Evening star., 1923-02-15

to eat just for the mere pleasure of it,.
We were in ST. Louis that day and
shade-one of those sweltering days
for which st. Louis Is famous IN the
hot months. Toney got UP at $3.50
O'Clock and ate some eggs and toast
and coffee. That should have been
enough for the day. At lunch time,
again and ate a heavy meal of salfs
liver and bacon, dessert and coffee.
Collapses on the Field.
Several players warned him. but he
merely laughed. That afternoon on
the field he was overcome by the In
ense heat. For moment he stag
sered and then collapsed, uncon-
:ious. He had to be taken to a hos
'ital and was In a serious condition.
II. is customary on ball clubs to
allow the players so much day for
their meals and they may eat where
they please, though We encourage
them to eat at the hotel where we
l have in mind the allowance was 81
meal or So n day. Raymond had
been In his room--or somewhere-for
three days and had not eaten. 1T was
our last day in that city and he fig
ured that he would have to use up all
his allowance. So he went down to
the dining room the last morning and
ate brea kfast that cost him SO!
This breakfast was made up OF every
expensive dish that he could think
Of, even to a planked steak.
Temptation for Youngsters.
The opportunity for eating lot Of
food at the hotels for the first time
often makes such an appeal to young
recruits that they literally eat them
selves out Of the league. / have
known several cases of ball players
falling to make good simply because
nnnI1 cjSt a faF nf n
to eat a lot of food at the expense of
the club. They have to be lectured
frequently during the training period.
A big. strapping kid, you know.
see why he shouldn't indulge himself.
All of the old-timers in base bali
remember the big pitcher VINO could not
read and write. ! won't mention his
name, because /: might be considered
unkind. This player could not read the
'ention by listening closely to what the
others ordered and then duplicating II.
Two of the regular players were
seated with him one day and began
list and he thought they were read
ing every item from the card. When
they had finished the waiter handed
him the long menu card. on Whlch
were hundreds of dishes. The meals
were la carte.
and a Cup of Coffee"
In a wise way the poor fe!io"
glanced over the card impressiVsiy. =,
Bring me that and cup of coHee,
he said to the amazed waiter, hanoing
Kim the card.
They tell of another young fellow
named Whitley who came into the
league and thought OF nothing @ @pu.
food On his first regular road tr,p
in a big league city he sat at tabie
l,.-it
the best American plan hotels In the
! world.
He proceeded TO order dishes for
breakfast just as he did at the niue
hotel in Texas, where any one .obao b
eat everything on the bill without be-
ing overfed.
Finally the walters appeared bear
| ing huge trays OF dishes covered WIN
silver warmers. There was not
enough room on the table for the one
breakfast. let alone that or the news
Say" said Whitley, awed by the
sight Of all this wonderful food. GO
they eat this way all the time In the
| big league
Eats Himself Out OF Job
DO they?" replied the reporte,r,, :,
keeping a serious face. Just Wal.
| It'll we 90 to ST. Louis and III sho"
| you a regular hotel"
| Gee exclaimed the Young man
with a touch of anxiety IN ms to'vr nm
Il certainly hope make eood UP
He didn't. though. In another
month he had eaten himseif& OUT oi
the league and was back nh .re
minors. where the menu cards were
not quite so long or fulsome.
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