Evening journal., 1916-01-20
KAUFF. new Giant.
A Character STUDY
Breaks His Bats When They
Become Untrue"
to Him
is BASEBALL'S
BEAU BRUMMEL

Benny Kauff, purchased by the New
York Giants at q rumored price Of
100000 is a figure unique in base
ball history AS temperamental as
a prima donna and as changeahle in
his moods as April weather, he is a
character study.
Kaun probably breaks more bats In
"a season than any other player or
any six other players in the game.
And the oldest part Of il rs that. un-
like an other hall players. he cher
ishcs no favoriie. lie claims that the
bats become untrue" "a him at
times. whereupon be breaks them
Kaun usually starts season with
p now bats and gets i'm new assort-
ment every six weeks or so. IT kautt
hits up a ny The first time he uses a
bat he breaks il Immediately. II he
gets q hii with bat in its first use
be declares the bat "a regular club.
Should ne bat out fly or strike out
the next time he uses the club he
doesn't break il Immediately. He de-
cidos to give it another chance as a
reward for getting a hit for him the
first time he used IT, But il he pops uT
his first trip 20 the plate with the
bat the club is broken
The ox-Federal league batting phe-
nom is the Beau Brummel OF base
ball He owns about 30 suits of
clothes and he gives each suit a
"work out at least every two weeks.
Kauff has been known to change his
street clothes four times in a day.
Two suits a day four times q day.
"a DO IN D.
his regular schedule, while three
changes on Sundays--is
a common occurrence.
kauff has an uncountable supply OF
neclties and a roomful Of shirts and
fancy hose. His shirts, for the most
part. are silken affairs. bade up in
dazzling colors. Some OF Kauff's
shirts are said to contain all the tints
Of the rainbow-and a few more.
Since the 1915 season closed Kaufi
has purchased four automobiles
trading in the first as part payment
on the second trading the second In
part payment for the third and ex-
changing the third and some cash fol
the fourth.
The first car Kauff got was regard
ed as perfection in automobiles
Kauff thought so. too. at first. bu
later he heard a squeak. A bit OF OF
might have chased it away. Blu
Kauff didn't stop 10 oil the car. H'
hustled il on to an auto agency and
got rid of "the noisy chariot b,
trading IL in on another car at Z
sacrifice of $3.50 in trice
The second and third cars secured
by the Kangaroo OF baseball dis
pleased him. One wasn't fast enough
and the other annoyed him by It's
humping over rough pavements.
Kauf drives an auto like he play.
baseball-to the extreme limit Moth
ing is too fast for him and he is fear
less and unafraid OF accidents H'
did have a smashup some time back
but was unhurt His machine got th'
Idea that It wanted to try conclu
sions with a telegraph pole. Kauf
was willing and only a miracle save'
him from fatal injury or death
What will KauH do in the uniform
Of organized baseball? A speech ut
tered by Monsieur Kauif last summe
forestalls speculation:
IF ever ] get into the American q
National leagues I'll give Ty Cob
the greatest little fight he ever ha
and TIL run away from the others,
he declared
Kaun may not be a modest, shrinl
ing violet but he's a real ball player