Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-03
BY CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
'he Worlds Most Famous Writer OF Baseball Fiction.

long breath. Get In touch with him
as soon as you can; and by the way
you'd better tip II to him to have in
flammatory rheumatism. It's darned dan
gerOus to tell a doctor that you think
you've got appendicitis, because then
nothing Will do but he's dead anxious to
split you open and go prowling around
inside Of you. I've known 'em to leave
pair of shears inside a guy SO they
could come back and play a return en-
gagement. Appendicitis sounds fine, but
1t amt safe Tell him to have inflamma-
tory rheumatism by ali means!"
II got YOU" said Joey Bostwick. 'Rheu-
matism 1t lsv'
Extract from sporting page of Morning
Flashlight, September 1s, 10:
"Our old friend, Gumshoe Bill Garter,
arrived from the West yesterday with
the cheering information that the hole at
second base will be neatly plugged next
season. Bill is quite enthusiastic over his
latest find the same being a full-blooded
Mexican named Ramon Oliveras. Bill
says Ramon Is all to the good, and the
most remarkable fielder and hitter dis
covered by him in years A Mexican
baseball player would be a decided now
city. This rare bird was trapped In Ell
Paso, where he was setting the Rio
Grande on fire with his sensational per-
formances, 1t is reported that Senior Oil
veras Is the son of q wealthy Mexican
rubber planter. with large estates In Yu-
catan. He became interested in baseball
a few years ago when on a visit to the
United States, and, so they say. has
shown a most remarkable aptitude for
the game.
while he has had many offers to play
professional baseball, Senior Oliveras has,
UP to the present time, declined all ad-
vances In that direction. 1t is under
stood that this was because of the de-
termined opposition of Oliveras, senior,
whose stern family pride caused him to
threaten dislnheritance should the young
man become professional athlete. The
fathers consent at last having been OBJ
tained, Senior Ramon will appear next
spring at the training camp, where his
work will be watched with the greatest
interest.
He weighs 165 pounds, bats left handed
and throws right handed, and is said to
be streak of fire on the bases Should
he come up to expectations-and 1t must
be admitted that Carter is a Judge of a
ball player-Oliveras will make a welcome
addition to Kellys string Second base
was the weak spot in the inheld this sea-
son, and many game slipped through
that hole"
Extract from the Evening Boom. Sep
tember IS, 10-:
You must hand II to William Carter.
the Human Shovel. His latest feat is the
of a real Mexican baseball
player. Bill breezed into the sanctum this
morning with pocketful or Mexican
cigars, and, after lighting one, proceeded
TO so into trance and tear Off the most
amazing dream concerning one Ramon
'Enehiladas OliVeras. who is, according
to Bills hemp nightmare, the warmest
little second baseman that ever wrestled
the husk of a tamale or smothered a
platter Of friiOles. We have Bills word
for it that Ramon was captured In the
wilds of Yucatan, where the chewing
gum comes from, and. after a terrible
battle with the Mexican customs Officers,
was dragged over the American line.
Whether 1t was entirely due 10 the
cigar or not We do not know, not having
had the courage to tackle the one which
Bill left on the desk. but the Human
Shovel says that II oliveras does not burn
lp the big league next season he (BnD |
viii eat our hat raw.
Dick Kelly could use a second base
nan, all right enough, but until we have |
seen this little brown brother We refuse |
% enthuse. Show us. Bill, show usl
'(Later.) 1t couldn't have been the |
,igar. We tried It. and haven't had any |
iream as yet"
1t was late in February when the Or |
1han vanguard arrived at the Arkansas |
grounds anxious bushers. un- |
Ter the stern and unbending ehaperonags |
II Richard Kelly and "Mush" Mcknight. |
he old-tlme catcher, whose duty It was
o sift the pitching wheat from the chan. /
some OF the new catch had been instruct /
ID to report direct at the training camp, |
.mong them being the Mexican marvel. |
lllYeras.
A crafty campaign OF publicity. sasi-