Show RUBE WADDELL HAS CINCH ON THE TITLE IN HIS OWN CLASS c Cy Toung Is perhaps tho greatest pitcher the game gamo has ever produced Critics are arc divided BS liS to the tho n ranking of or Lajoie and Wagner r opinion differs as to the superiority of or Chase Donahue and ami Chance at first base but no one disputes Rube Ruh Waddells Waddell's right ht to bo Lie called king kingIn In hl his 0 own particular class s. s Il Its It's a L question question ques ques- tion If It the game Jamo will wilt ever er have another George Georgo Ed Edward ward Rube hau his faults like any other poor mortal but the tho ba baseball fan fRn has hils a a. rather exa Idea of or Rubes Rube's de deeds ds and misdeeds misdeed The big southpaw does get et lost lod every now and then plays the part of the tho hero every once In a no while and hax ha tried to be a real actorS actor but bul many things have havo h been en credited to him himin himin in lii which 1 he took no part If IC Rube happens happens happens hap hap- pens to remain away from tho park parI a of ter pitching a hard harrl game the thc tans ans ut at once decide that the big bh fellow la ha has gore gone fishing or 01 done something clan equally terrible In reality Rube has simply lImply been o obeying his managers manager Instructions In re remaining re- re away from the grounds Waddell has done dono a 3 lot of funn funny things S and said just aa as many ut but a a. lot of ot stunts are arc charged to the Rube that never nover originated even In his fertile brain This little feature cropped out shortly after ho was as sold to St. St Louis Louts Waddell was waa pleased with tho the transfer accepted tho the terms offered and went on to St St. I Louis to sign his contract Not the slightest slight alight I oct est bit of ot trouble has cropped out be between between be- be tween cen Rube and his ne new employer Yet ono one of or tho the managers mannge in the outlaw league In order to get et a lot of ot cheap advertising od showed a n fake oe telegram from Waddell and ancl claimed he had offered him big money mono to Jump The Tho manager In iii question succeeded In hi lilu hlA purpose and got ot his name In nearly eer every In tho the coun coun- try This all goes to show Its awful to bo be famous Few pitchers havo have taken part In as asman many man memorable battles battle as Waddell ad ell A A num number r of or his hardest games have hn b been hlen en against the grand old od veteran C Cy Youn and strangely enough the eccentric southpaw southpaw south south- pa paw s his been the victor Ictor In most of or them Tho only really great t victory C Cy has to hl his credit o over r Rube is tho game in which ho he shut out the Athletics without a n hit or run 10 and prevented pre a single member of or Macks Mack's tribe from roach reaching Ins first base Rube Rub of ot cour courte e had to have his hand handin in tho the s seventeen inning tie tic bet ecu between een the Tigers and tho the Athletics last year which really proved to be the Important all game gamo amo of ot the season Waddell b began an tho the game In characteristic style stylo by striking out four of ot tho the first six men who faced him lie He ended up rather Ingloriously however howe for It was on one of or Rubes Rube's fast fallt ones that Cobb obb hi hit t over o the fence with witha a a. man on base and tied tiel tho the game ame Despite his man many great reat pitching feats fals has hns yet ct to record a hit no-hit game haOle in the big leagues On a number of oC oc occasions occasions oc- oc be has come rome dangerously close The nearest Dearest call perhaps was In the middle of or the season of or 1906 when he lie blanked Detroit allowing only one single The single scratch credited to Detroit happened nerl in the first Inning on the first firstman firstman firstman man up Cobb dumped the first ball pitched down n the fin first t base line It looked a as If It Rube would be able to throw him out but Harr Harry Davis fearing fearIn a hurl Into the tho bleachers motioned for Rube Rulo to hold the balL baIL The rhe bunt of ot course COUlSt went WAnt for fora a hit and that's all Detroit got that ate af afternoon ar a- te moon Waddell is ged with throwing lots lotsof lotsof of or games away but when one ono considers the gamo game of baseball what pla player er doesn't lose his share sharo of oC games tames on a wild heave hel a pla play or failure to lo think quickly Its It's only human to err crr and Rube has merely contributed his part Judging from this one would naturally think that Rubo Rube would 1 be a hard herd loser and would rab crab over o ever every misplay of or his teammates but such stich Is far from tho the truth for or he takes defeat grac gracefully Some critics Insist that If he lie regarded the game in a more serious lJ light ht he hc would be 00 a far greater pitcher and there appears to be plenty of or sense lense in such lIuch a contention ont The great southpaw Vi lost one one of oC the toughest games ames in D Detroit last year that an any pitcher ever had hl credited to the wrong ron side of the led ledger er yot yet h left the tho grounds wearing a smile and appeared to tobe tobe be he happy Most pitchers would I have e 1 been tore sore for a week but hut Rubo Hubo had apparently dismissed II it after the last man had bad been retired Killian 1 and Waddell Waddel were n the tho pitchers In the game J In iii on and both T were ere ero twirling tw great ball Rube had the edge on his IdA southpaw rivAl allowed only four hits hilt and struck out a n dozen doen m man n yet he lost his hiI game 3 to 2 Doc Doe Powers throw threw a L bunt over Harry Davis Davis' head Into right field and Nichols who was playing short tossed one into the first base bleachers The These o t two o heaves gave ga the Tigers all their runs rung and turned what should have ha be been beon on a shutout defeat Into a 0 victory Moat Most of or the stories credited to Rube Rubo have havo nd advertised cd his fool qualified few of or them have hac extolled an any of or the clever er things that he has pulled off oft Waddell a always s 's liked to see Bender wIn t winand and nd vh when n the bl big chief was as on the t twirlIng twirling twirl twirl- irl Ing mound the Rube Hube was waa nl always pulling for fot him to cash Before the rule was adopted that any b ball bali hIt Jilt Into inlo the grand grandstand grandstand stand or 01 bleachers should not be put back into play pla- Rube to put one over on the umpires s er e every Bender worked Unbeknown knoon to anybody Rube RuLe would take tako a seat In the grand rand stand tand in citizens citizen's clothes clothe It If tho the ball hall hit lilt Into the grand rand stand was waa as a fairly old ono one Rube Rubo would allow It lo to be bc returned l but It if it I was trail a A. fairly ne new one olle he would Immediately Imme Imme- toss tOg one of his old balls back onto I the d diamond amond In thin this way Bender would I often be hp relieved relle of or of or workIng work work- In ins Ing with a ne new ball with Ith th tlC the gloss on it I The trick worked for quite awhile and Rube was getting a let lot of or fun tun and action out of ot his deception H He H couldn't kee keethe keep the stunt to himself arid and It finally reached reache th the tars urs of or some ome gossip who tattled it all over er Afterward wh when n the game was waa about to start tho the umpire always looked ed to 6 ee see If IC Ru Rube was on the b bench Rube Rubo Insists that he lie never nver did such a a. dishonest thing but the they do say a that thU its it's the whole truth When anybody gets g th the better of or Tim Hurst in anything ho I in I deserving ln of ot all th the praise possible Tim always suspects everybody ever and he ne makes it a point to 1 win e every ery argument h he ho gets into Waddell Wad WaA dell deli slipped ped a a. good one over on Tim andie and and th the ie portly arbitrator given him credit for It New York Tork and nd Philadelphia were ere pLaying playIng play play- ln Ing in the th former city in the latter part of or th thA tb season SeMon of or 1906 Bender Beader wa was workIng work work- trig Ira for tor Philadelphia and when New Nw York Tork camo came Ip In for the last l t half of tho to ninth th the Athletics were a Q run to the good New York had the bases basea filled and two out with Bender going rath rather r poorly on account of ot the wet ball bail Evidently Mack alack Waa a considering a change chango of or t for lor h lie had addell Waddell warming up In d deep ep tp l left rt I field Bender had baa two to strikes and three balls on Frank Frauk Delehanty Delehant who was waa bat bilt- ting tin when he hit a a. long long- foul to left field Instead d of or letting Hartsel field the ball Rube Rub hiked d after arter it IL In returning the ball to tl Hartnel Harbel he threw him the dry one with which he had b been en warming up and arid Topsy saw that it got ot to Bender In good shape Tbs Tho dry dO ball bail dl 8 th the tho chief und ho he ent th the ti-ic next one right O over ovi- l. l the pan Del hauty took a healthy health swing awing and tho the game gamo was waa over o Tim Hurst Hum becam became a trifle trine suspicious and asked Shreck ck who ho was as catching for or a a. peep pep at the ball bail Tim dl discovered at once that it was waa perfectly dr r Rube shifted on him Lots of or people 9 insist the big fellow IP Is cru crazy hut but dont don't for a minute think he lie is 18 any fooL On the form tonn h ho displayed dis db dis- dis pla played ed Last l year yel he is far from being 11 all U In and anti p sure ajro ro to bo be h heard from this season a as aa well nell as for man many mor more |