The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-21
FOOD FOR FANS.
By Chas. A. Starks.

Baseball dope is considerably
meager this week as compared with
other weeks passed into history. The
Monarchs are evidently lost as this
article goes to press. They went to
Detroit to play a series of five games,
presumably, but only nee or twice
have we had any notice that they
were still in the U. S. A. or not.
1t will be remembered that the city
in which they are supposed to be is
just across the river or lake from
Windsor, Canada. Maybe they are
headed somewhere in that country.
Anyhow, we got some line of their
whereabouts last Sunday. They were
scheduled to play in Detroit Saturday,
but they did not. Sunday, however,
sa wthem putting them over against
the wonderful Stars of that burg. 1t
was a double-header, and the locals
took the first tilt at the tune of 8 to
l. Crawford pitched for the Mon
archs.
In the second game, the Monarchs
brought home the long end of the i'm
mortal bacon by the score of 5 to /.
Donaldson officiated for the Monarchs
in this afafir. and barely missed
blanking the locals.
Monday, we were informed that a
fellow named Pluvious itnerfered with
the game on that day, in fact he pre-
vented it from going on, so the tele-
gram said. Everybody is acquainted
with this gent, more or less, except
in bone dry countries of the extreme.
Though Pluvious is his most ancient
name he probably is better know by
his less poetic cognemen of RAIN.
Yes, it was Mr.. Rain who was so in
considerate as to keep the Monarchs
from playing Monday, and even Tues
day, we are inclined to think.
According to original plans, the
Kansas City boys were to play The
Detroiters five games and come back
and take two games from Sir Rube
in his old home town before coming
back to their own home grounds to
open for The Grand ELK Week. We
understand that since The Kansas
City Blues are playing out to Asso-
citation Park there will be some spe-
cial arrangements made to take care
Of all concerned, Out of politeness
we should tell you who the Blues are
of this Greater Kansas City.
Come to think of it, we have got
some fod for fans. When the Dayton
team played here they looked over
the field for what new material they
could add to their list of performers.
Be it known that this act caused two
of our real home boys to become
heroes over night. Will Ewing, bet
ter known as tWhiskers," was signed
up by the Dayton manager. "Whis-
kers" fame is largely of local quality.
He, however, was one Of the stars of
the Kansas City Tigers, a young
aggregation of players who won con-
siderable fame in and out of the city.
He is a s~outh-paw with numerous
curves and plenty of speed. The Day.
ton team tried him out at Lexington,
Mo, when they left here and he won
his game.
The other person whom the Day
ton team annexed from this city is
no less an individual then Theodore
Roosevelt Gray. We guess you know
the Significance of that name, don't
you? Well, Brother Gray" is all
that his name indicates in baseball.
Ask local fans who know, and they
will tell you that he is some catcher.
Gray is also a product Of the once
locally famous Tigers. Both boys are
doing good, and rendering satisfac.
ton.