ran morxixg okegoxiax, tuesdat, mahcii 23, 1919.
14
PITCHER LAY FIRST
TO GET DISCHARGE
Beavers Take Lay-Off After
Strenuous Sunday.
BLUE'S INJURY NOT SERIOUS
Olympic Club Tram to Be Opponent
in Xcst Contest; Battle tor
'Flares On In Earnest.
" TIT J A MRS J. TtlCHAP.DSON".
tE.VVKRS' TRAINING CAMP. Crock
ett. Ca!.. lar-h 14. (Special.) A to
day was one of those cold, windy day,
'and as the regulars and Yannigans
worked hard In yesterday's exhibition
Karnes and won them. Manager McCre
die told the boys not to don uniforms
until Tuesday, when practice would be
resumed with full speed ahead. McCre
die left here for San Francisco to order
uniforms and attend to other business
cares.
Lay la Released.
Before aoine he rave Henry Lay.
pitcher, his release. McCredie originally
nlannf. to turn IOUr Oiner retlUHi
inn. todir. but Tom Cahalln. who
hmilinr the finances connected wit
the Beavers' stay here, said he would
feed and house the about-to-be-de
capitated recruits for a f,ew more days.
A number of the Beavers went to
Pan Francisco, while others enjoyed a
rin through the bin sugar rennery,
th largest of its kind in the world.
The tour of sightseers lasted two hours
and there wasn't anything the boys
miei Kverv now and then tnev
dipped their fingers into sugar of all
trades and sampled tne sweei.
Dick Mitchell pulled the first bush
stunt of the training camp when a
couple of feminine employes persuaded
kin. Minnli what they said was
krvn .nnr in liauid form. To his sur
..i.. mil thA eniovment of the crowd,
it nroved to be mucilage used to seal
sugar cartons.
Blue's Toe Improvise;.
t r riik'i toe. injured in yester
day's game, is healing nicely and will
permit him to be out for practice to
morrow. Next Sunday the fast Olympic
club team will be here for a tussle with
the Beavers. Babe Hollis. who is
pitching excellent baseball for the
Ai-ino-oH n team, and whose services
most of the coast league clubs are
after, will be on the mound for the
club nine.
Starting tomorrow the Beavers will
be put through a pretty stiff pace. The
pitchers will be ordered to put every
thing they have on the ball and some
of the athletes who have been smack
ing the ball hard In practice probably
will look different up at the plate. Base
running, hook sliding, bunting, hit and
run and the squeexe play will be on the
nrnI.rmme maDtied out by McCredie.
Th. finul battle for places on the
,. I r lineuD will be on in full force
tomorrow. Paddy Siglin may be here
in a few days, according to Manager
McCredie. Arthur Koehler. catcner ana
first baseman, who is in the service, is
.r...,,. ihnui his discharge. He is
anxious to report.
Training Camp Gossip.
ir.OCKETT, CaL, March 54. (Spe
J cial.) A bis water pipe that runs
through the ball park burst last week
and flooded the intield so that it resem
bled a miniature lake.
The ntuht before the accident was
nice moonlight one and when someone
visited the dressing room next morn
ing and informed Manager Mccreaie
that the ball park was under water, he
refused to believe it.
Uirin't rain last night," said McCre
die. "so 'how could the ball park be
flonded? Sounds like someone trying to
kid the manager."
Hiavers put on their uniforms and
jogged over to the park arid, to their
surprise, found the neiu noouea. ium
Cabalin. manager of the Crockett team,
toon had the water company's men on
the job and everything was hunky dory
the uext day.
Pittsburg, where the Salt Lake team
1 training, has one of the best dia
monds in the country. It is as good as
any minor league park in the country,
except the stating accommodations.
The Columbia Steel company put up the
ball park. It is a skin intield and turf
outfield and as level as a billiard table.
Bill rennington. 4-months-old son of
George Pennington, pitcher, is proving
quite a worry to his rotund daddy.
Young Bill, from what we can gather.
Is left-handed. He knocks his dad's
hat off with his left and always has
Ins south paw in his mouth.
' "Gosh, if he's a left-hander I don't
Vnow what I'll do with him," says
George.
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' Ken Fenner no sooner hit towh and
got his bearings than he started to tell
the boys what a wonderful hitter he
was in the Los Angeles winter league.
-Yes. sir. any time you can hit fourth
on a club which has so many niajor
leaguers I'm here to tell you that you
at.: some hitter." said Tenner.
.Yes. I guess you are some hitter,"
said Jack Farmer.
"That'e right, alright, Fenner is some
hitter. I .-aw the box scores and read
wt ere he did the pinch hitting," Eaid
Baker.
"Well, I hit in fourth place," said
Fenner.
'By the way. Ken. who was manager
of the team you played on'."' asked Mc
Credie. "1 was." said Fenner.
"Who fixed the batting order?"
"1 did." smiled Fenner.
' That was enough.
Kddte Hcrr. manager of tbo SaU Lake
club and former big league scout, says
that Frank Walker, whom. McCredie
has playing center field, is a great ball
player. "McCredie drew a good man when he
obtained Walker from Detroit," said
Jlerr. "I'd like to have him on my
club. He is one of the fastest birds
1 ever saw and sonic hitter."
' "Junk" Walters, who is trying out
for a place at first base, is having bis
troubles and not showing his best. He
has a few stiff joints, which prevent
him from cutting loose and stepping
around the bag in a manner which he
is capable of doing. At that Walters
plays a nice first base, but is not hit
ting the ball hard enough to get Mc
Credie's j;ye for the regular job.
The more one looks ot Frank Fuller.
Hhrtstop. does he become enthused at
the actions of the little fellow. He is
fast as a bullet, gets in front of hard
lt balls and can start or pivot a dou
Me play as quick as any player we
have seen for some time. He will prove
a big favorite on the circuit.
- Sacramento igns Dan Murray.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., March ;4. Pan
Murray, formerly a catcher on the
roster of the Oakland club of the Pa
cific coast league, has been signed by
the Sacramento club. Manager William
Xlodgerti announced today. Murray,
who has Just been discharged from
was a free agent when
DAMAGE Sl'IT TO OrEX TODAY
Baltimore Federal League Asks
$900,000 Under Sherman Law.
WASHINGTON", March 24. Trial of
the lavO.OOO treble damage suit under
the Sherman anti-trust law of the Bal
timore Federal baseball league club
against National and American league
clubs and former Federal league offi
cials was ordered today to begin to
morrow before Associate Justice Staf
ford of the District of Columbia (fed
eral) supreme court.
The litigation is similar to that In
the feaeral district court at Fhiladel
phia two years ago which was halted
in the midst of trial. The Baltimore
club claims an actual loss of $300,000
from the disruption of the Federal
league and asks the three-fold penalty
of the Sherman law. W hether base
ball is "commerce" within the scope
of the Sherman law Is one of the prin
cipai questions involved.
FIGHTERS MEET TONIGHT
IXTER-CITT BOCT SCHEDULED
FOK SEATTLE SMOKER.
Frank Kendall Will Make Debut in
North, With Young Hector
as His Opponent.
Portland will watch with Interest to.
night's boxing tournament at Seattle.
It has been styled an lnter-city affair,
with Dan Salt and Lonnle Austin stag
ing tlae 'show at the Crystal Pooh The
bouts mark the close of the season In
the Sound city. Bobby Evans left last
night with six local men.
Mexican Kid Herman will meet
Frank Barrieau in the main number.
Barrieau beat Mick King last week.
Morris Lux scraps Sid Mitchell in the
seml-windup. If Lux can keep out of
the way of Sid's haymakers, this ought
to prove an interesting mill.
Frank Kendall will make his debut
in the north, tackling Young Hector,
slashing heavyweight who haa been
winning right and left. Kendall is
shifty boxer and hopes to keep his left
paw in Hectors physog. Billy Nelson
and Leo Houck, lightweights, will
travel over the four-round route. Hero
Billy and Houck have met before and
being on the same style as battlers,
usually give the fans a run for their
money.
Ted Hoke will meet a bad actor in
Joe Harrahan. who punches all the
while. Neil Zimmerman travels with
Lackay Morrow in the curtain raiser.
Evans' party marks the largest con
tingent of local men to go north in a
body in a long while. Lonnle Austin
arranged the matches when here last
Tuesday night. "All of my boys expect
to win, said Bobby Evans last night
It's a case of the old Rose City against
Seattle and the men have blood in ttreir
eyes."
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When in doubt, put Frederick Fulton
on the pan the favorite axiom of the
sport writer.
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Jack Britton is to get $1000 for his
first match as the new welterweight
champion. Imagine It the magnifi
cent sum of 1000 iron men.
Joe Rivers. Los Angeles lightweight.
has been matched to box Richie Mitch
ell in Milwaukee. April 4. Rivers was
substituted for Johnny Dundee, who,
because of illness, will be unable to
box for six weeks. Dundee plana a
trip around the world with his man
ager. Scotty Montieth, when he re
covers. Jack Dempsey will pay a Tlsit to
San Francisco before beginning his
grind in the gymnasium for the title
match with Jess Willard.
Billy Papke haa received a nice offer
to box Frank Farmer at Tacoma and
will probably accept. Papke would be
a good card for one show, but in the
opinion of many should not be staged
for fellows like himself, Jim Flynn and
other old-timers rounding about do the
game no good.
Fireman Jim Flynn will box Jim
Cameron at a benefit ehow in Los An
geles on Thursday night. After the
bout the veteran heavyweight will
make an extensive tour of the east
endeavoring to continue to fool the
public.
Jim Savage, who assisted in training
Jess Willard for his championship bat-
le with Jack Johnson, hazards the
opinion that Jack Dempsey will win
ia the knockout route when the pair
meet. "Dempsey isn t a wonder of
wonders as a rlngman, but, just the
same, he shouldn't have much trouble
in knocking out the champion." asserts
Savage.
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FREE-AGENT CUM
IS MADE BY SMITH
Pitcher Says Contract Not Re
ceived by March 1.
NEW ORLEANS TO DECIDE
Judge McCredie to Leave Tonight lor
San Francisco to Meet With
Coast League Directors.
BT HARRT M. GRATSON.
Pitcher C. L. "United States" Smith
wants to be a free agent. Judge Will
iam Wallace McCredie. president of the
Portland baseball club, yesterday re
ceived & letter from J. H. Farrell. sec
retary of the national association of
professional baseball clubs, saying that
the New Orleans chucker had mailed
him (Farrell) affidavits to the effect
that he had not received a contract
mailed by March 1 and requesting that
he be declared free to aign with whom
he pleased.
Under the rules of organized base
ball, any player who does not have a
contract forwarded him by March 1 is
declared free. Smith was obtained by
the Beavers from the New Orleans club
of the Southern association in exchange
for Outfielders Sullivan- and Daniels of
last year's Portland Pacific Coast In
ternational league team. The Portland
prexy was notified by the Pelican lead
er that New Orleans' contract had been
sent Smith prior to the stipulated date.
The Portland parchment was not for
warded Smith until March 3.
Judge McCredie has referred the
whole subject to the New Orleans man
agement to be threshed out. He does
not believe that Smith has any ground
to stand on if the New Orleans club
was right in informing the Portland
magnate that it had forwarded the
belligerent his papers. Smith is some
where in the wilds of Kentucky.
The ex-Clark county representative
is not worrying mu h about the big
hurler for Walt McCredie has ample
talent at Crocket, but at the same time
Smith would not be a bad acquisition
to the Mackrcen.
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Judge McCredie leaves tonight for
San Francisco, where the meeting of
Pacific coast league directors will be
held at noon Thursday at the St. Fran
cis hotel. The adoption of a schedule
is the main issue before the notables.
Portland's portly purveyor of the na
tional pastime plans on being home
next Monday. He will journey to Crock
ett to look over his nephew's array of
tossers. He plans on talking cold
turkey to Paddy Siglin, infielder ex
traordinary, who is still holding out
for more coin of the realm.
Walter McCredie is no spokesman.
but you can bet your bottom dollar
that he is orating as follows these
days at Crockett: "If you don't retire
early in the evening, you will early In
the game."
"Ma divesion pert put dlmobllize lei
fe peux pas falre view."
That's the cablegram E. S. Barnard,
business manager of the Cleveland club,
received from Louis Guisto, still "over
there" with the 91st division. Naturally
it puzzled Barnard and he had to hustle
around to have it deciphered.
The combination of French anVl Ital
ian really is: "My division commences
to demobilize here. I do not know
when I will sail." Cleveland's Italian
population is hopeful.
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Charley Schmidt, the old "Schmitty"
of the Detroit Tigers and later with
Vernon, and brother of Walter Schmidt,
ex-Seal now In the big show, not only
was a great catcher in his day, and
has a lot of the goods yet, but he is
a. man of good sound business sense,
as shown in the success he has made
as a coal operator in Arkansas. They
say Schmidt is laying up a nice little
stack of coin for hiself. He is out of
the game for good.
The Western Canada league has re
organized. Resumption of this type
of circuits is a good thing for base
ball, for it Is there that future stars
obtain an opportunity to make good.
Rudy Kalllo, Sammy Beer, Al Watkins
snd many other present-day greats
first donned the spurs in the Western
Canada organization prior to the world
war.
Jakey Atz, ex-prime favorite at short
stop for Portland, again will lead the
Fort Worth. Texas league, club this
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Lewiston Goes East Arter Fight.
LEWISTON. Idaho. March 14. (Spe
cial.) C. J. Breier left yesterday for
New York City, where he will meet
Tex Rickard, manager of the Willard
Dempsey fight, in the expectation of
securing the championsnlp battle for
Lewiston. Mr. Breier is chairman of
the athletic committee of the commer
cial club and is confident that with
Lewiston's climate and other advan
tages he can make an effective bid for
the event.
Lewiston to See Jiu Jitsn Match.
LEWISTON, Idaho, March 24. (Spe
cial.) Emil Damenek and Jack Taylor,
champion light heavyweight of Canada,
will meet here in a jiu jitsu wrestling
match Wednesday evening, which
promises to be one of the few real con
tests that Lewiston has seen in many
years. Taylor's last match was In Van
couver, B. C, where he defeated Taro
Miaki in a jlu jitsu match on Janu
ary 23.
DISCHARGED MEN ELIGIBLE
GEN. PERSHING
AXXOUXCES
RULES FOR
GAMES.
Fund May Be Raised to Defray Ex
penses of Those Desiring to Go
to Inter-Allied Meet.
NK?l' YORK, March 24. Any officer
or enlisted man who served In the
allied military forces between August
4. 1914. and November 11, 1918, is eligl
ble to compete in the inter-allied games
to be held in Paris next June, accord
Ing to cable advices from General
Pershing to the Amateur Athletic union
today.
The message emphasized the fact
that eligibility applied equally to men
now in service and those discharged.
Secretary Rubien stated that the
union would begin preparations- Im
mediately to co-operate with the mili
tary officials in developing Of the
American end of the contests.
While the Amateur Athletic union
has no funds available to transport a
team of athletes to France, It is be
lieved there will be no difficulty In
securing by popular subscription or
other methods a sum sufficient to pre
pare the best of available material,
especial-y if tlie men could be taken
to France on a transport.
How to Play Golf.
In the whole game of golf the most
important movement, according to
many professionals. Is the upward
swing, when It is Intended to make a
full shot either with the driver or the
rassey. The upward twing com-
rises a great deal or the style of a
player, and It generally surprises the
beginner to be told that everything as
to the way the ball is hit and dis
patched on Its journey depends on this
backward movement. It must be con-
ucted very slowly moderately "slow
back" is another golden ru- of golf.
The head of the playe: must be kept
as motionless as possible. The body
must be kept still. Unless the strict-
st attention is given to each of these
points, the whole movement will go
ut of gear and uniformity and ac-
acy will be impossible. The object
is to bring the club backward to a
certain point generally unti it is be
hind the shoulders and about hori
zontal in the smoothest and easiest
manner possible.
Arlcta and Rosebuds to Meet.
Arleta club vs. the Rosebuds is the
basketball game which will be played
beginning at 9:30 o'clock tonight on
the floor of the Young Men's Christian
ssoclation gymnasium. Both the Rose-
uds and the Acorns of the Young
Men's Christian association claim the
125-pound championship of the city.
Coach Abe Popick of the Rosebuds is
confident of victory.
Marshfield Wins Two Games.
MARSHFIELD, Or., March 24. (Spe
cial.) The Marshfield high school bas
ketball team won consecutive games at
Coquille and Bandon with scores of 24
to 23, and 14 to 13. The Coos River and
high school team defeated North Bend
high. One game remains to be played
Bandon at Marshfield. The Marsh
field five has not lost a game this
season.
California Gets Women's Swim.
NEW YORK, March 24. The Califor
nia swimming club of San Francisco
was notified today by the Amateur
Athletic union that the woman's 220
yard national Indoor championship
swim was to be held there on April
2. and that the men's junior 100-yard
breast stroke indoor title would be
decided at the same club on May 4.
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FIELD TRIAL CLUBS
TO MEET Hi SEATTLE
Organization of Northwestern
Association Is Plan.
DATES WILL BE ARRANGED
Pacific Coast Club of California Ex
pected to Accept Invitation
of Lebanon, Oregon.
within the next few weeks a meet
ing will be held in Seattle with dele
gates present representing the Oregon
Field Trial club, the Pacific Coast Field
Trial club. Western Washington Field
Trial association, the British Columbia
club and the Yakima Valley club.
This information was given out last
night by Mike H. Butler, president of
the Oregon Field Trial club, E. A.
Parsons, prominent all over the coun
try as a field trial judge and promi
nent dog fancier of Portland, Is now
In Seattle arranging the dates of the
Washington and British Columbia
trials so that they will not conflict
with the Oregon trials which will be
held at Lebanon again this year. The
California trials are certain to be run
off at Lebanon this fall.
At the coming meeting in Seattle
It is expected that an organization will
be perfected as outlined by the various
officers of the western Washington
association a few years ago, this club
or organization to have control and
jurisdiction of all field trials run In
the United States and Canada west of
the Rocky mountains.
New Clubs May Join.
The membershiD of the organization
will consist of the present coast clubs
and such other clubs as may be organ
ized in this section and who desire to
join, each club to be represented by a
delegate elected from time to time. The
parent club will arrange all dates, se
lect all judges, provide rules of running,
regulate a uniform amount for nomina
tion and starting moneys, purses, etc.,
have control of all professional han
dlers and settle all disputes; have com
plete charge of the Pacific coast cham
pionship stake and will undertake to
bring about a closer feeling of friend
ship and harmony and to promote the
highest idf-als of sportsmanship.
A formal l.ivitation has been extended
to the Pacific Coast Field Trial club of
California to come to Oregon to run
its trials on the grounds of the Oregon
Field Trial club at Lebanon, Or- and
assurance has been given that this invi
tation will be accepted. There is an
abundance of ground at Lebanon, so
that it will not be necessary for both
clubs to run over the same ground,
and the tentative plans are for the
Pacific Coast Field Trial club to open
the season September 29, followed im
mediately by the running of the Ore
gon trials.
Lebanon is considered ideally situ
ated for the running of field trials, be
ing easily reached by rail or automobile.
Dr. J. G. Gill of Lebanon took an ac
tive part last year in making the run
ning of the Oregon trials a success and
it is largely, through his work in this
connection that the present plans have
been made posible.
Lacey Is Accessible.
From Lebanon good train connec
tions can be made to Lacey, Wash., for
the running of the trials of the West-
rn Washington association. Lacey is
ituated about four miles from Olym-
pia. It also has good grounds, plenty
of birds and a splendid location for
the handlers to care for their dogs in
box stalls on an old race-horse track.
There are good hotel accommodations
both at Lacey and Olympia. The army
cantonment. Camp Lewis, is only a few
miles away and a large gallery is ex
pected from among the doughboys.
From Lacey it is an easy and con
venient jump to Ladner's Landing,
B. G, to the well-known grounds of
the British Columbia Field Trials club
and from there the places where other
northwestern trials are to bj run can
easily be reached.
Sounding the Sport Reveille.
T EON C ADORE, Brooklyn pitcher,
I i who was with the negro fighters
of New York's old 15th regiment in
France, told this story when he ar
rived home: "One day a German high
explosive shell, hit French soil about
ten feet from a six-foot negro private.
but proved to be a dud. The colored
chap, waiting and expecting the shell
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REAL CHEWING PLUG
Plug packed in pouch
to explode, reached into his pocket,
drew forth a pair of dice, threw them
as far as he could and exclaimed:
After this, ah leads a difent life.'
A pound of raisins, an equal amount
of Drown sugar and a gallon of water.
Bring to a simmer, place in a wooden
vessel and allow It to work for 15
days. Try this one. George Patrick
Henry says it will make Fireman Jim
Flynn come back.
They stood on the bridge at midnight,
And gazed in the depths below
Said she to he, "If you want me,
Go hustle up some dough!
Bill Clymer has come forth with the
pathetic plea that someone furnish
name for his club. Well, here goes
You might call them the "Near Beers,
Grape Juice team or "Desert Sounds,
Or even "Loganberry Pops,' or
"Northern Bevo Hounds!"
But there's one thing that's certain.
On this you bet your eye.
It's a cinch you're not mistaken if
You call Seattle "Dry!"
The
mourners' bench only 97 days
more.
Famous Remarks.
Lieutenant John J. Hlggins Th
squareheads did not show the spirit of
John Paul Jones.
Fred Thomas Merrill Creviston
broke the record. I told you so.
Atlas Why won't someone bet me a
1000?
Harry L. Pratt Vancouver will have
some club.
Eddie O'Connell O. A. C. can still
have its pick of the three teams.
The Flu Ball.
Pitcher Spider Baum
Is working on a new ball.
He takes the pellet with his palm
And labels It the flue ball.
Across the platter like a shaft
From cross-bow it goes breezing;
Creating such an awful draft,
The batter starts to sneezing.
'Stew bad they're going to make
water hazard of the 19th hole.
In one way at least the world war
has made the job of the baseball man
ager easier. Those of his players who
are entitled to-wear the gold or silver
service stripes will comply much more
readily with team discipline.
Sam Langford says he hasn't lost his
love for Boston. Now if Tham hasn't
lost his return ticket to the same town
Pacific coast boxing fans will be satis
fied.
Whatever happens after July 1, Los
Angeles will always have its Beer.
EHMWrtN
AVE the truly great hitters any
weakness at the bat? That ques
tion one often hears when the merits
of such batters as Wagner, Lajoie,
Cobb, Speaker and others of that class
are beins discussed.
Often I have seen one of the really
great hitters made to iook ridiculous
on some certain style delivery. Judging
from the way he was fooled on that
particular ball, one might conclude
such kind of pitching: ought to destroy
the value of such a hitter. Yet on the
next ball, which might be a similar of
fering, the batter would hit it on the
nose for a couple of bases.
I think few of the great hitters have
a weakness at the bat which makes it
worth while for the pitcher to cater to.
Perhaps you may ask why said batter
looked so ridiculous on a certain ball
if such pitching was not his weakness.
I would say that on that particular ball
the pitcher had simply outguessed the
batter. Instead of pitching what the
batter had believed he would, the pitch
er took a chance, crossed him and got
away with it. Attempting to come
back again with the same kind of i
ball, the conditions were simply re
versed. The batsman thought that
might be the case, was prepared and
hit the ball right on the nose. In this
case the pitcher had been outguessed.
When Larry Lajoie and Hans Wag
ner were at the height of their careers
as batsman I often asked some of the
crack pitchers if they thought either of
the two stars had any weaKness at tne
bat. The replies were always similar.
The consensus of the American league
pitchers relative to Larry might be ex-
Dressed In this way:
The big Frenchman nits everytning
vou throw him, but if there is one type
of ball he hits less hard than the other
it is a fast straight ball right through
the heart of the plate, delivered when
it would seem suicide to take such a
chance."
It was much the same with the Na
tional league pitchers in commenting
on Wagner. Their views might be
summed up in this statement:
The more you try to rool wagner
the harder he seems to hit them. A
nothing pitcher with control has more
chance of keeping Wagner from hit
ting than some fellow with all , the
stuff in the world. Serve them up as
if each ball was hanging on a string
and you have about an even chance
with Honus."
It mav seem strange to learn most
pitchers work on the theory that a fast
hall rieht through the heart Is tne ,
weakness of most of the good hitters,
if there is such a thing. Now to the
ordinary weak hitter a fast one
through the heart is a cripple on which
he has a chance to get somewhere.
Moat nitchers think a good hitter pops
up a fast straight ball, right through
the heart, more often than he hits it
safe. It doesn't sound like good logic,
vft is a. theory generally used and is in
a large measure successful.
'
Of course, pitchers don't use such a
system constantly. As a matter of fact
the fast one is generally used as a last
resort and is usually accompanied by a
prayer. Most of the time the pitchers
use everything in an effort to fool the
crack hitters. As a result such hitters
get but few cripples, being forced to
chew of ordinary
plug."
Good taste, smaller chew,
longer life is what makes Gen
nine Gravely oost leta to chew
than ordinary plug.
Writ to:
Genuine Gravely
DANVILLE. VA.
far iotkltt tn chiming plug
hit what might be termed balls that
are just over and have all the stuff In
the world on them. Thus when a pitcher
takes a chance and busts one right
through It is a style of 'pitching they
don't often see. Frank Smith, who, in
1906, 1907 and 1908, was one of the stars
of the White Sox pitching staff, was
one of the few pitchers who worked
along the theory of always getting
them over for the good hitters and say
ing a prayer.
Right Off the Bat.
WILLIAM H. YAWKET, part owner
of the Detroit club, died In Au-.
gusta, Ga., leaving an estate valued at
$40,000,000.
Release of Pitcher John Midddleton
to Toledo is announced by New York
Giants.
Marty O'Toole, whose sale to Pitts
burg for $22,500 caused a sensation In
baseball some years ago, has been
traded to San Antonio by Omaha for
Pitcher Townsend.
Robert W. Maxwell, sports editor of
the Philadelphia Evening Ledger and
vice-president of the Baseball Writers'
Association of America, is on the most
ambitious trip any writer will take this
spring. Getting a good start, he board
ed a steamship for Florida. Maxwell
will visit most of the big league camps.
President Baker of the Phillies has
signed Adams, Oeschger, Wallace,
Pearce, Williams, Jacobs, Faircloth,
Cazassa, Baird, Whitted, Watson.
Woodward, Callahan, Cady, Stringer,
Brandell, Luderus, Packard, Prender
gast, Morgan, Cravath, Hogg and Roes
Inger. Cleveland was the first big league
club to commence training.
White Sox asked nearly all of the
Boston American league club in ex
change for Outfielder John "Shano"
Collins. Harry Frazee tested out Kid
Gleason and when the latter named his
price the deal fell through.
Cincinnati has several notable hold
outs, among them Outfielder Roush.
Eugene Robertson, native of St.
Louis, aged 20, has signed with the
Browns for his first professional try-
out. He's off the sandlots.
Dave Fultz Is learning that he picked
out some job for himself when he ac
cepted the presidency of the Interna
tional league.
Clark Griffith has purchased the re
lease of Outfielder Joe Shannon of
Baltimore.
Vic Saier will report to Pittsburg.
Catcher Eddie Ainsmith was the first
Detroit Tiger at Macon.
More one thinks of the deal that
sends Bobby Roth to the Philadelphia
Athletics and transforms Larry Gard
ner from a Mackman to an Indian the
more it is forced home that Jim Dunn
made a tenstrike.
Hugo Bezdek's Pirates will go into
camp as one of the few teams which
did not make some sort of a trade this
season.
The French will have to be taught
the game from the 6-year-old stage up
before they can become proficient in it
as players, and so far have displayed
only polite curiosity in the sport as an
exhibition. The English patronize the
came extensively and seem to enjoy it
as a spectacle, but will have to con
stantly see games before they can oe
expected to take up America's national
pastime.
Hearing on Gas Rates to Be Ileld.
YAKIMA. March 24. Hearing on pro-
Dosed increases in the rates of the Pa
cific Power & Light company for gas
in this city will be held Friday at the
rooms 'of the commercial club here, ac
cording to a notice received by Secre
tary Soots of the club today. No for
mal protests against the rate have been
filed yet, but it is understood the com
mercial clu'j will resist the proposal.
Read The Oreoronian classified ads.
are widely imitated. You can
be certain that you're getting the
genuine if our kneeling figure
oval trade mark is on the box
and on the back of the garter
shield.
A STEIN & COMPANY
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