Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-05-18 | Page 5 | Why Connie Mack Sold Pitcher Waddell

Why Connie Mack Sold Pitcher Waddell ARC jou wise to the real re-vson why Connlo Mack fired George Edward Waddell' When the Rube -was cut adrift bj the lean tactician of tho Athletics yarns were clreulated about Waddell being on tho downward path and Mack was eger to sell him at a fancy figure while tho selling was good Well, that's puie unadulterated bunk Monte Cross, now coach of the St. Louis Americans has the cold facts of tho case, which he tells as follows. ' During tho fall prior to Waddell's sale b Mack, we were out on a barnstorming barn-storming tilp under the leadership of Harr Davis The Rubo was in the crowd It was customary for Davis lo give Rube $2 each night with vhlch to buv a little false courage Well, Waddell became so boisterous that Davis decided to cut off this allowance and give him his shaie of the proceeds In bulk at tho close of the trip ITo told tho Rube about the scheme and George said It would be O K with him "Ono night though, Waddell reported it the hotel, tanked to the ears and demanded de-manded two Iron mtn Davis refused Then Rube began to abuse Dav Is and evenbodv else on the club lie used vile language, and when the hotel proprietor pro-prietor Interlered Rubo tossed him over the counter That was the cll- ' Top8y Hartscl spoke up and said he would icftise to continue on a tilp with such a man as Waddell All the other plavers chimed In with the same thicat. So Davis called a meeting of tho play-eis, play-eis, and we proportioned oft Waddoll 3 share of tho receipts, paid his blllo and told him to vanish That ended "Waddell "Wad-dell as a member of the Athletics Tho plajcrs swoif they never again would associate with him, and the noxt spring seven regulars demanded that Waddoll bo fired off the club Tho aovon stood solid and refused to sign unless Mack got rid of the Rube So Connie shipped him to St Louis"