The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-21
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
Cincinnati Rods

TAX. The blame II It goes wrong" is 4
! Remark OF Mct;rawS. II" I""Snt ="
wrong much.
This country should adopt The same
theory--do what the general staff says.
\ friend OF mine had 4 red headed
soE whose spirit developed along the
line the color of his hair indicated.
Hoy old are YOU: his father asked
him one day.
Eight and a half" he answered
| promptly.
How old are you when you are on 4
railroad train and the conductor asks
tor your t!cHet?'
Five" was his ready response.
: Malay Stacker Will be putting on
I years as this youngSter shed them. III
! bet the age given 10y lot OF chaps VII !
not check Up with The family Bible II
we get universal military service.
All the casualties are not In Europe.
Look at my Feds. Ectnie tiroh IS play
J. ing with L sore hand-so sore ne can
hardly grip bat or hold thrown ball.
but he is gamely sticking In the first
TRENCH. Bill MGKechnle has broken
hand and Will be net loss for some
time.
1t looked like good year for Bill. too.
He had been working hard in the spring
training and had gotten away 10 a
strong start until disabled. Tom Crit
fifth has bad arm. whEh 1t will prob
ably take some warm weather 10 smooth
out.
When my Infield began to look as If
/: had matched itself against the Hin
denburg ltue / started seeking any man
who might occupy a Job with any prom
ise OF satisfaction. Brooklyn asked for
waivers on Gus Getz. aud we grabbed
him. This young fellow played III only
forty games with the dodgers last sea
son. and he hit .219, but believe he has
possibilities.
| Because another Fig League club
passes up Il player does not convince mo
he Is no good. Many star has been
turned back only to come uH again and
mako Good. Jlmmy Archer was once dis
curded by Detroit and even Willie
kcoler wns turned down twice bc:ore
no wan takon on by Baltimore. ! have
Instructed my scouts 70 give every man
with possibilities inhahttng tho bushes
L good strong up and down scrutintzing.
even X hs has boon UP before. George
Stallings has picked up rIrd used many
L. star that no one else could soc.
The Reds hnyo not inonopnilZcd tho
hard luck 80 fur. Fred Mitchell s;"aln-
ed right Into moss OF II when S;ttcr
broka HIS leg-not TO mention the uu-
certain and weakened condition OF Larry
DOyICH UNDERWRITING,
fto Safer has had fought luck IN
hasabal! lln should be to-day one OF
the best first baac.nen playing tho game.
L. l
players lnJure their physical shape. X
IS b. not taking care OF themselves and
running around--bnd ACTORS they are
allied IN the Big League lingo. and they
are Jew IN the gains to-day.
Saier has always lived quietly and
taken excellent care OF himself, hut hn
was constant Reader in bad lights until
he strained hia eyos and lids affected
his batting. He TOOK good care " his
lamps al Yinter aud eApeclrJ /" come
up IN his Carabllltius this spring TOR
he - an earliest worker Nav he has
'ri"nuu! Il bonn and Will prnuahly bu
Out Of the going most Il! tho se:isuu,
During The F'r,!rra! I"aSUu war when
Murphy Was still thr "wI-r IL The
''uhs and john t:v-rS Wis their InuI!-
aS"r Murphy decided t" pruH- s''ll!r ur
liz I'":Ges OK HIN pay-r"il Hi!d selected
SA'"t AS Il vlGtim. iIr ,I"s!enntrd John
F.NGrS tn do tae d:rty w"ri, ,Iuhil told
ins, and lie didn't !!kr t:!r juh. How
ever, the Nttle manager uiddn the trip
10 s1e Salrr At his home
"Saier had Il big "ftcr .ruIu rlr Feds"
declared lGvrrs and had Il swell TINS
tryinS To cut his salary: finally ar
ranged for Il cu.HpcUu!ise aud saved for
Murphy. IN my up!uIun. :hu best first
basainan ~ the National Leugu."
. Then as soon as JOhnny got back,
Murphy fired him,