SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
.6
THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA. OREGON,
SHORTST
OPS
Holders of This Important Sta
tion Compared.
HANS WAGNER THE BEST.
niil German Qrtattit the Qamt
Iver Knew Tarry Turner Naxt.
With Joa Tinker, Kid Elbarftla and
ill Dahlan Following.
By THOMAS r. CLARK.
Shortstop and third base are two ol
the most difficult positions to play on
the baseball diamond. The short field
er la called upon to handle more assist
than any other plnyer on a ball team.
Nearly all the great championship
teems have had great shortstops.
In order to be a good shortstop a
player must be fast. lie never has
time to stop and flpure out rtio next
move. Brain, feet and bands must
work 89 one. The faster a man is tlu
more ground he cau cover, provided
be has an arm capable of catapulting
the ball across the diamond to first
gome men have played short foi
years, and among them are men who
made good after they commenced to(
get slow simply because they possessed
tee baseball brains and used them all j
f the time. They knew where and!
when to play every man at bat.
Hans Wagner's great work at short
and with the stick materially helped to
give several peunants to Pittsburg.
Freddie Parent, now with the Chicago
Americans, covered short field for the
Boston American league champions,
Monte Cross was the shortstop of
fte champion Philadelphia Athletics,
George Davis of the Chieairo Ameri
cans and Joe Tinker of the Chh-ago Na
tionals helped their respective teams
to win championship pennants, and
O'Leary's work with Detroit stamps
bim as one of the best fielding short
tops lu the game. Ilughey Jennings
tbe red haired leader of the Detroit
Tigers, while a member of the Balti
mores covered short as it was never
played before. As a batter be always
was among the .300 boys. He was one
of the mainstays of Hanlon when that
manager "copped" three straight pen
aants with bis bunch of Baltimore
youngsters. Jennings' arm went back
eo him, however, and he finally fell out
at fast company, only to return as
manager and cop a flag. Hugbey was
one grand bail player In bis day.
George Davis formerly played short
but is now at second base for the Chi
cago Americans. He began to show
what was in bim In the late nineties.
He played with Cleveland when that
team beat Baltimore for the Temple
cap. He went to New York and then
to Chicago. As a fielder he is as good
as the best of them, also a fair batter.
bat his main asset Is bis "think tank."
He Is one of the headiest men In base
ball. Bobby Wallace of the St Louis
Americans was the best In his day. He
is still one of the greatest fielders and
Is playing a star game this season for
the Browns. He is not the best batter
m the business, but watch the pitchers
In a pinch and see If they don't pass
him. In a tight place Bobby can al
ways be relied on. He is a fair man
on the sacks and rarely gets caught
sapping.
Terry Turner of the Cleveland Ameri
cans Is, next to Hans Wagner, the
greatest shortstop of today. Turner
possesses a wonderful whip and catlike
agility, which makes him one of the
wonders of the game. He is a good
batter and a splendid fielder. He Is;
young and has years In which to im-i
prove.
Joe Tinker of the Chicago Nationals
is next to Terry Turner. He is u
steady, reliable batter, a jrrand fieldei
and all around ball player. physique. He has good habits, and
Manager Elberfeld of the New York!there is 110 aPPrcnt reason why he
Americans is one of the best hitters j should not be a star In fast company
to the business, a fine fielder and a I for several yea.
good inside player. His throwing arm. "c'y TounS ls n'y Mea of a P'tcher,"
bowever, is under suspicion. sa's tucker. "I am willing to listen :
Bill Dahlen of the Boston Nationals t0 any advice he may hand out to
is still one of the best can field as
good as the next, is an accurate
thrower, clever base runner and a good
man with the stick. At the present
time he Is leading his team in batting.
Dahlen has shown great Improvement
In all departments since be left the
New Yorks. Phil Lewis of the Brook
lyn Nationals would be one of the best j
if be would put his mind on it. Phil ls
wealthy and plays just for the sport
there ls In it. When he Is good he
plays a sensational game, but on his I
m lays ne plays like an amateur.
Bridwell of the New York Nationals
was never a crack. Doolln of the Phil
adelphia is one of of the best short-
stops In the National league. He is i
also a steady, reliable batter and a j
grand all around player. Neil Ball of j
the New York Americans, who has been !
holding down Klberfeld's place, le
promising. Perhaps In a year or so
be will be one of the league's best. K.
Collins of the Philadelphia Americans.
Wagner of the Bostons, McBrlde or
the Washingtons and O'ltourke ami
Charles of the St. Louis Nationals are
all youngsters.
Now we come to the greatest of
tbem all, Hans Wagner of the Pitts
burg Nationals. Wagner, the broad
shouldered, bowlegged, short fielder. Is
without doubt the greatest who ever
held down that Important position. lie
Is a splendid fielder, covers a vast area
of ground, knows Inside baseball from
A to Z, has a strong whip and car
throw from any position, whether ftis
feet be wide apart or solidly planted.
As a base runner he hna few ei?fu!
Tnke hint on the whole' for playtutt,
base running nml batting, he Is the
greatest the jfnme ever knew.
RALPH ROSE A WONDER.
Lanky California Without P..r .t
In winning the sixteen pound shot
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In this class. Rose created a sensation
RALPH BOBE, WORLD'S ORKATK8T SHOT
Fl'TTER.
last summer by breaking six world
records in one afternoon atTraversts-
land New York He holds 'all shot put
puuuus. it iu. w. i
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ball 61 feet
PLUCKY NAP RUCKfR.
Brooklyn Nationals' Star South Paw
Pitchor A Conscientious Worker.
Many good and popular ball players
have played on the Brooklyn National
league club in the past, but none of
them stood better with the enthusiasts
of the game than does plucky Nap
Rucker.
Rucker -has shown himself this year
to be the best left hand pitcher In the
National league. He has very seldom
been outpitched by the opposing twirl
er In any game this season. The in
ability of the Brooklyn players to hit
the ball and their proneness to make
damaging errors at critical stages have
cost Rucker about every defeat charg
ed against him. A common remark
among the fans Is, "If Rucker were
pitching for New York, Chicago or
Pittsburg be wouldn't lose a game all
season."
As the ball players say, Rucker "has
everything," including a fine spit ball.
Uis long suit Is bis ability to spilt the
plate with the ball either with a 'curve
or a fast straight ball.
Rucker is only twenty-three years of
age, and this Is his second season lu
fast company. He has a powerful
young pitchers, because he knows what
he Is talking about. I don't know
whether I can stay In the big league
as long as Cy Young has been In
classy company, but 1 am going to
try."
MAY REINSTATE CORRIGAN.
Noted Western Turfman
Likely
to
Race Again on Eastern Tracks.
Edward Corrigan, the noted western
turfman, whose horse Huron was per
raltted to start in the Futurity in 1801
because of a court order the owner
had secured after the colt had teen de
dared ineligible by officials of the
Coney Island Jockey club and who
wai later denied club privileges, Is
likely shortly to be reinstated and per-
mitted to race on eastern tracks.
Huron finished second to His High
ness, but the Judges disregarded Hu
ron in placing the horses at the finish
Corrigan sued to recover second
money. Following the refusal of the
Coney Island Jockey dub to receive
his entry, the other racing associations
took similar action, and Corrigan lias
siuce confined his racing affairs to the
west and south, although lu 1809-1001
he raced a string in England. i
From the standpoint of a trainer and .
breeder Edward Corrigan stands verv
high in the estimation of turf follow
ers all over the country. His nnme has
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never been associated with any (pies- OLGA KANTONEN, FINNISH
tionabie transaction in racing, and his , masseuse and steam baths, room 6,
horses have never len in and outers p thian BW Commercial St., As
ia any respect. All the trouble Cor-! . . n
rigan has ever had. boB been with meo I
whose Ideas of racing lie did not lit
florae.
TrotUr Royal Pcnn Good One.
Royal Penn, a five-year-old by VU
' Mam Penu. 2:07H. out of Miss Nelson,
'2:1 1 Vi. la touted us the fastest green
, " nnsylvaniu.
, SHEPPARD S GREAT FEAT.
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How th. Am.ric.n Runn.r 8urpri.ee
, Anmig w miu)J. Tk,(orU,s of
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guinea lu London Melvlu Sheppnrd's
hnnl fought victory lu the 1,500 meter
eveut stands out as on of the great
est
The wonderful part of Shopping's
running was that ho hud not trained
a day for the race at that dlNtauetv
All along he had beeu pointed for the
800 meter event and hud trained ac
cordingly. Shoppard has not competed
In a mile race In more than two years,
yet be went out and whipped the best
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KELVIN BirEPFABU.
men Englacd can boast of lu record
time.
The moral effect of Sheppard's vic
tory on both the English and Ameri
can teams was tremendous. To the
English It was a stinging blow, as
this 1,500 meter event was one that
was already counted as being In the
Jobn Bull coiiyun.
TRADE WILL BENEFIT STAHL
Formor Yankee Will Add 8tr.n8th to
McGuiro's Rod 8ox
Tata fial.l i-h.uu ,
Americans purchased from the New
Yorks recently, will undoubtedly show
Improvement at first base with Jim
McGuire's Red Soz. StahJ was not a
success with New York. Clarke Grif
fith tried to make an outfielder of bim.
The task was impossible, and no one
realized it more keenly than Stahl. He
JAKE STAHL, IIIST IIASIiMAN OK THK
BOSTON AJIKIilCANH.
was worried and fell down badly In
batting. He played the best he could
for the Yankees, but lie was hardly an
Ideal outfielder. His ground covering
capacity was not quite wide enough
for a position so Important as left
field, and he was inclined to be a little
slow In handling bits which require
great activity in being returned to the
diamond.
He ls a first rate baseman and should
strengthen Boston a great deal.
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MASSAGE.
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tfiven me any trouble since." This
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