Judge, 1915-05-29 · page 17 of 24
Judge — May 29, 1915 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page features a humorous article about Manager Miller Huggins of the St. Louis Cardinals, written by Ed A. Goewey. The main content is **not a political cartoon** but rather anecdotal sports humor from the early 20th century. The article recounts amusing baseball stories: a naive rookie named Steele who believes fictional teams exist and refuses to drink sulfur water without olive oil "chaser," and an anecdote about pitcher "Bugs" Raymond teaching a waiter how to throw a spitball by demonstrating with a water glass. The satire targets the gullibility of newcomers to professional baseball and the colorful personalities of eccentric pitchers. References to "Cozey" Dolan and "Rube" Waddell invoke well-known baseball figures from the era. The remainder of the page consists of period advertisements for Mogul Egyptian Cigarettes, Hotel Iroquois, and Hotel Puritan—typical magazine advertising rather than editorial content.
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By ED A. GOEWEY Miller Huggins, St. Louis Nationals ANAGER MILLER HUGGINS, of the Cardinals, who is making strenuous efforts to keep his team among the contend- ers for the National bunting this season, still retains his sense of humor, in spite of the sleepless nights he has passed through while pulling the St. Louis outfit out of the ruck. At the training camp this spring he says he had the only real, old-fashioned busher seen around the big show in many moons. His name was Steele, and he hailed from she Victoria, of the Northwestern League. The | players actually caused this rookie to be- ave lieve that Detroit and Chicago were in the | 11. 1 League, and that his manager in- tended to farm him out to the latter city, that he might acquire sufficient experience to play in St. Louis. When the squad first arrived at Hot Wells, Tex., Steele refused to drink the sulphur water, because he could not get a cupful of olive oil to take after it. When asked what he wanted of the oil, he explained that ‘‘Cozey"? Dolan had told him that the sulphur would ignite and burn up his interior if he failed to use olive oil as a ‘‘chaser.’’ When Huggins found out why the busher avoided the trips to the well, he told Steele he could go ahead and drink all the sulphur water he wanted, as he was too green to burn. Miller was personally acquainted with the late ‘Bugs’? Raymond many years be- fore that erratic but sensational twirler joined the Giants, and the stories he can tell about him rival the best yarns concern- ing ‘Rube’? Waddell. One day, according to the Cards’ mana- ger, ‘‘Bugs'’ was lunching at a New York cafe, and the head waiter, a chance ac- quaintance, was endeavoring to obtain some inside baseball information. rdet, £5 “How do you throw the spit ball and how any. do you make it break, Mr. Raymond?” he wil be Inout inquired. crip The twirler was game. Draining the e890 contents of a glass of water, he told the ons it Waiter to draw nearer. os “First I wet these two fingers this way,"’ | Great explained Raymond, illustrating his re- sviness mark. ‘‘Then I grip the ball this way," Yarns of the Ballplayers GOOD NEWS for all Oiends ano alg 5 of. of Egyptian Plain Eno Cgareltes EGYPTIAN U CIGARETTES, I5¢ Mahers of be | Cake Tortash ond Fpytion rte hdd Hotel Iroquois ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. the centre of the resort at South Caro- id beach, Thousands have placed the approval on this hotel by their continged ed HOTEL PURITAN COMMONWEALTH AVE, ROSTOS, erar Massarhasetis Ave. ear llees and sabeay station Th Distinctive Woston House Some glohe trotters have said that the Puritan ts one of the most attractive and homelike hotels in the world. Single rogue trom $2. Combined utulag-reem. bade rocm and bathreem trem 4 oattes. Your inquiries gladly anwered and ig patron MODERATE RATES Thoroughly modern, outside elevator, spa- gioussun parlors and porch, Excellent cuisine, re- f “d surroundings. Write today for rates and illustrated booklet. SILAS WRIGHT, Mgr. comicbooks.com