New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Lewis
Rivals kauff
Tn W ardrobe
New Outfielder OF Yankees
Boasts More than y Com
plete Changes of Costume
Bx W. Q. Mcclellan

NAV not head the hitters OF ms own
,oaone. but he holds tho undlsputeo
sortorial championship of both leagues
He has here with him three waroroo'
trunks containing twenty seven COM
,4o,e chances of costume and IS sign
;nr hocause he had to leave the greater
mart Of his wardrobe in San frahclS'o'
Your correspondent and Mr.. &. hlce
nod opite an extended interview with
Ar Lewis to-day on the aesthetic IN
s.orco Of dress upon the great Amer
;cor game signor Francis Pizzola'
o,horwise known as Ping Bodie, whose
,ortorial tastes incline to the bizarre,
~os nrosent during the discussion.
Mr. Lewis was clad in fawn- colored
,ounging robe at the time. Passing
sronnd the cigarettes he doffed the
roha and assumed plaid smoking
Jacket. ~ could no more think OF
smoking in my lounglng. rope sald
sp.' wr Lewis. than l could think OF
lounging in my smoking jacket ihao
e. tIe basic theory OF dress, q gar
Z rrnnt Tor eaCu iAOoU eAi4U wv fS'~-
Of the day"
Duffy Registers Sorrow
nv Rice and your correspondent
having one garment apiece for all
moods and occupations since being
Snrlsd out Of the U. S. A. into the
;ntricacies of civilian life. nodded
sarslv. The Beau Brummel of the
sreat American game looked US over
more in sorrow than in anger.
"Ft may seem indeicate," he began,
"but | have noticed with great deal
of pain the indifference of persons
engaged in your profession to the i'm
portant details of dress. The fit Of
YOUR garments is atrocious, If you
will pardon my frankness."
army" observed Rice apologetically.
These duds used to fit US like gloves" ."
al got my inspiration from Mr..
Harry Leon Wilson, the great Amer
lean novelist" resumed Mr.. Lewis.
"He perhaps is one of our most thor
ough and serious writers on sartorial
topics You will recall that one of
his characters, gentleman of my
profession, though 3 left-hander, was
described as an advanced dresser.
have determined to be the most ad-
vanced dresser in organized baseball.
LET me ILLUSTRATED continued Mr..
Lewis, reaching into one of the ward
robe trunks ard producing a garment
that was a study in pearl gray.
This, l may say, is as extremely
good as it is extreme. This" picking
/ up something in subdued checks, "is
suit that just asks for applause be-
cause of its noticeable superiority in
any environment. This dark brown
creation is Z garment styled just far
enough ahead of the crowd to give it
to-be-desired distinction. This has
/ the easy, breezy lines for persons who
demand certain graceful atmosphere
in their clothing. This, as you will
observe, meets, or rather compromises,
with the demands for longer lapel
lines This overcoat has that drapy
foreign swing which is so hard for
our provincial tailors to duplicate.
Ping Bodie as Valet
"Now, Ping, if you will hand me the
cravat case,' continued the advanced
/ dresser, 81 viii show the gentlemen
/ my cravats"
There amt nothing here but lot
Of necktles,' declared Bodie inspecting
the box.
"cravats, Ping, I insist" said Mr.
Lewis III accents Of mild reproof. "My
cfavats are quite a care to me. Do
you know that only the other after
noon came near putting on cravat
mat was all out of tune with nv
Dress and my mood. am handicapped
ny the baggage rules. I was able
70 nrlng but one cravat case with me.
t'nd part Of that is occupied by my
scarplns. Really, | must increase
.ne assortment. The cravat can either
augment or diminish the tout en-
My shoe trunk, too. is entirely in
euequate for the needs OF a gentle
man on tour like this. Unless q
nsn IS well booted ne lacks the es-
Ssa Ssn'lai foundations Of good dress. |
;a,.,! nni' 700! that silver buckles tarnish
gulchiy IN the humid atmosphere of
.sv southern training camps.
ou notice the costume which ]
Iu.e 'nis afternoon? 1t was bit
,ro 'Hs, perhaps. You must not judge
aS, ae zoo narshly for that. To be an
co,,~ae ,,,,~neeo dresser man must have
nv. 1-@se. s ne must strike out. He
/ ''os. NO. give ms individuality some play
sd.nered from the EXPRESSIONS unon
eos., ns naces OF the other players that MI
oS.uine OF the afternoon was dar;nq
70 me point Of being rigque, There;ne
nes - the danger.
10 tell the truth. that was a CON
ss:sion to the rustic bellies of +b;s
;;,ssnporhood. / know that thev revel
H. soiof, and 1t is the duty of gen
Conan coans 70 please the fair sex. OF
iss inv would not think of appear.
mfyst (" 10en ralnent on Broadway. II
/ ie,s ~ 10 Tor the racetrack-the snort.
apTe sone IN 1t Is 30 extremcl
MAN. ,"s ooeie, here, is person o.
n "a ainiaoie qualities, bnt his taste
va eSs dlStresses me, especially a,
Prans;u oo,n IRON the same city, Sai
| ~ "ecAtie for Three Homers
What's the matter with nv get
ap" demanded Ping trucnlentiv {"
soe these pants from the Same nlac,
S.a got your first long pants. Roo
cI.oars JI.osaers. on Market Street, San Fran
Pr Pr rheir pants ia good enough fo
na MS here nccktie-I don't wea
n si@ya's and never will-was givel
| fov "s Dy the junior Garibald Guard
a.. n'aazzing three home runs in thrc
vsssat vrsss games The red, white an,
wbsrs "a u represent the Italian flag
srn aTa | ain't ashamed Of.
IN a''s vest ~ith the forgct-mc-not It
Riss.<mN mNs parting present from tn
Wo,ts" Inion 81 the Union lrol
~ ~. ou& IN the Potyero, and there
h | bsdy" connected with it. Any
L 1 knoek; "No knocks my clothing j
for IT," my town. and ! won't stan
r..s sans aounced out Of the room. M,