The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-11
''RUDE" WADDELL GOOD
AT PULLING TRICKS
when NEEDING CASH
Nv FRANK G. MENKE

Cholly Herzog has message for
every PRO" ball player in the land
He dug it up in Fort Monroe, where
the one-time star of the big leagues is
a baseball tutor.
Herzog quit active baseball this
spring to take charge of diamond af-
fairs in the third army area. This has
placed him in charge of all the soldier
ball teams-a hundred or more in num-
Der.
The message? Oh, yes.
Soon after grabbed this job" re-
lates Herzog. 81 was taken around
Fort Monroe for look-see. 1t was
about $50 OF in the morning. 1 saw
about 800 men, holding big eight-pound
guns, going through some vigorous set
ting up exercises.
What's it all about?' I asked the
physical director.
"'Oh, just training for the boys he
answered
II gasped.
DO you mean to tell me that those
kids, getting about 81 day or less,
have to get up each morning about
| and go through those exercises just
| to keep them in shape?'
Sure he answered.
And SO. right away" added Herzog,
II framed this message to my old pals
| in the big leagues, in the minor leagues
and all other leagues where spring
training is necessary:
"'Any time you fellows down in the
training camps get sour on your rou-
tine, just go to a soldiers camp for
one day, watch those boys train-and
never, during the rest of your base
ball life, will you grumble.'"
WaddelPs Trick
"Rube" Waddell was rather eccen-
trio in his baseballing days, but his
brain became a nimble and keen bit
of mechanism whenever he needed
money.
| Years ago "Rube" visited an amuse.
ment park in st. Louis and very soon
was out of funds. The evening was
lyoung-quite too early for "Rube" tc
jgo home. But lingering around with
cut the wherewithal for pleasure didn't
appeal to him. So "Rube" hit upon g
scheme to get some cash in a hurry.
He took ride on the scenic rail
way and near the end of the journey
deliberately stuck out hissleft arm. II
bumped into post, whereupon ''Rube'
set up shrill cries. He yelled that his
arm was broken and that his pitching
days were ended.
Il Word of the accident was hustled
along to the park manager. He hur
riedly summoned an assistant, gave
him $1,000 and told him to try to ge
II i
I sponsibility from ''Rube" for that sum
The assistant was enough of fan Il
, know 'Rube" and MS tricks. He hat
a suspicion that all was not as bad al
it seemed-especially after he saw
"Rube" refuse to let doctor examine
his arm and howled for "the fellow
! that owns this park
Offers "Rube" $50
IT guess you're hurt, all right" SAT-
the assistant manager, but not as bat
as you think. I don't think you ar
hurt any more than $40 worth and II
give you that in cash right away
you'll sign quit claim"
} Make it $50" bargained "Rube, "noy
} thoroughly interested
| Twenty is all you get-and not ar
| other dime" was the answer. This
hO UdISdlH COuuIeE, anu IL you QOH
sign in two minutes you don't get
J cent and I'll have you thrown out G
, the park"
3 "Rube" signed-and took the $40.
The manager complimented his al
sistant on the fact that he had secure
: a settlement SO cheaply. But the a!
2 sistant said:
8 Il think we got trimmed giving hi1
or
the window"
The manager did - and he sa'
"Rube" Waddell in the bandstan
2 leading the band with the same arr
o which had been broken Is minute
earlier.
Copyright 1921 by King Features
Syndicate. IDc.D