South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-21
CHICAGO CUBS
co TO WORK
LAST Out in Game Sept. II
Sounded Taps" for
1v Several.

CHICAGO. sept q Turning
their backs upon baseball until the
German legions shall have been
|driven back across the Rhine,
members ~ the cub machine. who
won the National league champion
i ship but could not garner the world
title. have scattered far and wide.
complying with the order of the
provost marshal general either 90
work or fight
Chicago fans. deprived o. their
faxorite sport. watched the depart
ure OF their favorites with "a feel
| ing Of gloom. Il was apparent that
a number among the vanishing
stars never again would scintillate
IN the sporting armament and that
hencaforward they viii be merely
names, vaguely rememb ered by "a
tickle public which easily forgets.
Among the men who in normal
times would be counted on for sew
eTai seasons more OF baseball on
the big time" but who under pres
ent conditions probably viii never
don the uniform again Fred Mer-
kle stands pre-eminent The last
out in the game at Boston on Sept.
In sounded taps on Merkle's
baseball career. one Of the most
stormy and the most interesting i'm
the games history The Chicago
Il first sacker himself admits he is
AL through He has gone back
TO his farm and viii devote the re-
mainder OF his life TO agriculture.
with an occasional ball game from
the bleachers for relaxation, he
SAYS.
MerlSle announced his retirement
In this statement
II am mighty glad that I never
| reached the point where I began
10 slip back toward the minors.
often wondered what would do
when I reached that point. but in
stead OF my quitting the old game,
the game has quit me. and I'm able
20 retire with some measure Of
honor at the close Of one of the
most successful seasons / ever had.
Il am glad 20 quit. too, and go
back to the farm I've been on the
big time for a long while and for
the last few seasons I've missed
some Of the old pep. Every spring
II has been a little more difficult
for me to get into condition. and
the time would come soon when 7
would have found myself sitting on
the bench. waiting for chance 20
bat in a pinch while some fresh
youngster showed me up on first.
Then would have come the release.
and after that the minors. I'm glad
I'm through"
Georgs Tyler. the pitcher. prob
a bly, has gone forever. Locals fans
come back after lay-oh that
promises to last several years
Bill Killfer viii continue to
throw baseballs when he is not
throwing hand erenades in the
army as will also Charley Holloch-
-, Bob O'Farre1 and Bill McCabe.
Ronie Zeider. another old timer
who probably will never play big
league ball again, has retired to his
farm
Flack will work as a surveyor for
n railroad construction company
near his home at BeIleville. III.
Turner Barber IS hesitating between
a sob in a munitions plant with a
chance TO play ball on the side and
a season as understudy to some
farmer
Phil Douglas is booked FOR a Job
in the Ala bama Power Co of Birm~
ingham. Workman has a job with a
Baltimore dry dock company. Nick
Carter viii pitch for the Virginia
Dupont company team and dO>a lit
tle-very ltttle-work I'm the mill
between games. Charley Deal has
been signed by the Breckenridge
Allegheny steel company Charley
Pick will go 20 work I'm a san Fran
cisco shipyards as soon as ne can
reach the Pacific coast
Claude Hendrix and Hippo"
Vaughn have announced they prob
ably will remain in Chicago and
seek wartime Jobs Hippo expects
20 stage back fin baseball
when the war is over. hut Hendrix.
with long years Of faithful service
with the big show behind him. is
not so confident
Manager Mitchell Of the Cubs is