The New York herald., 1922-12-21
But Just a Cute Remark From
One Lady and Reform
Panic Is On.
by w. o. M'GEEHAN.

Following the announcement that
the A. A. U. was about to start war
on thet decollete track shirt and TO
institute a dress reform for amateur
athletes comes the rumor that even
baseball is to undergo considerable
Improvement sartorially next season.
The dress reforr, wilt start with the
Yankees, it was said yesterday.
AS soon as Col. JACOB Rupert takes
full charge of the Yankees 1T will be
his ambition to have the team the
best dressed on and off the field in
organized baseball. This will mean
not only that the athletes will be COM
PEELED to carry a more extensive ward
robe but that they will have to aban-
don the conventional yegg caps which
they affect while lounging around
hotel lobbies.
The A. A U. already has announced
it's rules for dress. The short sleeves
and the short pantalettes worn by track
and field men at the Olympic games
were said to have shocked the snappier
dressed athletes of Europe. 1t Is true
that the American athletes won most CT
their events, but what doth 1t profit an
athlete if he break the hundred yard
record IL Ire Is not sartorially correct
when he does It? In addition the
A. "A. u. intends to see that the athletic
uniforms are properly ironed and
starched.
A Vote for the Laundryman.
The slouchiness of the baseball players
attire was brought 70 the attention Of
Col. Rupert b. Clare Sheridan. the
English lady journalist. who saw a
game in which the Yankees were in
volved It was one of those nine inning
thri,lers in which Bob Shawkey just
nosed out the opposition in the ninth.
The sole comment of the English lady
journalist was: IT should think that
they would at least start the game in
clC an fannels.'-
That historic garment. Bob Shawkey )
antique red flannel shirt. which has
blazed in many n hard fought diamond
battle, had no romantic interest to the
lady. On the contrary it seemed to
offend her greatly, and perhaps the
only impression she carried away of the
national pastime is n young man with
a faded red flannel shirt who started TO
play they game without having his
trousers pressed Women have a way
of getting right 20 the heart of things.
Though Col Rupert was very much
impressed at the time he said nothing.
because then he had a partner, Col.
Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston. a
sartortal -evolutionist, who wore a
black derby In the simmer time and
even wore a red and green scarf under
the impression that it would help the
Yankees 10 win ball games. While Col
Rupert never has mentioned the mat
ter the easy negligence OF his partner s
attire must have worried him at times.
Col. Huston simply could not be made
to dress the part.
As a matter Of fact Col Huston and
Col Rupert came very near not being
partners because OF the lack of respect
of Col. Huston for sartorial conventions.
II seems that Col. Rupert organized o
dinner 10 celebrate the signing of the
papers. All Broadway was present, all
the beauty and the chivalry OF the
theatrical district. In evening dress. They
were to meet for the first time the ia
nous Col. Tillinghast L'IIommedieu
Huston.
One without a wedding Gown.
The guest OF honor was Iate and the
others were getting n bit impatient.
Presently a stout gentleman wearing a
snuff colored suit and a black derby
or iron hat sterped into the glittering
banquet hall II was Col. Tillinghast
L'Hommed'eu Huston. who had jus.
stepped off the Chicago train and still
had his baggage with him. IL was a
spare shirt rather negligently wrapped
in newspaper. Being soldier the
Colonel always travelled light.
Check this" said Col. Tillinghast
ITIommedleu Huston TO the head waiter
Then ask the boys and girls what they
Will have" No one could discuss dress
reform for baseball players with a re-
volutionary spirit like that
or course, some baseball players
have been instictively correct dressers
II Is believed that that is one OF the
reasons why John J. McGraw wanted
TO keep Benny Kauf on the Giants
Benny was one OF the most advanced
dressers the Giants ever had, and they
have had q few. The last get up he
staged as Giant is still sweet sar-
torial memory. "Benneh.' when he left
the team. was wearing n pearl gray
derby a gray checked cutaway, gray
scarf and gray snats. lie may not have
been the best outfelder the Giants ever
had. but he will always be remembered
as the teams best dresser.