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.Dr' W. ". tho rther extreme Lih~ waR-
ner br = fast hut unlike Wagner his every
motion and = -,t,on hetoksn -pe~d No
PLAYER IN the diamond equals h,m In elan
He sa- hihe and unst,dieyi IN his mo v~uen,s
~ panthsr Ne combines naturalness
srsc~fulnes- and certain hoyish unre-
-'~aineinesa There IL o magnetism about
him that brings people uut - tho hnll park
-IUsi to ace chase play this aside from
hi- skill a. q PLAYER He is q big drawing
card. as are Wagner and Laioie
The young frs' hhseman - Tho Hilltop
~ ~ quick "a = fash and though inclined
% be restless and fidgety on the field. never
makes a false move There 10 no quicker
thinker in baseball han he 49, that his mind
~ in keeping with his body Whether he IL
rmothering y Az bail sliding 20 q base.
fielding n hunt or standing NJ the plate
readv 10 hit he il tho ernbC diment 81 un-
conscious huoyancy and grace. He ia as
natural as n child care free but vigilan,-
never tense or set There "a = peculiar adj
lust ment of the hands when catching
A. thar IL one Of his most mPrked man
nerisnns. an attitude IA natural as for
squirrel 10 climb q tree. and when he il
getting under a fy ball he is the poetry ~
notion.
There - more finish 30 the graceful move
ments - Jimmy Collins than TO the wilder,
freer movements ~ Chase The word
finish cd" describes Collins better then any
other He seems 10 he in repose whether
standing still or gliding ove- the turf for
ground hlt. He mot particularly graceful or
n fast runner on the bases bur on q hunt for
instance there il sureress speed and ad-
miraby Judged expenditure Of energy in
his movements. Ills poisc Is well nigh per-
feet muscles and nervous force and the
brain that directs them secm 70 he in har-
me- nious accord lie always has command
81 his physical equipment. His style s fin
ished uolishpd: his form" proper In
throwing waiting for fv ball or making a
play on n ground ball he is master Of tech
niquc.
or the verve in his playing that accompany
,he work of Chase and Wagner Larry
IL graceful. however. Also he ia tall |
s'ra ghr. aud fine figure OF man. He |
probably has a larger individual follow ,
ing thrn any player In the country. He !
fcures on the hall field with Chase n close |
third
The oreat charm Of L. ioic's work is i,s
oss> Nothing looks difficult FOR him; |
slirs along 'he ground after n grass cutter !
with ne little exertion ,s an ardent skater,
and his manner of taking a ball on the
bound is inimitable Ie has not the ip-
Of Chase or Wagner or Of Roger
tho latter the fiery type OF
pla ver--yet the ginper, though concealed.
is there. In fact there is an air of law
about Larry He never seems
70 be cxertirg himself, always seems 10
have something in reserve-but nature
avmmetrical mould that he could no more
he mngraceful than could deer, He Ia
to the bnll field what 4 finished disciple
of Terpsichore IL 20 the ballroom.
Yct there are others. They may not
nossess as msnv qualities that 20 n beget
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rossess some 10 make their plpving attrac-
tive r,erelv In the mn nner ~ H. Short
-top Doolin Of the Philadelphia Nationals
Ia one of these. He is 1.-The. -im and fast.
Joe Tinker of the Chicapo Nationals has
snv amount NJ dash. while Kid Flberfeld
s noted for his pcpperv ways. The pref
fie-' runner in baseball Ia George Browne
NJ IN. Polo Grounds. Arthur Devlin. not
aspcciallv graceful, has any amount Of
VIZ ,litv md dssh.
Tv Cobb ~ the Def~oits In a plsver of
strong characteristics, He is loose jointed.
'n,bar. aggressive chan, fill ~ daring,
>ast satisfied whom he il doing something.
He attracts attention. so does Magee Of
'he PHILADELPHIA Nationals. Maree In grace
Pul and q man you always expect to do some
hing big in game, this because Of his
bearin~. Resolution is stamped all over
him. He looks tho situation snuarelv in the
lace. standing liehtly hut frmlv and readv
Tor his opportunity. There Is a great deal
~ natural grace in the playing Of Mowrey,
third haseman of the Cincinnatis. He IL
verv much like Harrv Wolverton, an ex-
reedinSlv attractive player.
Si Seymour has no end ot dash. He In
high spirited and looks as IL he needs curb
bit. An attractive Clavcr In an easy sort