Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-08 | Page 11 | Ball Player Never Amounts to Much until Married, Buck Wheat Tells Woman Reporter

Ball Player Never Amounts to Much Un Until il Married Buck Wheat Tells Woman Reporter By IDAH GIBSON BROOKLYN Oct 7 Zach Zach Wheat A Wheat neat Brooklyn outfielder called Buck of course belongs I think to the self self- raising class He lIe certainly has raised himself to the top I could see Wheat heat did not want to talk to me a bit He lIe fussed with his bat and settled his cap two or 01 three times on his head before he got it at the right angle He is bashful Why hy are we going to win the worlds world s series he said repeating my question then smiled Because we have the best beat club He seemed He-seemed seemed to think the interview was over but I would not let him off so soI I I easily What was the best hit you ou ever er saw I asked Those queer suspicious eyes glanced quickly I Then there was a l flash erl erlI of i white I teeth et as Wheat drawled I Well I made a home run the other day with three on I 1 qualified for the tho foolish question class b by asking Is that seldom done I never did it before How did you feel wife accepted accepted accepted ac c Nearly as good as when my me We Ve were getting on on but I spilled the bans banns when I asked him to let the camera camera camera cam cam- era man snap usIm us Im not superstitious he explained I dont don't care arC about such a little thing I as crossed bats or any of ot those foolish I things that bother some ball players but butI I always have bad luck when I have my picture taken But I am a mascot I asserted t I hope so so he said giving me Inc a aI I glance which said he was rather dubious I 1 about It The h Dodgers won t that day b but Wheat ea lb w was caught a fe fet between t n first td and l second I 11 I haven't haven t the slightest doubt that he lays las I i this bad luck to me and antI the picture Wheat has been with Brooklyn ever even I J since he became a major le leaguer eleven years ago I dont don't believe anyone can get him to t talk much about himself He is married and has one child a little girl girl Until he was married his wife wie had never seen him play ball ball In bal In In fact fat I gath gathered ered baseball that she had never seen a game She is a great fan now nois' he said I IThen Then he geat mad macis this rather surprisIng surprising surprising ing declaration A ball player never amounts amount to much until he marries That is a feminist notion noton one would not expect from a ball bali player But it shows they are all an real human b brings and one of the most human uman is B Buck Brick I Wheat t n e 5 e 5 c r e r p c v 4 p k p er fA ao es e's eI e- e I s 's t pa p- p a rw c A Idah ldah McGlone Gibson talking with Buck Wheat star outfielder with Brooklyn