The Washington Nationals managed by Clark Griffith, were making ready to leave Chicago en route to St. Louis for a series with the Browns. By one of this conincidents we are wont to call rare, Grif and Rube chose the same train. Therein might have been the rub if it had not been for the high esteem in which the Chicago Giants’ leader was held by the men who pulled the strings in organized baseball. The train was crowded and the Nationals were unable to get full accommodations. The train master told Griffith, however, that Rube Foster and his boys were in a Pullman and there might be room there. Foster always gave his players the best of care and attention. Bring friendly with Rube, the Washington pilot went to him and asked him about it. “Sure,” was the reply, “I can take you, but there’ll be nothing but uppers?” “Only uppers?” asked Griffith, “How come?” “Well,” said Foster, probably getting a kick out of what was coming. “you see my boys sleep in the lowers and use the uppers for BAGGAGE.” That night the Senators slept in the uppers and the Chicago Giants beneath them. The baggage went elsewhere.
As related by Sam Lacy.
