The Washington herald., 1921-03-17

PASADENA, Cal, March 10
have spent two days with the Chi
cago Cubs on Mr.. wrigley's Catalina
Island, thirty miles OF the Cslifor-
MIA coast, coming back to Pasadena
with the bunch to the training
camp. where the last three weeks
OF spring training will be completed.
Johnny Evers and a selected party
of the pitchers and catchers were
Mr.. Wrigley's guests, by especial in
vitation.
They lived at Mr.. wrigley's truly
palatial new st. Catherine Hotel on
Mr.. Wrigley's island, played ball in
the morning on Mr.. Wrigley's own
ball field, and in the afternoon one
party hfked long miles over Mr..
Wrigley's scenic mountains, while
the rest played golf on Mr.. wrig-
ley's own golf course at Mr.. Wrig-
ley's Avalon Bay. They came back
to the mainland on Mr.. Wrigley's
fine new steamer. and were met by
Mr.. Wrigley's feet of large and
luxurious automobiles and whisked
to Mr.. Wrigley's Hotel Green in
Pasadena. accompanied by Mr..
Wrigley in person. =
John" said Mr.. wrigley. II like
the way you're handling these boys
and I want you to know. that this
thing is entirely in your hands and
I'm going to be satisfied with what
you do. I don't care II you go out
and lose the first twenty games In
a row, because ! think you'd come
back and win the next twenty-five
! know you'll produce results. Take
your own time to do it. II there.
any help you want from me let me
know. Next year I'm going to hay.
a corking ball park on the island
with training quarters for the team
I'll make this the finest home 70,
ball players in the world. Wei
have everything we. want right
here"
Too Good t. Seem True.
With this Mr.. wrigley excused
himself and went below to see hi.
engineer. or the first mate, or some
body. John turned to me and said
what do you think Of that? AND
this Is only the fifth time I've evel
met him! I've seen good sports be-
fore. but never anybody like this,
Take Charlie Murphy. He wa.
friendly enough, but when we los
q game he'd roast the life out o.
me. and never word from hin
when we won, This is going to b,
different. You heard what he said
guess We'll work our heads OF 70
q boss like this. -.
The only thing that worries me q
IL there isn't such a thing as bein,
too good to bail team! Thos
meals Mr.. Opelt put up for us at tn
St.. Catherine. for instance. oh
boy! Did you ever see such eats
From now on. I'm going to have
training table, I'll fix up trainin,
diet myself. You can't feed bal
players; like miiiionaires on vaca
ton.
when the team was at Pasaden
last .yeay the boys could have any
thing they wanted. and some Of ther
overdid IL. Why, they got SO daint
that instead of coming in to tn
hotel for lunch, some Of them woui
have II sent out to the ball parl
They'd order dozen Holsters, or !
dozen steaks-anything they hap
pened to think of. The result wa
that some Of them took on hftee'
or twenty pounds when they ough
| to have been training down. The
won't take on weight this yea
| ri have them start work atai1 an
quit at O., and no lunch.
what do you think Of thi
years team matsrial?" asked. 4.
"Finest In the would" said Ever
T want you to watch this bo
Cheeves. think he's going to b
q wonderful pitcher. He's froi
Texas--played in the Texas Leagu'
or somethine like that down ther,
: <nr roont. Jack Doyl& pieked u