Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-08-07 | Page 9 | Mullen Enjoys Baiting the Fans

MULLEN ENJOYS . BAITINGTBE FANS In an article on baseball "fans" In the August American Magazine, Hugh S. Fullerton says that one of the queer things in Detroit Is the batting of George Mullin, the veteran pitcher Mr. Fullerton goes on: "Mullin is a Jolly, quick-witted Joker, and years ago ho began talk-lug talk-lug back to the bleachers. He was warned that the bleacherltes would put him out of business, but ho persisted. per-sisted. Every aftornoon he would walk down in front of the bleachers and engage in a verbal skirmish with tho crowd, trying to hold his own at rough repartee with hundreds. Ho abused the crowd, laughed at them, accused them of 'quitting' and enjoyed it. If he had taken it seriously the result might have been different, but after a time it became part of the game, and now the spectators in tho bleachers would not be satisfied if Mullin forgot to start a skirmish. Last summer, going out on a car In Detroit, three young fellows were talking: " 'Oh, I've got a peach of a get-back at him today,' said one, and. at tho urgent request of the others, he drew out a card and read what he was going to say to Mullin If ho came near their seats."