New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Kink Brigade
Of Our Giants
At Hot Springs
McGraw Prescribes Water
and Lots of 1t for His
Veterans

Hot Springs, Ark, is playing host to-
day to the "kink Brigade" of the
Giants. Those suffering from kinks,
which the waters of the noted health
resort are expected to wash away, in
clude such we'll known diamond celebri-
ties as Heinic Zimmerman, of The
Bronx; Larry Doyle. once Giant, then
a Cub, for a few minutes a Brave and
again Giant; Lew McCarty and Bill
Rariden, famed receivers of spit balls
and speed balls, and jeff Tesreau, Rube
Benton and Al Dcmarce, fingers of
these same sort Of balls.
John J. McGraw, after a careful dag
nosis of the kinks with which some of
the men upon whom he depends for
another pcnnant are afflicted, pre-
scribed for the "invalids" few days
of drinking (water) and bathing pre-
paratory to their responding to the
big bugle call at Marlin.
A Bad Case
The case of Heinic Zm was found
by McGraw particularly in need of at
tention. lIeinie, he discovered, was
suffering from two kinks, either of
which might result seriously in the
stress of pennant campaign. One
kink was located above the neckband
and the other had its habitat in the
Bronx idols pedal extremities.
The existence of both these kinks
was forcbly brought home to some 30,"
600 fans in the final game of the 1912
world series. Kink No. l, the one
above the neckband, suddenly devel-
opcd when Heinle saw Eddie Collins
dash past Zim's station at third base
and light out for the home plate. This
deceitful kink telegraphed to Heinies
cerebral apparatus that he was speed
Ter boy by far than White Sox Eddie.
So Heinie, too, lit out for the scoring
platter, in the meantime delivering
himself of those historic words to Bill
Rariden: Get out of the way; III
catch him."
At this crucial moment Heinie's sec
ord kink got into action, and the Bronx
Apollo's lower limbs began to wabble.
He just couldn't get up speed, and
crossed the plate just as far behind
Eddie as he was when the race started.
These two kinks cost ball game and
perhaps. a world series; hence Nc
Graw's admonition to his third sacker:
go to Hot Springs, Heinie. Drink
deeply of its waters, and bathe in
them, too, Heinie, not forgetting to let
the soothing and invigorating liquid
trickle at will around your Uranium.
That kink back of the ears must be
reduced, Heinie, for we don't want any
more blainstorms, when they prove so
costly as yours did"
Larry Doyle and Lew McCarty have
the same sort of kinks to be loosened
up, although Larry's is Of longer stand
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legs in conflict on the diamond and
q stiffness remains, which it is hoped
Hot Springs may remove.
Crucial Test for jeff
AS for the pitchers in the Kink
start if he hopes to get rid of super
fiuous flesh and oil up his joints for
the strenuous days to come. 1t is most
necessary for jeff to be at his best
this season if he is to remain with
the Giants.
Rube Benton, the southpaw who dis
tinguished himself by his magnificent
work in the world series, during the
last two seasons has been most eager
to get into harness early. Rube, too,
carries a bit more weight than is es-
sential in his line and is counting on
the Springs to relieve him of the extra
burden.
AL Demaree is not at the Springs to
get rid of kinks, but, on the contrary,
to acquire some of them. The curves
Al handed up to the batters last sea-
son were pounded to the far corners
with alarming frequency. AL would
welcome few new kinks in his shoots
over the rubber. Maybe he will find them
in Hot Springs. Next to the bad case
of Heinie Zim, Perfecto Al's predica
ment is the most serious that the Ar
kansas health resort will be called
upon to alleviate.
Bill Rariden has been on the farm
all winter. He is fit physically, but
he is anxious to gaze on some new
scenery.