in some
Tk.
stance. Only in st. Louis, when they
throw at an umpire they generally hit
him. Ask Bill Evens.
II was during Schultz's first year with
the team, and the Mudhens were play
Ing St Louis date, with the fun
strength OF the company. The second
game or the series was a ding-donR az
fair. and the Mudhens won, 1 to 0.
In the eighth inning there was ouite
a celebration. 1t grew out of a decision
at second base. Warner, OF the ST. Louis
club started to steal and slid TO the bag,
sanguineth handling the throw. About
9oo0 people In the stands thought San
sulnetu Jailed TO get the ball on Warner
IN time one man ON the diamond took
the other end of the argument He was
the umpire, ana he called Warner out.
The st. Louis players came roaring
from the bench, and the fans came roar
Ing from the bleachers. The umpire
yelled for the police. It was an unfortu-
nate affair all around, for the next bat
ter spanked out a double which would
have scored Warner from second if-but
no post mortems Warner was out. The
umpire said so. st. Louis went home 10 |
his wife with his collar wiIted down.
speaking IN whispers. DISAPPEARING |
IL was a close race that wear
md every game counted.
That evening Sweeney and sanRui-
netu started out 10 examine into the |
electric lighting system OF the city.
Wherever we see plenty OF lights"
said Sweeney, I'VE win 20 In ana AZ. /
what It Is all about"
'tYou said Il for me, too. Larry re- /
marked sanguinetu
Aiong about IL o'clock the two BAN /
players strolled into place which they /