Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-07

and. eventually, will be the owner OF 9
winning nine-St. Louis Star.
How the mighty have fallen! Up in Con
way, In the western part of MASSACHUSETTS
lives Jack CHESHIRE. If he reads the papers
at all, 1t must make him sad to read how
he is .'all in,' and how Griffith is ready to
tin-can him. Only two years ago Cheshire
was the greatest of them all.
There is big difference of opinion among
base ball players as to the effect that bowl
Ing has on the arm AL Setback attributes
his downfall to bowling, and his opinion Is
backed by Ernest Courtney OF the Philiies
On the other hand Kid Nichols has resumed
work on the alleys to restore his arm. Joe
McGinnity and Joe Kelley. who have good
arms, think bowling has helped them. SO
does Harry Howell, who has one Of the best
pitching wings in the country.
Ed. Barrows Of Toronto was fighter Tor
fair. but man to put against the world
when II comes to being q hard loser and
playing the game IS Watkins OF 1ndianapo-
lis. II there ever was q man who wanted
to win games. he is the one. He played
scientific ball, too. None of your just get
up-and-take- chance with him. He played
the game all the time like the boys with the
big specs play chess. Twice a week he had
the team go out to the park. when the
team was at home and have signal practice.
Pitcher Tate Cromley Of the Indianapolis
team says, that base bali has been help
to him in his study Of law. He says: MY
trips with the base ball team have brought
me into contact with some Of the best at
tOrneyS IN eVeEy Town IN the AfeItCAA ASSO-
citation circuit. This has been great help
to me In many ways. They have talked to
me and advised me and loaned me books
that would not have had otherwise. The
courts in six states have been open to me
almost every day Of the summer. What l
do will depend on the firm OF lawyers am
with. If they tell me to give 1t up will do
1t. won't know what / will do until
March. When spring comes and I get the
fever in my bones. can't sit still. l guess
I will be back on the slab but 1t will be q
real farewell and no return engagement.
demands Of the ball players is the cry for a
sweeping modification of the foul-strike
rule says q writer in the Toledo Blade.
There is no possible chance Of the rule
itself being rescinded. 1t has come to be
accepted as much part and parcel OF base
ball clauses. In fact. the general principle
Of the rule is admitted to be fair and just
to all concerned. But that there should be
a great distinction between the fouls that
are Intentional or the puny little fouls that
fail close to the diamond and the long.
now admitted by pitchers. batters. mag
mates and spectators. Modified. as the
rules committee will be asked to modify 1t.
the fou1-strlke rule will be pre-eminently
just. There is apparently no other way to
stop the tedious. tiresome practice of expert
batters in "fouling off the good ones In
order to get base on balls.
Ball players as a rule, do not Incline to
sea trips and will make strong objections
to any plan to carry them to training camps
that way, but President Charley Ebbetts
says that his club will go to Jacksonville
March TO- Ebbetts will attend the meet
ing Of the national commission In Gin
cinnat next week, and will then go on
an extended tour to round up his players.