The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-07

ing a play on a ground ball he is a master of technique.
 Now, as to Lajoie. there is not the dash or the verye in his playing that accompany the work of Chase and Wagner. Larry is graceful, however. Also he is tall, straight and a fine fig ure of a man. He probably has larg- CT individual following than any play CT in the country. He and Wagner are the most conspicuous figures on the ball field, with Chase a close third.
 The great charm of Lajoie's work is it's ease. Nothing looks difficult for him; he seems to make all plays look easy, He slips along the ground after a grass cutter with as little exertion as an adept skater, and his manner of taking ball on the bound Is inimita- ble. He has not the impetuoslty of Chase or Wagner Or of Roger Bresna- han-the latter the fiery type of player yet the ginger, though concealed, is there. In fact, there is an air of lazy indifference about Larry. He never seems to be exerting himself, always seems to have something in reserve but nature fashioned his commanding size in such symmetrical mould that he could no more be ungraceful than could a deer He is to the ball field what q finished disciple of Terpsichore is to the ballroom.
 Yet there are others. They may not possess as many qualities that go to beget diamond Style" as those men, tioned, but possess some to make their playing attractive merely in the man ner of it. Shortstop Doolin of the Phil adelphla Nationals is one of these. He is 1.-the, slim and fast Joe Tinker of the Chicago Nationals has any amount of dash, while Kid Elberfield is noted for his peppery ways. The prettiest runner In baseball is George Browne, of the Polo Grounds Arthur Devlin, not especially graceful, has any amount of vitality and dash.
 Ty Cobb of the Detroits is a player of strong characteristics. He is loose jointed, Timber, aggressive chap, full of daring, best satisfied when he is doing something. He attracts attention. So does Magee of the Philadelphia Nation als, Magee is graceful and a man you always expect. to @ something big in a game, this because of his bearing. Resolution is stamped all over him. He looks the situation squarely in the face, standing lightly but firmly and ready for his opportunity. There is a great deal of natural grace in the playing of Mowrey, third baseman of the Cincinnatis He is very much like Harry Wolverton, an exceedingly att tractive player
 Si Seymour has no end of dash. He Is high spirited and looks as If he needs a curb-bit An attractive player in an easy sort of way is Clarence Beaumont of the Boston Nationals. Bowerman is conspicuous among catchers because of his boundless activity. He seems to revel in his work and to have hard work to hold himself in, Bergen of the Brooklyns Is one of the most finished of catchers. Ills work is neat, clean cut. Among pitchers, Mcintyre of the oeAAAC ANNllA 10 OAAC OL lliC llOol GAlNGluls MatheWson is an attractive figure in the box, because he Is 50 natural, so supple, so thoroughly a master of the requirements of his position, to which the bodily part of his dellvery-the study of the batsman, the backward swaying of the body, the sweep and the lunge--is So well adapted.
 Other pitchers with easy deliveries are Owen and Walsh Of the Chicago Americans, Powell of the St. Louis Americans. Mullln of the Detroits and Glade of the St. Louis Browns. Bender, the Indian pitcher of the Philadelphia Americans, has none of the ponderous dignity of some Indian chiefs but bears himself nevertheless in a manner to command respect, There Is a quiet, un- assuming dignity about him. He Is at once cool and cheerful. He works easi- ly and with just enough absence of machinelike precision to be man and not an automaton. When he and Math- ewson pitched in the worlds series of 1905 there was seen duel between two rivals of the rnound-the white man and the red-who were ideals of pitchers in style.--New York Sun |