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While they marveled at his growth as a ballplayer, his teammates corrupted his nickname to "Honus" and made him the butt of their jokes. Without half trying, Honus added to his reputation as a clown...
Once, playing first base, he shoved his big right paw into his hip pocket for a plug of chewing tobacco. Sam McMackin, the Paterson pitcher, went into his windup. Honus shouted for time; he waved his gloved hand and jumped wildly to attract Mc-Mackin's attention. McMackin pitched anyway. The batter grounded to short...
...Honus covered the bag, reached out to make a one-handed catch and came running to the dugout for help. His right fist was still stuck fast, curled around the tobacco in his hip pocket. Ed Barrow had to cut him loose with a penknife...
...Some other paychecks considered good in their day: Joe DiMaggio's $90,000 last year, Babe Ruth's $80,000 in 1930-31, Ty Cobb's $70,000 in 1928, Honus Wagner...
...himself, no amount of general education had ever dimmed his appreciation for a seat in the bleachers, or an esoteric discussion on the relative merits of Honus Wagner and Marty Marion. He had passed the stage of collecting picture cards and autographed baseballs, when his yearly trip to Yankee Stadium had assumed the proportions of a pilgrimage to Mecca, but increased sophistication and the price of a grandstand seat had served only to pitch his interest on a slightly more detached plane...