The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14

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ooSs now PlhEins pase7ali IN 3't ne uiiitou
States at 100000. yet major league
managers arc in desperation because
~ ~ so,r.,,, ~ ,,o,ers q, t,,o n,rc,
- 'ss''
leagues VINO are displayihs major
league oalibre
Few mana gers OF the big leagues are
satisfied with the naterial on the team.
ana mere Is sontlfipal search loI
suuns i,ie. ~. ~ .'i,e ~
~ ttie ps'sai.'s - ~ p'as
sno aanIael,,s % oti'e'" WIZ ''''e 'a''eu
~ NAM Aoou
pal.PinSer regulsl.es are SO many
.hat me i'ndihs OF Sou,'s"te, lach .
.ne even ", only t"o VI ti'ree - ia,V
~ ~ llaeeu rhre ,iat lias 81 ~ nv
pig leagues can DC cohsidered periect'
sun thcre are many whose oel'clenflea !,
nre 80 llsnt that y. - Almost Almost cri.ica'
10 make mehtion OF mem
ne tea'lS grahd pa . ,,,; ,o-aay
hnd Ghast. inese men think LOT ,hetn mem
Selves ana MAKE me most OF every op-
PortnnitY VINE on me ileln or ~ pat,
ana especially when an opponent makes
q MISTAKE. All are Rood hltters. e:-
ceii ',e lielasrs' posses me ,hro"lils
arms. are full Oh inside pasenaii ana
tead their respective teams 10 victory
by .heir dashlng generalship.
Chance and Wagner are the best
phse steaiers IN the game, Iheir pres
snce on the hases IS source OF con-
ihuai worry 70 the'r opponents. chase
eha l.h!ole are good nase stealers, put
Trey iail SNORT O neihs IN class WIN
Ghance ana wagner "aliace selooH
attempts the caring ART
Which One 1s Best:
To Judge which OF these men Is the
best ballplayer would be circumstantial.
BesldeS there are large nhhlnef OF
men now paying IN the major league
WHO gre JUST as Saiuaple 70 'heir re-
specl.e CLUBS 40 either .. THESE men y
couih De. ihaeea II "ouiu seem INA.
uei 'her y. ny iitii 'iisi1 ', - cry
other coutu pe " more ralue y tiie
Brown. own, az present .Han nailace
.Hase' Shaice ai,u LaJoie couid ~.
III the vacancy that Nailace Woulc
leave. wagner is great shortstop
ana exceis Wailace IN phse stealln
ana hllung, out as a pivot ipr the
BroWhs lhlleid Naiiace conid not De
disnlaeea.
Conlskey ackno"ledges mat chase
Is a better first baseman than Dono-
nue.. yet the Dig BOSS would not eN-
change Jiggs for Chase, Turner,
CleFelanns great snort lleider, mas
nla!eh Win i1alole SO ions that ~ "onic
DC pan poiicS 10 olsplace MN Tor an
other man. thouRh ne may be better
Hi.. Us, sad pass stehler.
mere are piayers VINO ior %hlle
shine SO brilliantly that their playing
dazz!es the entire circuit. only to ex-
perience slump later and they may
never pay the same again: But Wai.
lace. Chance. wagner. La3ole anc
Lhase are IN the game every DAY, yea!
IN ana year OUT.
Stars Who Are Weak.
A partial list of the PLAYERS who are
stars who have weak points may b.
classified as follows: George Stone ha,
M inferior throwing arm and has STU
to prove himself A damon on the ha seq
Elberfield cannot cover as much ter
ritory as Wallace, Wagner or Turner
Fielder Jones. OF the Sox. is only an
average hitter. and cannot steal baset
Or equal Flick as run -getter, ant
Do Oh
an ai.iateurs' sspeeiatiy .hose "h'
hese ue ei 'lii1teo ~ i'ia ~ .isiF iNi WI
ana succass on inc hstiflelo. shoulf
s,any lheir own V lauits. Inc great oal!
payers can pc seen every DAY ihel
can oe watched cioseiy' their actlohi
fan be studied. During al games ther'
IRE opportunities 10 INA me "Ilat y
IN their minos ana presume IN ad'anc'
the next play. and after the play Is
aihne coit.pa, soul ptesui''ptioh VIZ
me actual pay. Fefl l "hat va
cone a. crlllcai STAGES; ana "hen 70.
,e VIZ ouissll ma ~ an hA' .. ~ =
LAarnlhe the component parts OF IN
PLAYS
IF YOU can throw, hit and run yo,
nre far from, being n good ballpIsyer
my. .~,r.,,io, ~, 80 ! ,a-,ao ~ s.n.
n,aver" means one Who knows VIVA
I.as.i, 70 o'is ~ TIN ~, = " -,
y 90 ana When 70 40 ~. hoth When NJ