Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-21
@THE BONEHEAD"
old Man Terbune Manager of the Rebels Enlists Con-
Athlete to Strengthen Brain Department of His
Teqna--Bunk Breaks the Ne1Us
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN

By CHARLES
A DOZEN members Of the team were
| IA loafng about the clubhouse un'
| touched by the shining example OF rev
! Industrious ones who were hurrying int'
! their "spangles" as II the series de-
/ pended upon their being on the ground
! a full two hours ahead Of the umpire. a
crap game struggled feebly in a corners
| II was far from pay day. Billy Gilfeather
| whose position on the diamond in the
summer time made him a drawing card
on the vaudeville stage In the winter, and
who believed himself another Chauncey
olcott. was singing a sentimental ballad
to the grooming accompaniment OF
Frosty McNab Shanghai Scott and
"Piano-legs" Daily "Kidney-foot' Per-
klns, the catcher. was playing solitaire on
the bench In front of his locker.
The door banged loudly. and in came
Bunk" Williams. the first baseman, and
privileged character. He looked about
him, struck an attitude and delivered
himself Of bark which split barber
shop chord in two and drowned Tom
Meadows frenzied appeal to Little Joe"
"Rawl Raw Rawl" howled Bunk.
"Rough 'em upl Chaw EN- upl Spit em
out, tigerl Rawi RawI Rawi"
What in Sam Hill are you raw-rawing
aboutW inquired Frosty MacNab, paus-
ing in the intricate evolutions necessary
to the adorning of the form with sheep
skin sliding pads which preserve the hide
Of the ball player mix on the raw-raw.
You amt no college phenomenon, Bunk.
Don't think II for a minute"
who said I was7" asked Bunk, ag-
grieved. Cant you let fellow get in
practice7"
"Bunk's going to coach college team
next spring" suggested Kidney-foot un-
earthing the deuce of clubs and dropping
1t upon the ace.
Il nm noti" said Bunk hotly. "You
fellows don't know what's going on. You
haven't heard the news"
This shot produced instant silence.
well" said Billy Gilfeather, "Ill be
the goat What is the news?"
"S-s-shP whispered Bunk. 1.-THE old
man thinks we're weak In the brain de-
partment. He's went and bought a COL
lege boy for an infielder."
The explosion of bomb in the dressing
room might have created less excitement
Get outp
Stand away from the horse's head. He
might bite youl"
Bunk you'ra huphousnu
Somebody turn him overl He's dream
ing!"
THE old man? Not chancev
Bunk listened to the lncredulous OUT
burst with grin of delight
Raw Raw! Raw said he, gravely.
IT'S all true. The old man has gone
understanding same as Johnny Merry
and the rest of the managers Maybe we
need some three hundred thinkers on the
payroll"
But the Rebels refused to believe that
such thing could be possible.
"oh, all right" said Bunk. Just walt
a while. and youll see. He parts his
name in the middle. too. wouldn't be
surprised If he put cologne on his hand
kerchiefs. The old man thinks we need
some new blood-raw-raw blood. You
wait"
The Rebels were amazed. Old man Ter
hume, 10 years manager of the club and
one of the few survlvals of old-time base
ball. had never been suspected of a lean
ing toward the new era in the game. He
believed In men who could hit the ball and
run the bases.
give mo a bunch of men who can
hit around three hundred, and I'll take
chance on being outguessed." was his
watchword.
When he needed new ball players, he
went to Glass A leagues after them, buy
ing them-buying outright and taking no
chances on the draft. It was all very
well for Johnny Merry to import college
men; old man Terhune wanted ball plav-
ers Of league experience. and SO long as
he found them, they might sign their
salary checks with a Maltese cross If II
suited them, and eat pie with knife for
all he cared.
But progress is the watchword. in base.
ball as in other things. and the old man
noted with panied surprise the sensa.
tional success OF half dozen clean-look.
ing. athletic youngsters from fresh
water colleges. After Johnny Merry's
new campus find, Teddy Lang had pitched
and won three games from the Rebels. IL
struck old man Terhune that there might
be something in the higher education.
after4ail 1t hurt him to admit as much
to his scouts, but the word went forth
to look over the college athletes ana re-
port discoveries,
Pitchers. of course" said the old man