The mirror., 1922-05-11
BIG LEAGUE CIRCUIT
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all bumped over with delightfully."- good
food. And oh, boy, how some of the
athletes do eat. But then, what ball
player could help eating when clams
celery, olives, baked duck, baked potato
corn on the cob, lettuce salad, coffee, ice
cream, raisins and nuts are set before
him? Next time you meet big league
ball player, just ask him where he best
loves to eat.
Well, now that we have partaken of
this great, grand and glorious banquet, the
boys will linger about the hotel, pay their
extras, such as laundry bills, phone calls
and for having suits pressed, and at about
$50 p. m., they will stroll down to the
Broad Street station, taking the Federal
Express of the Pennsy lines to Boston at
1920 p. m.
On this trip, ball players are compelled
to arise a wee bit early, 80 a. m to be
exact, in order to leave the train at Back
Bay station. This is done for the reason
that Back Bay station is only three blocks
from the Brunswick Hotel, and all teams
in both major leagues, excepting the
Giants, stop at this place while in Boston.
And while in Boston we would like to
introduce the fans to the first man who
meets all the players when they walk up
the steps-Pete Daley. Pete is always on
the job with his faithful old white horse
and little wagon, to take the players
grips to the hotel, also trunks to the ball
park.
The Brunswick is very old hotel but
recently remodeled and exceedingly COM
Portable. The food is excellent. Mr.. Mel
son, chief clerk, and Dick Smith, both
are pleasant gentlemen who do all in their
power to make the players feel at home
while at the Brunswick. They also have
a nice cigar counter at the Brunswick,
where some of the single boys spend
great deal of time.
With the final game off the slate in Bos-
ton, the players stroll down Boylston Street
at about 1880 p. m. to South station to
catch New York, New Haven & Hart
ford train at twelve, midnight, arriving
at seven a. m, Grand Central station.
Taxicabs are taken to the Ansonia Hotel
where the players crowd around the desk
to look over the mail. Then they rush
across the street to restaurant to eat
breakfast. All teams stop European plan
at the Ansonia Hotel in New York and the
players are given $3.50 per day to eat
their meals, wherever they choose.
After breakfast, the players return to the
Ansonia. Their grips have been brought
up by Freddie Logan, champion club house
and baggage man of the major leagues.
The players retire to their "suites" (all
suites at the Ansonia) and rest until noon.
Then they have lunch and take an ele-
waited train to the Polo Grounds. Rockies
who never before have been to New York,
generally talk some "vet" into boarding a
subway with them and they take in Coney
Island and Brighton Beach in the morning.
Other recruits take trips at night on rub
ber-neck wagons to Chinatown. And, it
might be mentioned that all members of
major league ball clubs never fail to pay
at least one visit to the Hippodrome while
playing in New York. We would also
venture to say that with but few excep-
tions all the big leaguers witnessed the
show, "Lightin," during its long run on
dear old Broadway.
As rule the big leaguers do not do
much sight seeing. This stuff applies
strictly to the young fellows just breaking
in and making their first few trips around
the circuit. The veterans have seen all
that is to be seen and are satisfied either
to take in show, lounge about the hotel
lobby, or play cards in their rooms. AS
instance of what little sight seeing is done
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