Salt Lake Herald | 1908-01-05 | Page 16 | When Tom Brown Was a Manager

When Tom Brown Was a Manager A number of years ago Tom Tm Brown the umpire was as 88 managing the Washington baseball club managing it well ell although Tom had some Indians to handle One of or Toms most important duties was wa to hold his pla players ers down to the sim simple simple pie life for the majority of them would on tho the slightest provocation kick over tho the traces tr es and go down Seventh street and fill till up with lemonade or some come more ex cx exhilarating exhilarating beverage Now gentlemen who spend sP l money freely are zire generally generall to be found needing the tho coin oln right along and the member of the Washington club cu at the time that Brown managed them were always looking to toward toward toward ward pay pa day Many used to borrow borro money from tho the Management between times One or of this number was the celebrated second base baseman baseman man nan Reitz who was a star In his time and perhaps was as good a man at this thin position as the game has ever produced But the clever fellow could spend money mone faster aster than he ha made it and he generally needed some right along One night he came in Tom Browns room Toom while Tom was in bed and ap approaching approaching preaching the managers mana ers cot lIcks Roitz said Are HAre you asleep Tom And what if I am drawled Brown Why Vh if Ir you ou are not asleep Tom re replied replied replIed plied Reitz I want to borrow 5 Why Im awful sorry returned Brown Drown but the fact is Belts Reitz that I am amnot amnot not only asleep but mane man Im in r l regu regular regular lar Jar trance