| Show MACK HIRES KEEPER TO LOOK V AFTER ERRATIC RUBE WADDELL The Athletics are carrying carr ing an extra 1 man m 1 He does not play ball he be is js not em employed employed employed asa aso trainer he does not watch time the gate he is of no earthly assistance to the secretary eH Is Rubes I IThe j The mans name is Newhouse He is isor I or Dr was wasa a friend of ot George Edward Waddells and was recommended by George Edward to Connie Mack as a rubber lubber if the team chanced to be in Inne inne ned ne d of any such Connie has no use for any kind of ofa a rubber except somebody j to rubber at Vat Rube and see that he did not get into mischief So Mr Newhouse was engaged in that capacity Mr Ir job Is to stick close i to lIe ime e eccentric one and arid watch over him as a a 0 mother would over oer an er erring erring ring child Connie gives Newhouse the money necessary for tor the small per personal personal expenses of Rube and Newhouse doles out the pennies to George Edward with a careful hand Sometimes Rube Rub yearns for his bin own society exclusively but Newhouse balks his yearning He is always on I hand like engagement ring He hangs around something nerce and could give Jake Mintz some tine fine points on shadowIng V VAt At first the arrangement pleased George Edward immensely He lIe liked lil ed Mr Newhouse and was glad to have haYe somebody to chum with ith But of late he ho has grown peevish pe He Ie wants a nickel of his own once in a while and he w wants to go and mind his own busi business busIness business ness all by b himself occasionally While the Athletics were up In De Dc Detroit DetroIt troit on this present western trip Rube went nent on a fishing trip He ask Newhouse to go along but Newhouse went Rube got a boat bont all alt by him lIm himself himself self saying he want no fool Newhouse along scaring the fish Behold the faithful Newhouse in a patrol boat tagging along and anchor anchoring anchoring J ing at a convenient distance from the th lone fisherman The aggravated George Edward upped anchor on several oc occasions occasions occasions and rowed angrily away but the patrol boat followed The fhe scheme has worked well so far Rube has no money no solitude and anda a surfeit of Newhouse He is keeping straight and md pitching great ball C |
