Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-08

4 -, bench, but his playmates were
+ ',.aSs '..,e engaged in discussing the war or
e,.sIns e.s nnochle and paid no attention
81, sss about to give UP all hope and
~. hIs stand all alone on the field with
. .,-snr Of strangers when a small figure
'lsrrsd from the players coop and nom
,hshntly strolled toward first base.
Enter, the Stranger
. So one in the stands knew him. The
nan At the plate had heard his name
sssn he was introduced. but forgot 1t.
~. .ltanrar wore n regulation Washing
IN Uniform, donned couple OF days be-
,.,. when he arrived fresh and green
+ i,om the bushes, and that was the only
+ l'.InEushing mark.
rnr halter felt trife easier and was
.+.earlng to wallop the next pitched ball,
-asb there came loud shout from the
s .,rnds. followed by prolonged laughter.
. IA turned toward first base and saw the
,6nsher'' trying hard to stand on his left
F ~ while the opposing players and audi
-, shrieked with glee. After that he
I,.u,d high in the air and landed ON his
f,.,k without even cracking it. This also
mae nit and when he gave his imita-
|,Ion of prancing steed, the ball game,
{hnb troubles and everything else were
{Isr6tteps
4hs new man had made good without
. .1i.ylnx q lick of baseball. and Bill Peet
M the other Woodworking scribes in the
ms box were aroused long enough to
III boy down to the players. bench
t.. y ees the phenom's right name.
Presenting Carl Sawyer
This was the introduction of Carl Saw
H.. L.. al.e.ll NtaA
nan who took New York by storm and
,,etiyed more advertising than Benny
] Ehu1 since breaking into the major
league, In one day Sawyer rose from the
rank Of rookie to headliner, and now Is
'only second TO Walter Johnson as Wash
'Inslon's greatest drawing card.
Sawyer's bid for fame was accidental
He pever had tried eccentric coaching be-
'Iofe and when he saw the coacher's box
'unoccupIed he just walked into 1t and per-
formed he had heard of Germany Shaef-
4 FER and Mex Altrock and as he was play
. lng On the team where they made their
.slah he decided TO do some starting
'hhnsslL 4
One Of the most unusual features of his
.iiiat was the effect 1t had on Connie
illA According to a story, Connie was
Alllfs on the bench, just as noisy as
'Nual when Sawyer opened his act. In a
shen tine Mr. Mack was doubled up
|Fih laughter, and after the game walked
|efer % the Washington bench and talked
.sih Grinlth.
Even Connie Liked 1t
Where did you get him?" queried
ronnla Hes a wonder and want TO
'i1 you that / have been looking for
'fna epe like that for the last 10 years"
tis hard to believe that Connie would
pm think of considering that frivolous
Pun hut,if true, 1t is an inside tip and
'qnsihing startling is likely to- be pulled
N e1ne Park In the near future.
| When the 1916 season opened, WASH
f'on travelled to New York to assist the
'apkees In the first stanza. It was a
feh game. with Walter johnson burning
|a'u over and Ray Caldwell trying to
pun them over.
Washington scored in the first and
'sf'Neredl again in the seventh, when
flAyer Jumped out of the comic supple
'A'As for his 1915 debut One more he
~ Unknown, but In about two minutes
nad stopped the game and had the
IEsea fans bowling for more,
sawyer danced, did some swimming.
'fpsa hlp-tops and other acrobatic
''n.a They went big, but the real
'ao'Aont came when he gave his imita-
Serl initiates horse in such