Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-09-05 | Page 10 | "Casey Jone," Engineer, Picked by Judges as Champion Fan of Country

r THE THE S SALT LT v r LAKE AKif TELEGRAM tAM 1 L- L ZI rW w w. w i Ca Casey Jones J 11 Engineer F Pick Picked ed b by Judges Judg s as as' Champion Fan anaf of Country WRECKS OR WASHOUTS T JE KEEP r HIM TITLE GOES TO DRIVER OF LOCOMOTIVE WHO DOES NOT LET FROM G GETTING TRAIN I IN ON ON- TIME WH WHEN N HIS FAVORITES RITES THE CINCINNATI R REDS DS A AreS AreS' reS' reS ARE AT AT HOME FANS OF ALMOST EVERY STATE IN THE UNION ARE RE RESENTED REPRESENTED IN BIG CON CONTEST T TO TO FIND THE BUG OF ALL BUGS t a a r l' l r t 4 r- r t li r 0 1 L. L f f t- t tI Acif t. t i k r M J W Jl j x fi I b t 4 Sf v x 9 t I p. p ji U j J 4 t. t h 4 A f 1 t i r c V ft f. f s 1 ft L 4 f. f i t f f tit r v f t t v. v t W J iii r t L f U 4 c 1 J tt I t j 1 M v I j f f t f S 'S t Etc v. v I d- d dt is 0 1 j t I fj tW 1 IL S 1 fet e. e By ShOWN BROWN HOLMES 1 of ot CI Cincinnati p Ohio io and engineer on on the Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania railroad and better r known kno as Casey C Jo Jones es is Is' Is the champion baseball baseball baseball base base- ball fan tan of ot the country the bug of ot otan an all 11 bu bugs TURg S. S He was picked by a two thirds vote 0 of or orthe the Judges who acted in a a. contest ted ed b by or more more papers rs In In various arious parts of the country to find the he h hottest fan tan In th the universe The judges were were John K cr 5 enting the tho National league Charles Charl s Com Comiskey I representing the American league and Hugh S 'S S 5 Futler Fullerton on the baseball expert Nearly Neaily ever every every- state in the union was d In the the- contest by br fans Cans whoso w experiences in the fan line made the tho stunt the most Interesting ever vor held helel in IU connection on with baseball The There c was the Sioux City I Iowa w b barber who gets sets up tip in the night waves aves pillows r and yells ells for tor a hit Panama M l Mui phy of ot Sacramento Cal who ho has haM been rooting rooting- fIve or- or the fitt t ears ars Nate C Cook mk t the Cl lan who made baseball sp speeches on the public sq square are John Moore the Dc- Dc atur m. m blind man who man who has not missed a 8 game in eight seasons and others f I Here's Heres Ju just t one onu incident that led he the judges to pick 4 Jones n as ai the he rarest specimen of ot baseball n bug IA A wreck reck oc occurred on the Pennsyl- Pennsyl PennsylVania anla Vania r road ad and ft It was v reported that ri n not t a single train could ouI move Suddenly Sud- Sud enly dentY r railroad men in hi tile the yards ards at Cincinnati heard a whistle and a moment later aw W. W Casey ser drive e his train rain into the yards yaros on time How did you do it asked aked the general r. r manager manag 4 v vI l I had bad t to saUl said CaSey tle the Reds are re home toda today Casey h has been with the Cincin- Cincin I I 5 I I l J 1 j r. r 1 i C d y nati Reds at ih their thIr lr training ca camps each spring for the l last st six ears Ho lie always takes his vacation IlC so he can cnn go south and when he gets Jets there he gets into intI uniform and works opt hit every day He lIe e has hns attended attend d the last s six x I worlds world's series serlEs and anet picked d the winners ot of four He was one who picked Boston Bas Bos ton last season of ot An example Casey faithfulness faithful faithful- ness nes to the Reds Re was shown hown on n their last home at-home series He lie was was ordered to make two trips a R day o out t of ot CIncinnati Cincinnati Cin Cm- eighty miles a lound r d' d trip till He started at each each mornings morning JI Jiggered the schedule e 50 so o he lie could get back in ir time for tor tha tim game then a again aln took IP lip up the thread of oC d duty ty Tho The champion f fan n has collected d hundreds of f photographs of players I and one room at 1 his Ifta ls h home rne is plastered w with th them m rin Matt Many M Mattare riY ar are autographed a pi ed d Casey e has has- a year old son son who IR is a candidate for the junior nut champi championship n But t. t the bo boy does not want to 6 be the cham champion lon fan He pla plays s 's ball and has his heart set on being a real reat star of ot the diamond used to object to his hs fanning tanning because it took him from home so much Theres There's where the Hie champion scored a real trl triumph He lIe converted his wife into a Ii fannette Now when Casey goes goes to the game th th the w Casey tat family tatU U goes As AR champion champlon fan Casey Caser will get geta a 1916 season pass pasi to o all ll ball parks In the United d States and Canada and anda a medal