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Show ATHLETICS ARE HAPPY FAMILY ! v$ & i ORR TALKS OF CONNIE'S BAND This is the caricature the San Francisco Chronicle says is Salt Lake's own Bill Orr. Mack Is Not Only Manager of but Also Father to His Boys. BESIDES a souvenir In the form of four thousand and some odd dollars, dol-lars, representing a slice of the world's series melon, Billy Orr, the San Francisco lad, brought home a wholesome respect for Connie Mack and his family of world's champion ball players. Billy grows enthusiastic whon recounting what a groat aggregation aggrega-tion the Athletics are on and off the diamond, dia-mond, writos Fred A. Penner in the San Francisco Chronicle regarding the old-time old-time nimble Skyscraper. "It seems that when a player Joins the AthlctlC3 he contracts Connie Muck's spirit and manner,!' says Orr. "It seems that every one of the fellows Is so ciulet and mild-mannered. Really there Isn't a noisy or rowdy one In the lot. The team 1b Just one happy family, and wonderfully won-derfully reoorved for a championship organization. or-ganization. "Connie Mack Is not only manager, but a father as well to tho young players play-ers on the team. Ho sees to It that the boys are comfortably riuartercd and that they save their money. Ira -Thomas, tho catcher, Is president of a building and loan society in Philadelphia, of which Connie is a director, and Inducement? Induce-ment? urn offered for a young fellow to save his money. Taken Into Davis's House. "Take my case, for an example." continued con-tinued Billy. "I was "paired off with Eddie Plank, the veteran southpaw, and we were roommates all season. When In Philadelphia we lived at Harry Davis's house. The other young playcrg were taken In tow by tho older players. In this way we were made to feel at home, and you cannot realize what a help It was to be thrown in constant company of an experienced hand at the game. Mrs.-Davis Mrs.-Davis took me into the family an one of her own. and it was certainly pleasant. If I had been shunted to some hotel to lock out for myself it would have been terribly lonesomo. "The majority of tlie Athletics have homes right in Philadelphia. There were only about four of us who did not own automobiles, and you can understand that as champions they have a deal of luxuries. Pete Daley was the latest to purchaso a Joy wagon; ho Is at present in Ios Angeles opcedlng around the surrounding sur-rounding country." A.ked how the Athletics spend their spare moments oft the diamond. Orr declared de-clared that they followed various diversions. diver-sions. Hurry Davis. Captain Danny Murphy and Eddie Plank, the veteran!, nre tho pinochle experts and about the only ones who play cards. "Connie Mack niixisH with the players whon on the road, and every morning as sure as the clock ticks he holds a meeting In his rooms with ail of the players." said Orr. "The game the day before Is reviewed, and if there happoncd to be any errors of commission or omission omis-sion he explained them. Individuals aro asked for opinions, and In that manner not a point of the game Is overlooked. You know, Connie keops score on every game and jots down notes." Captain Murphy is a oulct fellow, who has but little to any. Eddie Plank. Orr's roommate, (a a dainty fellow. Billy expects ex-pects he will be back In the game next season, although the southpaw is troubled with rheumatism In his pitching shoulder. "The night before he pitched the final game of the .scries," says Orr, "Eddie "Ed-die had an attack of - rheumatism and twisted and turned In bed. lie suffered quite a bit, but went out the next afternoon after-noon and pitched It out In a couple of innings. He Is certainly a wonder." Collins Has a Baby Boy. Plank is not niurrlod. Eddie Colllna hoe a homo for his wife and baby boy, Paul, at Lansdowne, a suburb of Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. Tho great nccond Backer Is a rjulet fellow and enjoys walking around In tho open air while on 1 he rond. "Stuffy" Mclnnes Is a young fellow of 23. and takes after Connie In being quiet and reserved. Jack Barry is married and has n garage ga-rage liuslne.-H In his home at Worcester. Mass.. that takes up most of his time. ITome-rnn Baker Ik nil wrapped up in his farm at Tmppe. Md., whero he puts in the winter hunting ducks and digging oysters. He has a wife and baby daughter daugh-ter to keep him company. Strnnk Is heart-whole and fancy-free, and lives in Philadelphia. Ho Is another quiet Individual. Eddie Murphv resides with his parents at While- Mills, about three hours' ride from I'hllly. Rube Oldrlng Is described us a sorlons-mlndcd sorlons-mlndcd chap and not married. JIo makes New York 1)Ik home. Joo Bush, the pitcher, is the life of the team. Ho Is a song bird and Is always chirping. Scha ng Is another Jolly follow fol-low and Joins Bush In song. Neither is yet married. Chlof Bender hns a homo In Phiily and Is a biifi on golf and billiards. It will bo remembered that ho stayed homo and played golf arter he pitched the first winning gamo In tho last world's series. Tho chief 13 happily married. - Jack Coombs was with the team for 11 while In the spring, but slcknens claimed him for the greater part of tho year. Ho left the hospital only a few-days few-days ago, Thomas Makes Pitchers. Trn Thoma3 lives near the Athletic park with his better half. Ira has almost exclusive chargo of the pitchers. Jack Lapp also has a placo within easy reach of the park, Shawkcy. Wykoff and Brown, the. young pitchers, arc coupled up with older players the same as Orr. t, "It Is one wonderful team of fellows, and I feci that I will have to serve my time In order to break into the lineup rogularly," concludes Orr. "And to think that I almost missed them. When I earned that the Philadelphia Americans i weck Al,clna "no seked him to do a I In his power to retain mo. I wont east rather downcaat. and gee: how "ore l would bo now if 1 i,n(i missed it ' Jcs. sore, and out a great blsr fnt cchcck that wlU go to bVab'rnnfvh |
