New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
Bv JOHNNY ENERS.
Of the BOSTON Braves.

.-,s did not begin until the follow
,.s,o7. when Seiee tried 80 drop
"a every tank town The club
1 - through on the training trip
~. wsv back from California.
uor'6rt leave. However, n
;rtcrcSt the reader 10 know
~ Jared during he remainder of
..so- / started with the club. so
m nm through my experiences OF
H.. sumner briefly
Il J-,-, Pr aoc.0h.a, where / playeo m
ssne with The Cubs, the team went
| p,oos'vn. and % was there that the
| .1s- who had 5een sold 70 Chicago
Tror along with me. Hardy, re-
- >e,ec put him IN 20 work
! s,srirc game OF the series, and
~ second base for the first time
DC League team. with Menetee
80 pitcher on first, King catch
Tsvior "a. th,rd and Murray,
|. .t,s and Slagle IN the outheld.
..ssr pIavcd alongside OF me At
..-.s.on and neither one OF Us real
.SIoE long we were 20 stay hooked
tbese two positions nor the bat
=, ,vsirst opponents we were 10 60
go. nor even the rows ahead be-
-. Ioc and ne Il didn't look then
~ vou d last any too long. .
sWIS BIZ Donovan and "Hughle
su-re. Troy boy knew. who had
-, into the league ahead Of me and
49,. we're the Brooklyn battery. and
9,,,ro finally won the contest by the
,..,s 81 10 @. Willie Keller got both
Its that we're made of Hardy's de-
80 and IL looked as 4 he had a
,.st Big League future. Selee forgot
n ,bout me i'm his Joy over Hardy. He
.i.be6 a grand game. ! went from
H., Ssv 70 the end Of the season with
:. nakins an error, and | hit for an
,-,1ee Of .225. but still Selee and his
,syissrs did not believe ! could make
rso3 because OF my slight build.
No Laugh from Schaefer.
y, club got back 70 Chicago on Sun
.,r norninc. and the old clubhouse
S.-s had q verands on IL. where the
J,rsrs used TO sit and loaf. As J
,-s across -he field. Germany"
,,basfsr was sitting on this porch
~ the other members OF the team
nav that he had hls ten days notice
n release then. was not acquainted
v.b him AZ the time. but Bobby
ave who had kind Of befriended me-
,srhsps on account Of my size, intro
so you're the runt," bswled Schae-
,rst ne. who's going 10 take my !oo
away from me-
4 don't know whose Job | an going
/, ,ske." I told him. 81 am Just try
NJ 70 make good with this ball club
.ts.'s all"
Sshafer was sore. I could see that,
don't hardly blame him. The GROVE
tsi been after him for a long time,
ri he had not even been taken on
..s trip during which | joined the
Cubs IN Philadelphia. He had not been
r GOOD shape. They let him 90 TO
Milwaukee shortly after ! joined the
team. and O great player, as he AFTER
yard demonstrated in Detroit, was
,sssed along. out the environment IN
Chicago was bad for him at that time
PLAYER can't do much when the fans
gs; "on" him. ! could name dozen
roOd men VINO have been driven OF
8srs in just this way and then nave
rsi1 good elsewhere. -,
After the season / had a talk with
-y old friend. the Troy manager
-Lsv7 Bacon. since } was not yet sure
is; would rather play IN the blg
League than i'm nv home town, and
! vas not altogether certain that
you'd last In the faster set.
"You we're getting 500 month IN
Tur7 advised Bacon. Say, you got
$50 here next season. II is always
.ge You tell me that Hart, OF the
Chicago club. has told you that you
~ 10 make the training trip TO the
hclfc Coast. Why don't you take that
~ way" nlA.
They may drop me off in the bushes
.' from here" answered.
'Dort let them," replied Bacon
Sick with it."
He Decides 10 Stick.
Right then made W my mind Il
sick. and how well ! adhered 10 TINS
'ssolution | will endeayor TO show iur
tef along IN this ,article. ! was nat
rally very well pleased wnen ] re
sived a contract from the Chicago clut
sgrng the winter, calling for Si,50O 1ol
be season. which amounted 10 aoou'
E95 month. this sum being more thar
had ever earned in my lie DeIOIe'
Cd no. understand then that II were
'g-ned back 70 ;he minors TINS hgur'
sould be cut. as it could have been an,
isr the conditions existing at ina
tine. This is one of the lopSided con
tact provisions which the recent aEl
alton Of the players has praeIicali'
Eliminated. 81,
vent 10 the Coast with the Cubs
nd, after we had broken our training
amp, the battle between Selee and m'
'tgan, which lasted across the Cohu
Tent 70 Chicago. He was trying 10 pu
se in the minors. There was a new
hird baseman with the club that spring
.oe, Jimmy" Casey, who made muci
letter impression than ! did. / nave
nnes found out. ! had not made a goo'
Expression on Selee, he believing
s9uld be q fair fielder but never
litter, and he was looking for batters.
Morley. the owner Of the Los An
9slss team. came and talked 70 me on
az saying that he had Selee's permis
a'r 70 make me proposition TO sta!
Wy on the Coast and play with MI
ssb. Il was the first mixing | ha'
eai was q failure, and II came to m'
at big shock. There was only zen
awe agreement between the TWO ol'
stgaes at that time. no castiron ma
seaal agreement such as exists IN or
pniied baseball now. and ! told MOI
~ that II Selee did not want me
'S going back 20 Troy.
like you and your club all rignnI
Informed the Los Angeles owner gu
= too far from home. won stay,
Both Selee and Morley used ever!
s'sslble argument TO induce me TO re
Ssln IN Los Angeles, but / refused U
~eonvinced.
want you 70 get a little season
- declared Selee. Next year yo'
,soeld be ready for our CLUB. ioui
ss'h N Troy won't DO you any COCO
10. son't give you the experience wal"
10Y % have"
,lrE risk H." | replied 10 him. 8.
~ would be waste Of the resoeI
s ae Tor ne 70 repeat the details 0.