The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

best, surely the equal of any short.
stop in the game
"Tcrry's record of more than 10C
assists than any other shortstop in
the league stamps him as the great
est ground covering infilder in Ban
Johnson's organization F"
In less than a month, the adj
vance guard of the ball players will
have reached tho Southland and
wonderful tales OF this, that and
the other player will be sent North
to the home players. In the South
many prenomenons are discovered
every spring only to be discarded
about the time the real season
opens.
Jack Sheridan, the American
league umpire Is probably the only
arbitrator i'll the game who does
not use protccto.. while working
behind the bat. Jack stands direct
ly behind the baekstop, looking over
his shoulder. Whenever the catcher
stocps TO get low throw Sheridan
stoops with him, in this way making
the catcher project him from foul
tips. OF course. when the ball is
wide or close. he doesn't have TO
move. Jack doesn't get hit by foul
tips near rs much rs some umpires.
He attributes it TO this reason.
From now until reporting day.
there will be busy times ahead for
the managers and presidents. AZ
ter that the magnates will have
take n back seat and allow the
plyers to come into the limelight
for their turn.
EDDIE BALD.
When Eddie Bald of cannon ball
fame was in Detroit few weeks ago
with the Vanderbilt cup performance
he told the story of his last bicycle
race According to Bald, 1t was
race that never came off.
Bald and Bobbie Walthour had
been matched by the evanescent
Jack Prince. in a motor Jaced event
1t Savannah.
Prince had doomed the event with
his customary rhetorical salve, and
t promised to be the best card of
he season. While working out in
he afternoon Of the race day. Bald
ell and was run over by Gussie
,awson's big motor. He was car
led to the De Soto hotel on
tretcher and corps Of doctors and
iniment makers were summoned to
et him in shape for the nights
ace. Every effort was made to |
ring Bald around, but without
vail.
About an hour after the big crowd
ad assembled, the doctor gave up
ny hope he had entertained Of get
Ing Eddie on the track, telling him
hat Bald was unconscious and de-
rious.
After Jack had recovered from the
hook OF getting rain checks ready,
e made his way to the center Of
ne track and gave his usual sa.
lie OF two shots from his trusty
lstol. Jack never was much on
ettdng anything secondhand. and
9 felt that he should transpose the
ote to read as being from Bald him
'lf instead of from the doctor.
ladies and gentlemen. began
rince, as the smoke cleared away.
am sorry to nave to announce
lat there can be no race tonight for
eddie Bald fell this afternoon
nd was badly hurt. We thought
Q would be here tonight, but |
ave just received this note from
i'm"
Business of unfolding the note.
Friend Jack" he began read
lg, Il am sorry cannot race
obby tonight, but 1t will be i'm
ossible for me to como to the track.
am in bed unconscious and delir-
'us Your friend. Eddie Bald.p
The howl of laughter that went up
ID not hurt Jack so much as the
ict that instead of rain checks be-
lg given, the yell was so strong
lat 1t was case of refunding the
,al money.
PLAY BETTER BALL.
I'VE hear great deal about the