The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

hugney Jennings, the Detroit manager
Is anxious 10 land another twirler for his
pitching stan, and. according 10 re-
port from the West. will make an effort
to get Joe Cantillon to trade Fred FaIk-
enberg for Charley Carr. the big first
bGseman-
That Jennings would like 10 make such
swap there is little doubt, but there is
little chance of him putting the PROPOSE
tion through unless he Is willing TO give
some one but Carr in exchange for one Of
the National pitchers
Several American League clubs have
refused to allow Carr to go back 20 In
dianapolis. so Detroit is insisting upon a
trade. but Jennings viii have to go far
ther than Washington if he is looking for
pitcher in exchange for the first base
man.
It is not at all improbable that Fred
Falkenberg will figure in a trade at the
annual meeting of the league at Chicago
but il IS said that Cantillon has his eye
on one OF the Tiger regulars, and if Jen-
nings wants TO talk business he Will
have 70 include the player Of CanuIlon's
choice In the deal
At least two of the American League
teams viii get a taste of temperance by
the wholesale IN spring The two in
question are Cleveland and New York.
which will train among the red hills OF
Georgia, which went dry at the recent
election. After January 1 Georgia will
be as arid as Sahara. and drinking en-
poriums will be scarcer than orange trees
in Greenland.
Not only are persons forbidden from
selling nquor in Georgia. but it is also
crime for any one to ask for a drink.
IN fact, clubs will not be allowed TO have
their buffets as in the past
These facts should make Georgia bet
ter State than ever in which 10 train.
Not that the average ball club IS given
10 drinking but there are always found
few who like TO mix training with con-
VITALITY, and these few cannot avoid be
ing benefited by the condition OF affairs
IN Georgia during the training trip.
For several years the Maps have been
noted through the baseball world as be
Ing "a team which had fewer drinking
men tnan the average team There are
several Maps who never have touched
hquor. . on the other hand there are
some, WHO, whsle not drinking 10 excess.
take enough % keep them from getting
and keeping in good condition.
20 lt VIII be coca cola and soda water
Tor the Maps and Yankees next spring
unless some method is discovered by the
deorgians TO, eircumvent the new law.
Some weeks ago the athletic director Of
a great university gave out an interest
ing Interview on the various physical re-
Quirements necessary 10 the athlete who
would excel in any great outdoor sports.
He spoke Of the short lower leg and
strong ankle OF the jumper: the long
nuscled. clean-cut frame Of the runner.
the broad sturdy frame Of the football
player and 50 on. But when he came 10
baseball he threw up his hands. Base
Dali PLAYERS are Of all shapes sizes. and
ages, and there is not the slightest war
rant for naming anything but good
health as an essential" he said. Young
Ty Cobb champion batter and hero of
the American League, and the veteran
Hans Wagner. who again distanced all
comers for honors in the National League.
seem to show the wisdom of the experts
views Both men arrived at the same
place. but by widely different methods.
as VIII be seen by the following com
Parsons, which also hold goOd/with most
players, whether they be stars in the
MAJOR or minor leagues No two men Of
note IN the baseball field are precisely
alike as TO personality or methods-wbicb
may ne the chief reason for the great
popularity Of the game, isasmuch as it
makes Tor Individuality human interest.
ana more or less Of hero worship 10 which
Inc Anglo-Saz5n people are all more or
less addicted
Big, awkward, conscientious. good-na-
tured Hans Wagner, steady and strong in
his years OF baseball lore, is the direct an
thesis Of young Cobb. SO much has been
written Tor years of the virtues and ability
OF the great Pittsburg shortstop that even
recapitulation is almost superflUous
rms year, however. he accomplished one
iedt that adds 10 his honors. He estab-
hshed a new record for long batting suc-
cess on the diamond, this being the fftb
year that he has held the National League !
ute lie won the batting championship
with mark off $50 and the base-runniDg
honors with 81 stolen sacks He is inst |
Denind Cobb in batting hOnors and far
ahead IN base running on the wear No /
one ever saw anything graceful or pictur- |
esque about Wagner on the diamond His /
movements have been likened - The gam
Dols OF caracoling elephant He is IN
salaly and so bow-legged that when he
runs his limbs seem to be moving in q
circle, after the fashion Of a propeller
out ne can run like the wind. When he
starts aIter grounder every outlying por-
lIoh OF MS anatomy apparently has ideas
OF its own about the proper line of dirac-
tion TO be taken. His position at bat :.
less awkward and the muscular swing of
his great arms and shoulders is strong
enough 70 drive the ball farther thar
most baters who hit from their toe snikes
up.
Cobb shares with Hal Chase the fame
OF being the most remarkable Young
player Of the day." and Cobb's rise ~
nrst place was even more sensational
than the Yankee stars Coming from, \
mall league, the South Atlantic. in two
years of big league ball he is the most I
alked or player of the season. Besides
leading the American League in batting
with an average Of $50. the young De-
roit player showed the veterans of the
.eague now TO steal bases, leading the ]
list with fOrty-nine pilfered bags.
Cobb was under twenty when he came
20 Detroit. and ii was his business. by all II
league tradition, 10 walk softly for a
couple OK years and speak when spoken
To- But ne was made Of other material Il
he was filled with an admirable conceit.
lie believed himself 70 be one of the best I
ball players In the country, and he didn't !
intend losing any time in proving Il. He
began 10 bat and run bases as II he had
D right 20, and. he fielded with a heading
1ggressiveness that made him bitter
enemy or two on his own club. and final
" wound up with a pitched battle with
another outhelder OF the Tigers. Cobb
licked him, and went on in the same way. )