ELBERFELD SEES MATTY AND CHIEF MEYERS ACT
Thinks Big Six Has a Good Show —Kid's Young Son Not So Impressed
By WILLIAM PEET.
Kid Elberfeld, the Nationals' great little infielder, Scout Mike Kahoe, together with Royal Rooters Bill Neurneyer, Jack Humphrey, and the writer, dropped into Chase's yesterday afternoon to see Christy Mathewson and Chief Meyers act in their sketch called "Curves."
As soon as Matty heard that Elberfeld was in the house he insisted on having the Kid call upon him behind the scenes, Elberfeld and Matty are old-time friends and their greeting was more than cordial. "What you got to-day, Matty?" asked the Kid. "Same old fade-away ball, and, say, I'm getting away with it great in this vaudeville league."
"Soft for you fellows," replied Elberfeld, "but I don't blame you a bit-as for me, give me the quiet life in the country down on the dear old farm. I am satisfied to quit baseball when the curtain drops in October." After a few more exchanges of pleasantries Elberfeld returned to his seat and waited for the act to come off. With the veteran third sacker was his young son, Jack Elberfeld, and the little fellow's eyes glistened when the curtain arose and Mathewson, with Chief Meyers and May Tully, appeared. The ball players were in uniform and soon started to "warm up."
"Say, father, is that all the speed Mathewson's got?" inquired the young scion of the house of Elberfeld. The only answer he got was: "Keep quiet, son, and watch the show." "Huh!" commented the youngster; "if that's all he's got, you could hit him all over the lot, couldn't you?" This latter remark got a rise out of Mike Kahoe, who laughed heartily.
After the sketch it was the consensus of opinion that Matty and Meyers had easily given the people their money's worth. The entire act is chock full of baseball, and Bozeman Bulger, the baseball writer of the New York World, the author, has handed out some mighty clever lines.
Thinks Big Six Has a Good Show —Kid's Young Son Not So Impressed
By WILLIAM PEET.
Kid Elberfeld, the Nationals' great little infielder, Scout Mike Kahoe, together with Royal Rooters Bill Neurneyer, Jack Humphrey, and the writer, dropped into Chase's yesterday afternoon to see Christy Mathewson and Chief Meyers act in their sketch called "Curves."
As soon as Matty heard that Elberfeld was in the house he insisted on having the Kid call upon him behind the scenes, Elberfeld and Matty are old-time friends and their greeting was more than cordial. "What you got to-day, Matty?" asked the Kid. "Same old fade-away ball, and, say, I'm getting away with it great in this vaudeville league."
"Soft for you fellows," replied Elberfeld, "but I don't blame you a bit-as for me, give me the quiet life in the country down on the dear old farm. I am satisfied to quit baseball when the curtain drops in October." After a few more exchanges of pleasantries Elberfeld returned to his seat and waited for the act to come off. With the veteran third sacker was his young son, Jack Elberfeld, and the little fellow's eyes glistened when the curtain arose and Mathewson, with Chief Meyers and May Tully, appeared. The ball players were in uniform and soon started to "warm up."
"Say, father, is that all the speed Mathewson's got?" inquired the young scion of the house of Elberfeld. The only answer he got was: "Keep quiet, son, and watch the show." "Huh!" commented the youngster; "if that's all he's got, you could hit him all over the lot, couldn't you?" This latter remark got a rise out of Mike Kahoe, who laughed heartily.
After the sketch it was the consensus of opinion that Matty and Meyers had easily given the people their money's worth. The entire act is chock full of baseball, and Bozeman Bulger, the baseball writer of the New York World, the author, has handed out some mighty clever lines.
NOTES: John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (July 29, 1880 – July 25, 1971) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. He played on the early Giants teams under manager John McGraw and was the primary catcher for Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson. Meyers hit over .300 for three straight years as the Giants won three straight National League pennants from 1911 to 1913. Overall, he played in four World Series – the 1911, 1912, and 1913 Series with the Giants, as well as the 1916 Series with the Robins. Meyers was a Native American from the Cahuilla culture of California, and he was educated at Dartmouth College.
When Mathewson and Meyers were performing Vaudeville, they were active players and there greatest successes were in the future.
When Mathewson and Meyers were performing Vaudeville, they were active players and there greatest successes were in the future.