New-York tribune., 1919-04-10
Col. Rupert
Trailing Old
Ponce'De Leon
Part Owner of Yankees
Quits Ball Park to Drink
Of the Magic Waters
By W. O. Mcclellan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April o
While his expensive athletes were in
dulging in their more or less frivolous
practice at South Side Park to-day,
Colonel Jacob Rupert set out on the
trail Of Ponce de Leon the weIl-known
Spanish nut, who had the fountain Of
youth spotted in this section OF the
globe. The colonel found the original
place where the magic spring pushes
He lndulged slightly of the waters.
then bottled some of them, and handed
'he beverage to Miller Higgins to dis
pense TO the Yanks. Just what the eff
fect may be remains to be seen.
Ihe spring where the waters we're
obtained was the real spring-the guide
tod the party SO. He was pronjs-
lng youth, only eighty years old. and
informed Us that he was lust spelling
his grandfather. who was I'D NORTH
spending some Of the easy money that
the tourists had left in St Augustine
Grandpap is something of a heller
remarked the kid.
lot of historical facts we're hurled
aI your correspondent during the days
Journey st. Augustine, as was alleged
oy the last history book we made is
the oldest city in the United states
ne city also has the oldest eggs in the
country, Out this fact is not advertised
III any OF the pamphlets distributed by
ITS Chamber Of Commerce.
Osceola, the more or less well-known
seminole chief, who is alleged to have
1t1ered the defiance which Grantland
rice parodies every spring, is said to
nave peen lnterned in a fort which was
visited by Colonel Rupert and suite.
Inc original defiance starts with
~ laze with your serried columns
Rice VIII make il ~BIaze 1s'iIS WITH ro,,r
ie'V-nanded pitchers and makes it 90
for the Red Sox
The fort at St. Augustine contains
an ouohette- This is ore Of those
heai@VaI inventions when they used to
combine sense Of humor with u+ili-
tarian projects. When they wan-ed to
lose a citizen Of old St. Augustine. thev
used TO steer him up to certain por-
tion OF the wal. There the operator Of
the ouollette would engage the
"retcned man in some inconseGuential
"a ABOUT the climate. comparing it
Wlth california. When he was dazpd
he would push him through a hole in
the wall. After that even the local
coroner would not hear from him.
1t Is an open secret that Miller
hugglns Will take couple Of ball
players to this portion of the wall
some time TINS week. He figures that it
Is easier and more respectable than Civ
ing them back to the minors. Inst
who the athletes are the manager Of
fhe 1anNs would rather not state al
this time
After imbibing lightly Of the water
OF youth, the field marshal Of the Yanks
admitted that Ernie Shore would be
uncorked tomorrow afternoon to work
against the Brooklyn Lallapaloosas.
AS a matter of news, Colonel Run
pert announced to-day that he had
wired Sheriff Knott. Of New York,
asking him to catch the first bali
thrown over for the current series
President Moran Of the Board Of AL
dermen probably viii hurl the ball.
and 1t desired TO get some one who
can hold HIM behind the bat. Colonel
Rupert figured that the Sheriff ought
TO be the best catcher, and wants to
sign him
The lineup:
Regulars Vick, r. +; PeckinDaDgb
r $; Pipp. ID; Pratt. 2b.; Lewis. +.
bodie' c. f. Ward, , b.; Hannah, c.
Brady, p.
fngineers-Kane. c. f.: ODoul. l. {.
Miller 4. s.; Lamar, 1b.; Ruef 3b
Mlooers, 2b.; Baldwin, C, Quinn, r. f.
Nelson. p. -
The score:
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