Show YARNS TOLD A ABOUT O T Ii r BAll A Few Choice Ones Recently Spun by Hugh S Ful Fullerton lorton lerton I V S SOME ME GASTRONOMIC FEATS Eating Usually to te t l Ex x II liy 1111 n I lIa IN the and there thero Is no 10 l s of Ie l artists In the tho world hal lar vest that can compare with pro professional ball as feeders they confine their cui eating In feats feals to and DU LUICI Diu an eon con Lent with a light h lunch before the game but there are nrc exceptions to that rule cute hugh 5 harry when ho was running the old LouIsville club tar Cor Dreyfuss once attempted an experiment which ho he repeated Ho put the tho team a European hotel In New York fluid and thought ho was money mony When the tho bill lor br that fils meal was rendered to 10 him by tho proprietor who figured l that the Iho total receIpts or at the Iho Colon CiS might not meet meol meola meeta a vee I at that rate turned as red as his vest cst then us II hIs ht cal col callar lar Wagner led n a total or of 1425 and Pete Dowling was see sec with I 14 wll tile lest cst rangIng from 5 upward Toe Ine next meat was on the AmerIcan plan lint Hut oven lIuch auth eat cat ore thero arc some somo wh who J out prom prominently as tile best besl feeder Ceeder that ever broke into Inlo the tho game was Valter Thornton the big who starred willi n a couple couille o years ears and was driven out of baseball because lie ho declined I to SIU II a contract at the terms offered b by Cal Col hart Harl Thornton was wall big and vulgarlY heal toy my an l was aS there such audi an up pette lIe could spot Bill HilI two Lamb anti a dish of 1039 anti beat hIm easily which 10 itself was going some Not only olly did he hold the cham for far a single meal moal hut but ho was one of the moSt eaters that ever happened Ito Ho sva as a annUl because lIe ho Used only a fork Cork In eating which gave guve some manipulators an l but lie he was there Many times at night the Ine train Iraln was running with nil the lights out ant In the sleepers und seemingly dead doall to 10 Ih world the train would stol and anyone who was wake awake would woul hear a win ow 1 lifted and then Thor oice would ask Say 1 boy 0 is III there allY near hero here cart can get me lne a 1 One extremely hot day In Philadel PhiladelphIa phIa Thornton Tharnton pitched two In ono artern afternoon on The Tho eat bat WM was Intense so great groat that Frank Chance who ho Was as catching him was wading In n water waler and mull mud caused from Crom dripping tram front his uniform The layers of both bolh teams learns were suffering intensely Dur During ing the tho second garn I dropped down downto to the bench to speak to some lomo one and T P Donohue met me with do dD you think of him Hos Hes going well I re cc I dont mean meal pitching said Tt ft I 1 mean Incan eating lies eaten a sandwich ever every two Innings since he started and line hns gone In after a pIece of pie CRUEL TO TELL HIS NAME There Thero was as a player In one of the tho big league clubs club years ears would be ba cruet cruel to 10 tell teU his num was a can candidate for gastronomic honors and yet yot was handicapped out of It His handl handi handicap cap of Inability to read even the bill of oC tire Uro and yet to 10 hide his ignorance ho he always made tho blurt bluff of 01 looking over the card and then ordering things ho he knew wore were there Generall he had to 10 confine himself to eggs at breakfast roast beef at luncheon and whatever ho he aw the others eating at dinner For a long time the toot that lie he could not read was kept a secret by him but In all aa evil moment Jack Luby discovered the fact The Tho next day at luncheon Jack sat next to the tho pla pIa and remarked 01 Old man Pm Im on that you cant read let mo order for Lor you ou The ignorant ono one whispered grateful thanks never r su what lie was letting himself In for tor Jack Issued an order that staggered the The rho next meal the tho ignorant ono one Jacks companionship and pro 11 by his ability to rood read For a ot 01 mora inure the plan worked to per perfection Then ono one flay day Jack CAme In iii late 1110 cud nd took look IL a seat seal clear across the from his friend Ho or his meal and then than arisinG and looking the tho room stood point pointIng lag Ing toward the illiterate one and said loudly That Thill gentleman In thU tho blue suit at the thc seventh table will tako the tho same thing During the rest of lh the Jack made lIfo life for the follow tellow by ordering loudlY for tor him and expos ini 1111 him ut at every opportunity A EATING MATCh ITCH Cunningham the clever little who Is In business In Chi cage caso could hold 1101 1 hit alII at a handicap eating match wIth the tho big hUt but lie met his superior When Ien ho ta tackled kled Carey the tall lull young m man n Ihl d first or Louisville tar n a couple ot or s seasons o ow Dort n nor r Carey 1 to lip be II a 10 for tor ui wh the club was train trainIng Ing at I 1 OUts spring I they hey Ia lo the bIg fellows re cc tire One Ona day Grey arey and Bert took look It a drive fat fal done Into Iho th country and it Il hap Pellet that they thoy wore caught at night fuli miles from tho hotel and Oiled filled with hunger was Villi a negro cabin at atthe the Iho and they there colored mummy mammy It she could cook for or them themI I 1 hut wild uncut and calm cohn cakes flip old woman va man The Tho players to o tackle that thai and sIte sho warmed up II I ale stow pan pall of at possum and coon 10 together Parboiled and andI I Itoh t I stuck u through five help ings or tue Iho rn ut and 72 12 said lair Cunny I quit and him lie ut up the 9 4 cakes and then quit qUIl b being tIle Polite to 10 uk ask the old Judy alty to 10 1111 another bowl ot of bittler When Whon we 1 tue old Woman The GO 0 cents fill ol feed III a she sho asked chic hll JUt Lor White man yoi OU fat cut moll lalk nl Kuh than allY White while man I 1 Jell OmAT ON N PlEa George e rd Waddell Is III In It ii line IIno himself hut huf he heIs Is III II ci fedor f edor George Goorge idward trellis OIl on pIe lIe On thai thu road rond many aN aM I was wall Preparing for or bed toward or ii them Would come collie Lt tap Ilp On the tho door and George WOUld enter ca 11 V d II II let frt Inc 1110 III hits hilS the co coin n Villi he rIlls nil the Iho hell bell an whon the tho boy conic cumo ho he would lilY siy noy gilt get ma three of hose pl pies l II 1011 ohl of jell calli and rind KOCh oell Ihl he Then h lie woUld lIt cit on an the tha bed berl anti aud move Inno Ii a glorious feast departing for his hili own 1111 I goo of u a or Of peanuts which lie had MIJ found In all an po i kel EAf fI fIrlan THu WU or 0 thu tho grua sea food eaters of baseball Art As he calno Caine front nd troll frau dOlln Cape COil Cod WRY way he mutely hy by his In for tor hog shred crab and amI such luch lIke and one ot of hIs hili favorite was IR cracked ice Ico crab served In his hili just before ho retired Ouie na lima when and i Tim we were rooming some on at N n II presented with IL a cas ot of fine ala alo to take homo home to 10 his hili brother Mike There WOt 11 2 24 qUa riM in III the ells ease anti thc thuat I It tool took It to his room itt i tending to 10 tRite It with him when the team jumped from Boston to 10 I I II a couple of at days litter r I was out that fir first t night Tim returned to the tho room about 10 At I 1 oclo returned and found Tin 1101 with the or of mAny cracked crabs around him lit All 1111 smoking a 11 big cigar nUll a 11 glass rIAs of 11 ale Ie Fine ale Mattle d Tim rim Thou Then WIlS n dl ne rebuking Tim and decided that IS as the case was broken he might as aB well a To hi astonishment lie he fin find a 11 CuP teil WIS Ivas the cite Mattie but Tim remarked r I hint all an tile ulc thirst thIs evening |