The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19

l CIV oAA6 obA UbOt Oh Ou6 OHChblOn,
became 80 Disguised with q jockey who,
in race, "lost his head" and the race
that in the fine expressive lingo of
Wallabout market, he shouted: "Git
up dere among de fans and see II We
can't keep cool" since which time the
ladies who enthuse over racing and
baseball have been known to the fra.
ternisies of the paddock and the chalk
diamond as fans" because of the
characteristic implement used by them
to denote their disspprovsl or delight
But that designation does not properly
apply to men.
Really such an appel,ation ought to
explain itself to an intelligent mind
Male enthusiasts are called "cranks"
presumably because they sometime
turn impetuously against the home
team. But the fair "tans" are usually
loyal through the depths of defeat.
Virginia undoubtedly has this year
the fastest State league in the Union
and my judgment leads me to think
that Roanoke has really the strongest
team. But our men do not on all occa.
sions bring out their full strength.
Whas we need Is better team work and
more OF continuous and sustained effort
on the part OF every man. To play
good ball msu must stay awake every
second and be strictly in the game ali
the time. Otherwise he will not see
opportunities coming his way until after
they pass and that's too late to grab
them. Ii every man would be ready all
the time for every opportunity that
fos.ed toward him and use some active
headwork about steering similar oppor.
tunihes away from the other side q
moderately proficient team would be
almost invincible and would abolish
hard luck" altogether. OCCASIONAL
deperate efforts sometime accomplish
brilliant spurts, which are momentarily
pleasant to look upon. But they pro-
duce no substantial results.
Systema attic habits of sustained effort
which keep on alert for the main chance
every second from star. TO finish grow
4 upon one and get him 80 accustomed to
perfect play that after awhile he could
hsrdly make an error II he wanted to.
mats the sort Of work that gives one
valuable record. But the man who can
play good ball and yet cannot be relied
upon 10 play In honest game, is not only
OF little value to team but he comes to
be aissrusted even when he does his very
best and by playing off" he finally gets
80 ne cannot play good game when he
really tries. For negligence grows upon
one even more rapidly than accuracy.
II the letter recently printed In
Hagerstown paper was reall written by
Pitcher Lipp, he ought to be expelled
from the American Association OF base
ball leagues and never again allowed on
one of their fields under any circum-
stances. Such man is disgrace to
any profession. No man is bound to
sign for less psy than he is willing to
take. But after once signed he is bound
by every instinct OF honesty and law of
fair dealing to do his very best for even
| one dollar week II tn at is ali HIS con-
tract calls for. That is also the most
! profitable course.
When that contract expires he has a
| good record to back better one and he
Will be sure to find some one willing to
pay ali his record shows him to be worth.
But Lipp was probably no better than
ne appeared and that was poor enough.
When with Lynchburg in 1894 ne did
NOT amount to much. 1t ia probably as
well for Roanoke that he jumped his
contract and that we are thus we'll rid
| OF him.
| What Roanoke now most needs Is q
| little team training and coaching in the
hne art OF getting together" and work.
Ing together as the nicely adjusted
parts OF one perfect machine. Every
| play should be made for all that is in
1t and every base should be run out for
oil It's worth. BY this means no chances
escape and every fragment counts.
Full together ARTHUR Navarro.