Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30

On one occasion Won de Abe was
told that his players We're doing more
carousing than usual. He engaged a
detective TO get definite information.
A few days later he called a meeting
and after the players were assembled
in the clubhouse Won de Abe ad-
dressed them:
Too Much Bunmin'
''Dere's too much bummin' aroun'
on dis ball Club. 1t has got 10 be
quit out. Dere is vun feller on dis
Club vot las night had 10 beers und
o sandwiches. | amt mention no
names, but O'Neill you bedder watch
out
Another time telephone call was
received in the club offices. Won der
Abe had answered the phone. and a
woman told him that she had lost her
umbrella in the park the previous aft
ernoon and asked if he would please
help her find it.
Wait a Inineut." said Won der Abe,
He walked to one corner where recov-
cred property was stored waiting re-
demption by the owners, picked out
an umbrella. brought 1t back to the
telephone instrument, held It in front
Of the transmitter and yelled:
Look il, lady. Vas dis lido
Won der AbeS house caught fire
one day and neighbOr called him
at the ball park and told him about
it. ''Naid,' said Won der Abe. He
felt in his trouser pockets. located
his keys. brought them out. exam
ined them and laughed into the
phone.
Dots a mistake. l god my keys
right by me. How could my house
get on fire when my keys is in my
pocket" asked Won der Abe. and
hung up the receiver.
An Odd Character.
Crazy Schmidt was one OF the
oldest characters the game has pro
duced ell was a left-handed pitcher
with Louisville and l do not remem-
l ever heard it, come to think about
the matter, for no one ever called
him by any name except Crazy"
Schmidt is the only pitcher / ever
heard of who pitched by a note book.
When he started pitching he sought to
discover the weakness of every batter
in the league. He made a note of it
in this little book. He carried the
book on the field when he pitched and
would frequently turn to 1t during
game to discover what to pitch the
l.
ing to discover Cap Anson'S weakness
and he asked several players what
they thought it was. One of them
seriously informed Schmidt that An
sons weakness was a base on balls
and Schmidt made note of IT in his
little book That is where the gag
first started. 1t has been used in ref
erence to Lejoie, Cobb, Wagner.
Speaker Hornsby and every good hit
ter since Anson's day, but Arson is
reported to be a base on balls.
Firm in His Opinions.
DOGGY" Mixer was catching for
Louisville at the time and he had to
catch Schmidt. Doggy" agreed with
Schmidt on some Of his dope, but he
was at odds with him over portions
OF it. Doggy knew that some of
the information that Schmidt had was
given him in jest and he tried to cor
rect him, but Schmidt never stood for
corrections. He would keep shaking
off "Doggy's" signals until Doggy"
called for the delivery the book desig-
mated. This used to get Doggy" riled
up and he would start toward the
pitchers box to voice his protests.
On these occasions Schmidt would
wave him back, saying.
Listen to me, Miller. You is nod
dings but a receiver. 1 is a deceiver.
pitches. You catches. l pitches
vot is in the book
Long John" Riley was playing
first base for Cincinnati. He was
right handed batsman. According to
schmidt,s note book Long John"