Hide Article Text (OCR)
fait ^abt fuMcot. Sane catchers chew certain brands of i tobacco while they arc playing, and nowMEN WITH ODD FANCIES.AhOtST^jss:, nn(j then expectorate in their handsIf a player does not perspire freely at work he gets frightened and thinks he j will have a sunstroke. 'Base Ball Players Who are Vtrllr of Superstition—Each Nine Has a Jonah and a .l«roi, and Each Player lias a No. lion of His Osvu.SI'EVRISINft BIT TRI E.ly he Elf ted W llh-“I met a cross-eved mulatto negro corn- Tlle 1 «ien/-lt;i,i saysi: “Two, i mg to the grounds'. said a pitcher of the PefSS^n‘I •W*L?*°*a *h.° ! ! New York baseball nine to.lames Mutrie, * He!l,«d “! » chair. The four raise their I the manager, at the Polo grounds prefer- ‘,ands f*hlC!’ V* ° W *4?^s. ' i finger extended) an high 11s possible overWell, what of it?” asked the mana- 1 their heads at the same time then deeply i inhaling. They then simultaneously 1k»w‘What of it? Ureal Scott!don't a.8 *ow as P988*hle always faring thewant to lose the game'’ Why, I can’t alt*fr.).bending the hodvjrom the hi,* ihi. uii«r i i.a. ! and swinging the extended arms bom thei pitch this afternoon after seeing that “,,u ^in^ng ine a.euar.,Weved Jonah. You know that time I al,.OI,der lil1 ,l'e kn!'™-the same ume we lost in Detroit? Well, just keep it A. mhahng as strongly a* possible, UtcseT.; I saw a cross-eved mulatto woman : *»mg repeated three times to-jusi as 1 was leaving the hotel for the laf‘grounds. I did not pwh. You know . *ion ,or lhe thW time the extended fore-the result. I wwldiPt pitch a curve I Angers are placed imder the knees and’ arms of the sitter, and lie is lifted hight ball, those eves would be there all , . . .... ... . ...' the time. the manager let another ' ,n ,hf “r 811 ll«h.t feath,'r. *» M8wav 1 have seen four young school girls, st Are bdlplaver* superstitions? a New ^der sixUvn years of age, lift a man of It i York Mail and huJZ reporter asked ! -80 l,?untis with no more apparent exer-vi..... i ..tVoii irin.t: lt;ion than would l»e required to lift a three-I ftsT 1h retdi^d a* he hooked 1,is l**nd weight. To one who tries thiscrooked’little finger in a button hole, experiment for the first time the result isYou see I have been a I sill player and i veT-' *nrpnBlng____I manager of professionals for fifteen years,1 and know it will not do to go against theirIn The Sweet Hy and By.11 superstitions. Why, that pitcher would I Oh, George, said Sylvia to herfnture li 1 • have lost the game deadsureafter he saw lord and master, as lia lapped the powder -that cross-eved negro. Sometimes 1 pay off her cheek, ‘I do love you, hut I ran- -three and four dollars to a cross-eved not goto the rink with you any more.i negro not to come in and look at the J And why not, prav? said George,of I game. Just let one slip in ami it requires | “The minister savs it is w rong, replied (at , nnlv a short time for the players to find Sylvia, sobbing. Sinre when have yon j ),it out. -Several days ago it was nip and become so attentive to the minister’stuck, no rnnB fbreithersidoovery inning. I counsel? It was only yesterday youliall. He sent called liiin a meddling fogy for me and said: 'Then-- is a cross-eyed ‘ want to go to heaven, George. Sndo a-1 negro in the audience, Jim. If you don’t we all, 1 ho,*. Bui George, dear. I I get him out he'll break us up.' Sure cannot go to heaven if I go to the rink. enough 1 found one, anil jiaid him ♦- to | Blit why this sudden longing for w leave. They knew, too, when lie had j heaven? Oh, Ueoige, said Sylvia. « gone, and played much lietler. If the “yon ought to have heard Mr. Tane read players meet on iheii way to the grounds the lesson yesterday. There is to be a a wagon with a lot of empty barrels they | sea of glass there.” “Well, what of look with alarm to see whether the head's j that ’” And it will last forever.” ire up or down. If up it is a good sign. Yes. Oh, George, think of and they think tliev arc sure to win the i daisy skating there will lie!—St. game. But if the heads arc down then | Jfrrold.they feel they will lose, and do not feel —— -■—‘— -disappointed if they do. Queer, isn’t it: lellnw barters m logne.e but for many years'the barrels have been Bound the block-stockinged left legs of omens to them. Fn some cities I tukc j full half the girls in the assemblage were lhe players the grounds in a closed , garters of yellow. That was for luck. 1Pni'l F| hack so they can’t see cross-eyed niggers | don’t know how the knowledge was ascer-| and empty barrels. Another sure sign mined or disseminated, but we all know with them of failure to win that day is to : it now, that the clasp of a yellow elastic ■ ome up with a funeral procession going brings good lu ? to the wearer. The din-that way. But if the procession meets closure got to the Branch unexpectedly I hern or crosses their route, they clap in midscoson, and the demand for yelloivi heir hands and thank the omen of good i elastic far exceeded the supply.local merchants ordered all they could'Since 'lack.' .. . .„ ... . ............. obtain, and had lots of white stock dyed,but some poor creatures have had to go i have lieen playing at the ■ without the facilities notwithstanding. Polo grounds this season Buck kwing, | Their sufferings, like the jovs of those the catcher, has furnished ns a mascot, in , who liail Woured the right elastic, wore the person of a httie negro liov., twing hidden demurely under their petticoats..rant o/ n ionj/Hru/wA. JfoM.has him passed in free every day, anil .(Iiefore the game lie gins rubs his hands thoroughly over his head. Kwing rarely ever begins a game unless lie has rubbed bis hands thoroughly over a negro’s head. Before tlie game is called Kwing looks up I in the audience to see if the negro boy is J ■ there. This one we have now is a bright boy. One day he failed to appear and sent his hrotuer with the following note:I'se “ Syrup of Prunes”For Constipation. Price 75 eta. per bottle. For sale at all Druggists'.WAGONS, BUGGIES, RE/Mister Mortv: I can't get you here today ; this will introduce you to my brother, wlio w ill root in my place, as we cannot \ afford to lose a game in this stage of the * championship.Yours, Rooty.GEO. A.Salt Lake City anSCHUTTLER FARM I Booty's brother, who liad evidently lieen coached before he appeared, pulled off his hat when Kwing came nil and I held his head for the noted catcher to t rub his hands. He did as well as Rooty i and yelled for the New York nine during the entire game. Now the Mots make it a [Hiint to go in some back alley and find a negro and each player in the nine mb* his hands over the darkey's head. They then give him a free ticket and make him sit in the iront row. In Cincinnati, when 1 managed the nine just mentioned, the doorkeepers who were not posted put out I oitaiity t\I our mascot, a negro boy. I heard of it | WARRANTED Ob BUST QUAI.lt 1 AN : ami managed to smuggle him in and put | _—AXI FIRST*Open and Tlt;AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMhim in a reserved seat. The greatest secrecy is observed in using a mascot. If the opposing players find it out they counteract the influence by gelling hold of him and rubbing their hands over his head. It breaks the charm.The other day Billy Holbert, of the Mets, brought a Mexican dog all the wav from Chicago to Brooklyn. He | Knowles Steam Pumps For all INirpus kept the fart very quiet that he had a a MRS PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES.' j *---- LEFFELTUHDEDERICK HAY PRESSES,BALING 1mascot dog with him. His players knew it of course. Billy said that with that i i Mexican dog on tlie field he could not *• I lose. Bill he did lose, and his excuse was. n 1 and a good one, too, that tlie dog had r lieen tampered w ith by the other players. a | Before lie found Booty there was a little r, . black dog that would run out from the I grand stand and cause a tight game, but „ ending in favor of the New York nine. “ The little dog came early when the game I opened one duv. Bless my picture, it was a tightener and put u* to our corks. * 1 The tenth we won. It was such a olo6c shave. Now, we don’t mind having a mascot of that kind, but we prefer one that makes us surer of winning without such close work.SACorrespondence solicited. Enquiries anfBAIN WAGlt;HOWARD SEBRKeep a Full Stock of The Concord Buggies,Oliver Chilled Plows,othkk srwawrmajw.Casaday and Flying DmCHAMPIONgame. It gives him wonderful luck.Curious thing aliout the players who soil.they are the hardest workers. Joe has And a Full Line of Agricultural Goods lieen a spitter ever since he became a pro- Succialtv. Call on or Address-------- howa:fwwional. and it has Btood him good luck ’ all the wav through. Daniel I*ary or always savs his prayers before he comes to the ground. If any of the boys are with him be asks them to kneel too, and ■y puts up a good prayer to win. One day he proved, and no sooner had the game(third base). He veiled out, 'I told von so, didn't 1 ?' You can't make bini Ite-lieve that prayer has no effect. I think !THE SALT LAKDaily, P. M. FOB NORTHK133 it does, because it gives him assurance aemt-Wcelk-lv, KVEH 1*' ttnd makes him work like a home . VV ^ ’i, I once managed tlie New Bedford club. We had a little yellow DarLV, delivered by Carrier. 75 cent* ptdog. We always smuggled vanoe, $7.50; tix months, fLOO; three montlanimal through the seats and got him Skmi-Wf.f.ki.y : same size as the daily, t“ on the edge of the groundB. We never had better luck. It was owing to his color. Dogs with decided colws, such as , solid black, white, brown or yellow, make G good mascots- But thb spotiolore.1 ones(our months, rash with the order.Agents Wanted TlirousThe Salt Lake Dkkockat will fullyclassed with Democratic tyrty, re emmcmted hy its Natic2. It will advocate tlie doctrine that tin'^Pin and ^triotism enough to govern tiiemscl res-?• A!! ^ ^wpM*,e and d■»“““!( ,.„_wt Timre is :l We believe tnat ad the difficulties wrun off Wlttithem ^^where a train find a peaceful remedy, if absolute freedom only one .-are on m-oro individual judgment expressed,ran off with ball ptayew J**™; ' 4 The Salt I.akk Drvhs rit will use IThen it is a source £pe« vile ml man for opinion's sake. Wlulo tin..have been playing for a quarter of a cen tun-and are kill good- Aoll,er™^r; stition 1 forgot to mention is that man?S areXs*-to having tluur picturesAddresssalt lake dea
Newspaper Details
Salt Lake Evening Democrat
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Sat, Aug 15, 1885
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
CA 04 May 2025
Other Publications Near Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Daily Tribune
Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Utah Mining Gazette
Deseret News Salt Lake Telegram
Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Telegram
