The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-14
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DpORT NO1EO

! The deal whereby he goes to the
Cincinnati Reds looks good to Bill
Rariden, veteran Giant catcher.
Before the trade Bill announced that
he was through with the game. This
wasn't because Bill felt he was all in
as backstop. No, stree! But he's
sort OF home-loving person, Is Bill.
and he got sick OF being away from
home months at time.
But along came the chance to go to
Cincinnati and Bill is ready to stick
in the show a while longer.
The big fellows home is in Bedford,
Ind, comparatively short run from
Cinci. Bill figures he can hop down
there on OF days whenever the teams
home.
Bills desire to get home often
brought the laugh on him late last
summer. On the last trip the Giants
made to Redland McGraw arranged to
play an exhibition game at Toronto.
The schedule indicated the Giants and
Reds had two off days. Rariden got
permission to duck the Canadian jaunt
and go home. He took a squint at the
schedule and chirped with glee when
he noticed the two off days in row.
But it happened that, without con-
sulting Bill, the owners had decided
to play off postponed game on the
second off day. Bill failed to show
up for the game. He blew In town in
the evening with foolish look. The
first he heard about playing that post
poned battle was when somebody at
the store over in Bedford tipped him
off.
When President Ebbets of the Rob-
ms learned that the Giants had been
invited to fly to Philadelphia for the
opening game of the season he smiled
When this news was followed by the
announcement that the Yankees had
been invited to make the trip to their
training camp in Jacksonville in sub.
marines, the smile worn by the pres
ident Of the Brooklyn club gave way
to a most serious expression. His
team, he decided, was poor third in
the standing of the New York clubs
as far as novelties were concerned
That was a few days ago. Now he is
on even terms with the rival organiZa-
tions. He has received a letter from
a rubber company. The man who
makes walking easy informed the own
er of the Robins that he would fur
nish the members of the club with as
many rubber heels as they have feet
/ if they would consent to walking to
/ their training quarters in Jacksonville.
The proposition may be left to the
| players to decide.
Ted Lewis and Brtton
| Each other've been hittin'
And then meeting Griffiths for fun.
Oh, the coin they've been gittin!
How the public has bitten.
| l wonder how it has been done!
Bob Emslie is ready to start his
twenty-ninth year as umpire. l Won
der how many times Bob has been
called "robber' and blind" in the
twenty-eight seasons past? The fact,
however, that the veteran is still a
valued arbitrator in the National lea
que indicates that his critics have
had the wrong dope most OF the time.
! Eddie McGoorty, of Oshkosh, Wis,
and Augie Rather, former New York
amateur champion boxer, have COM
! pleted arrangements for bouts to be
| held in England. The men are still
with the American Expeditionary
Forces.
The map makers Of the future may
now plan on indicating Kyllburg, Ger
many, in large letters. Why? Well,
Grover Cleveland Alexander wired the
Cub owners from that city that he has
been ordered to return to the U. S.