The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-08

because he didn't squeal then AM
have always been sorry for Gedeo
for we doubt if he himself would
his life. It simply wasn't in him.
Well, let's get back to Qevor-
mer's case 1t has been written
about in this vein:
Last summer AL Devormer, the
Yankees giant second string
catcher, jumped into Lake Michi-
gan while wearing brand-neW
Palm Beach suit.
Al didn't want to commit suicide.
He merely did that little trick to
vim a ten-dollar bet from team
mate
He won the wager, but he com
mitted professional hara-kiri at the
same time.
Miller Higgins his midget boss.
decided that any man who would
act like that didn't have the neces-
sary, balance for a catcher OF a
championship team. So he traded
al to the Red Sox the other day
Cor couple of minor leaguers that
no one ever heard of.
Then the writer of the above in
the Philadelphia Evening Ledger
pulls a lot of philosophical slushs
about dumbbells and snbmorons;
and "a mans foolish acts" AS
matter of fact, the principal reason
why the Yanks shifted this catcher
to the farm is that he failed to
make good as a catcher. II. he
were good catcher, he might take
Jump into the lake every time he
landed in Chicago, and Miller Hug
gins, il he knows anything, would
care not a jot or title. Ball clubs
keep good players, though divers.
But doe GedeOn, Mt that time
fighting for q berth with the
Griffmen, was the first big
Lacquer to leap off that wee pier.
behind the Chicago Beach Hotel
into the dirty waters of Lake
Michigan. We know. We were
there. Here's the story:
were loafine one warm, sultry
morning on the pier at Chicago
Beach.
We were sitting there in the
mild sunlight, discussing this and
and that We noted the dirty
condition Of the water just below
our swinging dogs.
Joe, !" said Milan, there's a
stunt for you. Take a dive off
into that dirty water
For how much?" asked the
We'll" replied the cautious
Milan. eff you dive in just as
you are. clothes and all, right now,
well. it's good for five bucks"
Zeb looked hard at US as he
spoke. Undoubtedly he never
dreamed Gedeon was going to take
him and his five dollars. The
water was filled with banana peel
ings, orange skins, small pieces of
wood and a certain amount of
beach scum.
-Gedeon took look over at the
beach, seeking to learn whether or
not Clark Griffith was there. Evil
IDENTIFY satisfied, he quietly said,
you're on, Zeb."
Rising to his feet, doe said to
as, Here, Lou, hold this watch.
It's all have / need the
money" Handing us the watch,
Gede0n took one last quick peek
over at the beach and then, with
2 perfect arching dive, jumped
Into the lake.
pier floor, Gedeon streaked it for
the Chicago Beach hotel, headquar-
tiers of the Washington Club at
that time, circling around it and
entering from the far side. He did
not care to meet his manager in
his wet clothes. A few minutes
later Gedeon's clothes might have
been seen decorating the window
sill Of his room, for Joe had to
leave the ball park within an hour
or so and never carried much, bag
- gage.
There's the story of the first
player, so far as we know, who
ever took the dive into Lake Michi-
gan. for bet. We know it in de-
tail for we were right on the scene.
While still thinking of the Yam
KEGS we are constrained to quote
Col. Bozeman Bulger in the New
York Evening World concerning
one of the reasons why Col. r. T..
Huston decided not to get out Of
baseball. Here it is:
The real moment-the chang
ing moment-in the ColoneFs
lodge in Maryland week ago.
Colonel Huston, with two or
three newspaper friends, had
gone to visit Wilbert Robinson
Tor days duck shooting.
To this isolated little hunting
lodge out on the South river,
near Annapolis. came many old
time ballplayers. They had just
heard about the Gap" getting
out. They were sincerely dis
tressed.
Colonel" declared Joe Kelley,
the scout and old OrioIe, "wI1en
you get out Of baseball / will get
out, too. You have done more
than anybody to throw life and
human feeling into the game.
Don't do it, Cap"
It'h be the worst blow base
naiI ever suffered" said Uncle
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