The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-03
LOVE AND BASEBALL
A BAD COMBINATION
Late Hours and a Straying Mind
Have Wrecked Many Very Pronlis-
ing Recruits.
Crank l.. Chance, in New York

Cupid is generally painted as a
pink-toed little god with a smiling. in
nocent face. Also there is an old say
ing, "All the world loves a lover
These facts being plainly stated. it
may be we'll to proceed with the why
and wherefore of all this relation to
baseball. The plain facts of the mat
ter are hat Cupid, to q big league
manager, is nothing more or less than
a common nuisance, and if the little
god were to be painted according to
the aforesaid big league managers
ideas he would have horns instead Of
wings and would otherwise resemble
a small demon of the lower regions
When cupid shoots a big league ball
player the managers troubles begin.
1t is dollars to doughnuts that the
love-sick ball player will not be worth
his hotel and travelling expenses un-
less he is uncOmmOny level-headed or
is rudy jolted out of his pursuit Of
loves sweet dream"
Now, all OF his has to do with the
plight I found myself in one season
"million-dOllar arm and a tea-cent
heart; one of the sort hat is extreme
ly susceptible to the alluring g1ances
Of feminine eyes. 1t would not have
been 81 bad If the siren who ensnared
my pitcher had not been several years
on the other side Of 80, while the
pitcher was in his teens.
To make matters worse. the elderly
damsel cared nothing for the young
ster except to add him to her list Of
victims. And the list was a fairly
long one. / was informed.
The first indication I had Of the
love-torn youths condition was the
fact that he was displaying little inter
est in his work. He had no pep" as
ball players say When he come out for
morning practice he worked in a de-
sultOry fashion. When he pitched in
a game he was little better. His main
idea seemed to be to get out of his
uniform and into his street clothes
with all speed and dispatch.
OF course l set about trying to dis
cover what allied him. I had great
hopes Of his ability to burn up the
league" during the coming season,
and SO far as l could see he was not
due to do any burning unless he
changed considerably.
1t was several weeks before I could
!, get at the bottom of the pitchers
trouble. 1 investigated and found he
was n O dissipating any IN / was
more than puzzled. By accident
discovered his secret. | overheard two
ball players talking.
Jimmy Chat isn't within a mile O.
the young pitchers name) is badly
: 6OHc OH tudt q1h-HdlIcO 1itiic SA
!, who sings in So and Sos restaurant
said one of them
, Head over heels. Stays there ever.
, night till the place closes and simpl.
moons at her." replied the other.
, That was my tip. l found out wher
Jimmy" was taking his meals. Whel
: l was sure he would not be there
:. paid the place a visit just to o tn
: lady in question over. OF course. W
y al! marvel, at times, why a man fall
;. in love with a certain wOman and VIII,
Y a woman will surrender her heart t
y a certain man. We can't see what sh
or he sees in the person they hay
r fallen in ove with. l oOk the cab
aret singer over carefully and in m
o poor judgment she was nothing ex
n ira" to loo at and her voice vas
0 we'll, a regular cabaret voice.
'e The next day I went to the youn
pitcher and l said something like thi
to him.:
~ Jim, you are running your work b
? I!ooiing arOund this singer. You ougf
,. 70 Dc one Of the rising stars Of tn
IA game. n by the way things loo
Is NOW you will have trouble in stickia