Show NEWSPAPERS APERS MAKE JACK QUINN OLD V Veteran Insists Scribes Want Him to Be Aged Whenever a major major league leogue scout sits down ns os Pat Monahan of the Southern division Islon of the lied Hed Sox Sex staff starr did In company with Jack Tack Quinn and Rube nube Walberg of the Athletics there Is sure to be hc a fanning bee hee To Monahan 1 the lobby of ot the hotel furnished fur tur the time laboratory where he essayed to filter out bits of useful Information re regarding minor league prospects Together To To- Together discussed various gether the tile three players ranging from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic and end It w was as surprising surprising sur sur- how ninny many were wre known to all ell three of ot the veterans Finally the tho talk switched to newspapers and baseball writers Jack laughed The only question the writers ever ask me now said be he Is How V low old ohl are ore yowl your ou Why dont don't you settle It it Jack suggested Monahan Issue a u statement statement state state- ment to 10 the press saying I 1 hereby I under oath of a notary public find myself In III my toy third forty j or year ear or I ma Ina be you Youre You're re older Jack Juk faked a n withering glare Well ell said he It wouldn't do any ony good They want runt me to 10 be Ie old for sonic some reason Back Bock In to 1112 I was sent edit to tn the lie R hester club of ot the International league fro from III Old Ugh lenders landers New v York Yankees now Two newspaper men cattle came down to I the hol hotel l One hie said Jack youve you've been around a n Ion long while haven't hn you ou ou I 1 said cald yes jes es thinking that three thrle years jears with the New York club was WI what I they meant Then the other said Yeh you jou OU were with the time Highlanders High landers ba back hak k In 1101 1001 weren't you ou I thought they were kidding me me so Sil I Isaid said Raid yes jes s again Well eI the next day the papers come out with n a story n about In nit how haw Jack Joek Quinn at nt the a age e of forty tuo this thIs II-thIs this In 1112 1012 mind jou yon yon- was spending his declining years with whim Rochester tuck Jack drew n pencil from his pocket anti figured diligently That filet makes me sixty years old n now ow he Ill said QuInn said one thing thins that might hn have hate I sounded like heresy to Robert Lefty efty Grove rove had he heard It ft Speed Sliced Ild Isn't any good any more he sold said I 1 mean menn Just u a pili plain In fast unless tine unless you jou OU hues have an unusual quantity of it It Quinn however Is in Inclined to be he n little bit hit of nn on alarm alarm- I t t. t It t Is recalled that back In 10 1 when he was with the Yankees lIs he was much upset when the rule rille makers tank mak o frs ers re were taking away what he termed his bread and butter hutter The Time which was ns Jacks Jack's stock In trade was being Ing Ip legislated out of existence stud and l Talk Jack ack foresaw the pro prospect of a later IDler life of manual toll However or when the spitball was abolished those pitchers who were still In the majors were permitted to finish out their span of or usefulness and Jack Jock ten years jears later inter Is still earning his hits bakery and dairy products in nn an efficient m milliner manner He lIe has won 10 16 games while losing only flue five the best record that he ire has hns hind had since coming to the ma j jors ars In 1009 1000 |