New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24

me away from the manager.
weighed only los pounds ~ tne
time. and the nights ride, withou'
,leep. combined with my long wait lot
tho parade to pass. had not served 10
make me look any huskier. both games
we're scheduled FOR the afternoon NJ
I ! still had some time before me team
started 20 the park.
"Who are you?" Selee asked me, >, =,
"I'm Evers. from tho roy oiuo'
announced. rather humbly.
Are you the kid hat bacon WE w
throw in with Hardy
"T guess So" ] admitted.
Have you had anything 20 eat or
slept"
/ Not lately" I answered.
70 He's tho kew 20 room" he said,
moving over 20 the desk and getting
one from the clerk. Go upstairs ana
take sleep. TT send a uniform up 10
YOU. The first game Is at o'clock ana
we leave for the park al J..
had hardly lain down on the pea
and dozed when bellboy knocked on
my door. ,., .,
he said. and he threw in SET OF C"O
"spangles." the first had ever seen
An | ncOmfOTtabIe Tip
Every big league uniform had the
, nlaver's name pasted inside OF D., nave
discovered since. and as ! turned the
one handed me over and exam ned IL
found on tag the name. Lsnge-
II was Bill Lange's uniform, and u
would easily have held TWO players my
size. When ! got into II looked more
rs il ! were going TO die any minute
,ban | had before. although ! had
looked badly enough then. In those
DAYS the teams dressed AZ the hotei
and took the bus 70 the park. In al
iustinP this uniform, so much too biK
for me. as well as | could, | was hNe
or ten minutes late and kept the bus
waiting.
Heres Johnny Ward said one OF
the players as ] appeared.
Starting already" they shouted III
chorus.
II seems that when Johnny Ward was
in the big league he was always ia.e
and kept the bus waiting, so thAt TINS
soon became the players expression LOT
Hardness, Just as the rush OF player
for the dining room or dining car or
the berths in sleeper IS sun care
"Pulling n Lave Cross During all 'ne
time Cross was in the big league ne
was never known TO be beRten INTO
diner or sleeper. although he faced
some pretty strong competition III h''
time. 49,
That day did not know what they
we're talking about and mad no luea
tbst .hev referred 70 me in their re-
marks. The bus was crowded so Wa
told 70 climb up on the root. coulu
hear the other men discussing me as
the clumsy vehicle Jolted 10 inc
grounds. e.,. -,
Where did you get this guy, Seiee
asked Jack Taylor, the ola CnieasV
nitcher. you are picking them out
~ The cradle now, see. lie will
probably go back on top or ooX car
instead Of on a bus
suppose that | must have pre-,
scented a ludicrous appearance percnedi
q, tho ton OF that bus, like rail-
bird an a barn roof. But | made up
nv, mind then and there 70 show ray
/ lor. so that the first thing ! DID wheh
We arrived at the park was to oacA
him aside and say:
lets warm up little.
Tired as I was, ! passed him every
thing | carried, and it gave me much
satisfaction TO hear him remark 10
Selee later: 49,. lid
"Maybe / was wrong about TINS A'u'
He may be there
Bad First Day.
WAS also anxious TO show some OF
.ba others who had discussed me so
,,onerousIv and frankly all the way TO
tbe mark in the bus while rode
silently on the top that ! had some
thing. but did not get chanee 'ha'
eco to shortstop," directed selee ;
and I plaved my first game. IN tn"i
,osition with Tinker a. third base ano
fowe in spite of his bad knee, at sec.
ond. | was surprised when Selee pun
had a very bad day, making two
errors on easy chances IN the mrs
COMO Tinker was the regular short
ston1 and had been shifted to thlrC
temnorarilv. He "bawled' me ou'
right. Doc White and Chiek frase'
worked against US in the two game
that day. and, strangely enough, eao'
hi me in the same place the hrst ''H''
al bat against him. ..
This was an old trick or the veteran
pitchers in those days. to bean
XOunQSter to scare MINI, VI
one in his ribs. The lack OF sleep ahS
All the smoking had made my eye bad
and didn't do anything at bat so
after the game, was none 100 coeSN
and very tired. As rode back to the
hotel on top OF the bus | did no
bother listening 70 the comments o,
the team beneath. ! knew about VIVA
they were. - :,
A bed had never looked so good 70
mo as il did that night, and turned
in promptly, thinking that the league sr
had not proved so fast as | had ex
pected. and that could not see
great deal OF difference between II an'
the state league. | made up my min MN,
70 show and stick, but did not real
lie the task had before me as lei
soundly asleep.
fCo,11sh, 1914 by the wh,eler syndicate In-
NJ Eyeu viii tell In his article In nset sunoH
TrIbuns OF ths struggle he had 70 make 5000 70 wv
ala saous II Vas because the CUBS coulo no
. inss him that he stuck. since the manager hp
.rsino 10 drop him. This story Is fun o. hums
intsrs,t and personal ansedots.