Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20
M'GRAW ADMITS ONE DEFEAT
Giant Leader Declares the Worst
Planning He Ever Got Came
from Dummy Taylor.
DID IT VIA THE SIGN ROUTE
By FRANK o. aENKE.


NEW YORK, Feb. SO.-"The worst
banning 1 ever got" said John McGraw.
recently, lapsing into reminiscent mood.
was given to me by Dummy Taylor,
who used to pitch for the Giants some
years ago"
"A banning from Dummy" quIzzed
the incredulous. why. he was dumb
couldn't talk at ALL"
You're quite right-and SO am T."
answered McGraw /" Dummy was dumb,
and. therefore, couldn't talk words--but
he certainly could talk with his fingers
land with his face, and his arms, and
his legs, and his eyes. Aided and abetted
by the above conversational equipment.
Dummy sure could hand out q lacing
whenever he wanted TO.
riae Is Cause.
What caused Dummy to pan your
McGraw was asked.
IA SIC fine was the direct cause, but II
I'm going to tell the story. may as
well begin at the beginning" bespoke
John.
Despite the fact that he was dumb.
Taylor was one OF the best coaches /
ever have known He was born come
dian. His antics on the line could send a
pitcher up in the air quicker than any
body who ever played base ball. In adj
dition to this, Dummy was mighty
brainy and he used his head when coach
ing. He couldn't yell at his man. as other
coaches do. but he wigwagged understand
able signals to him.
con the particular day in question We
played on the Polo grounds. Just as the
game began it started to rain. This rain
increased and we we're becoming
drenched sradualy. We pleaded with Bob
Emslie, who was umpiring. to call the
game. but Bob was in one Of his OBJ
stlnate moods that day. He made Us
play.
Dammy DOns Roots.
Along about the middle OF the game
we got a runner on first. sent Dummy
Taylor to coach him ana then an idea
came to me. / signalled Dummy to come
in and hustled him TO the clubhouse.
There we borrowed a pair OF long boots
from the ground keeper and when
Dummy had slipped into them / semi
him back to the coaching line.
Dummy sloshed up and down IN the
mud In the coaching box. He faxed that
he was sinking into the mire and frantic
ally waved for help. He lifted his cap
above his head and held It like an UNI
brella. ali the whiie sloshing up and down
In the even increasing mlre.
strangely enough, Emslie didn't no.
tice sDummy's' foolery until the crowd
began to roar with laughter. But when
Hob turned around. saw Dummy max
ing n slide for life with his rubber
boots. Rob sasped in amusement. He I'm
nediately halted the game. walked over
to Dummy, fixed him with terrible
glance waved him to the club house with
che hand. and then raised the other In
the air. opened II, closed II and. then
opened and closed It again.
THAT meant $40 fine for Dummy
Dummy coaIdn't see Joke.
AFTER the game yes over Dummy
grabbed me and motioned' that he didn't
intend 10 pay the fine pointing out that
his offense had been committed in fol-
lowing my orders. 81
You pay the fine-see9'. sighslled
Dummy
. At hAu pttn my iNtgHAtbh ~ ny WV
fine. but decided 10 kid along Dummy
FOR few days. wfswagged back that
wasn't going 70 do it--that he bad 70
pay the fine.
And then Dummy got mad.
with fingers. feet eyes. legs. arms
and lin movement he proceeded TO flay
me- He called me all sorts OF names.
Tie left unsaid nothing that could be said
by deaf mute. In sign Language
Dummy consigned me 70 the hottest
place he could think of-and he didn't
mean ST. Louis.
Finally. broke away from Dummy.
still insisting wouldn't pay the $40
Dummy lay in wait for me the next day
and renewed hts TRADE. For one solid
week Dummy devoted his leisure 10
banning me-and what 'panning' did
get. Other persons have Planned me be-
fore and since. hut. rome equalled In in
tenslty that OF Dummy Taylor's.
"Did you finally pay the sioT'' queried
a bystander.
yes answered McGraw. 1T came
time for Dummy 10 pitch. ! wlgwagged
him 70 that effect. ami Dummy promptly
refused I decided tho joke had gone far
enough and waved 'ay handkerchief in
'Dummy's face as token OF surrender. "