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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-26
Bartlett Music Co. at It Again

During our great MONEY BACK sale
we are giving receipt for twice the
amount paid up to $50 on any new
piano. All popular sheet music 10c.
All classic 2-3 off.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO.,
231-233z235 S. Broadway, opp. city hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-26

Open Every Night Till Xmas
You can buy instruments enough for
the whole family at nominal price.
Everything goes at COST OR LESS for
after Jan. 1, 1908, we will sell pianos
only. All popular sheet music 10c.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO.,
231-233-235 s. Broadway OPP. city hail.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-26

Golifer-Money talks.
Gosch-Yes, and sometimes it talks too
loud. l can hear that expensive vest OF
yours a block away.--Chicago Tribune.
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who stood rearest the shells that IT would
. more discreet 10 do the arguing further
from the explosives. 81 they went away
from there. Rather than leave the whale
10 he slowly poached by tho growing heat.
how ever. Marty ksese DELAYED his de-
parture long enough to smash the heavy
glass Of the whales tank with a hook ard
let out The water with a rush. 81 the whale
merely roasted TO death instead Of UNDER
going the distress of being poached.
When Marty was descending from the
burning museum On tho Broadway side
a few moments later he saw solnc Of the
men of 3 Hose COMPANY make u thrilling
rescue ~ a live seal named Ned. The
fremen az least had begun the rescue hy
lifting Ned from his 'ank and after tina
start Ned gave all possible aid to the work
OF getting ont on Broadway.
The fireman TO whom WAS awarded the
proud job Ut carrying Ned ou Of the build
ny swung the Seal head downward as far
away from his person ~ possible. just
before the street was reached Ned's pointed
snout came In contact, during one at the
swings. with a part Of the rear elevation of
another fireman just ahead that offered
much gripping possibilities. Nod grippcd.
anu tTOtn tDul lliilf on INC SEAL = lTbkItSS
toward the street was even more rapid than
il had been.
Chief Decker saw Marty coming out Of the
Broadway side OF the building and learned
from him that there were other tirenlen still
inside.
Tell EN- TO come out QuIch'" yelled the
chief. The buildings coming down."
There vas no necessity to tell tho iremen
10 scatter by the time Marty had gone inside
again to obey the chiefs order. A mighty
totter and rumble had sent the fireman crop
ing wildly toward windows and doors, aud
many Of the men jumped from windows a
story above the street. Marty slid 10 the
ground astride a ladder. and while he and
his companions were stampeding from the
sbaky wallis Barnum's Museum collapsed
with "a long roar.
That was the time the new or paid depart
ment was coming into being. One Ivy on.
the old volunteers were being honorahly
discharged. Nv November Of that year he
paid department was quite organized,
The esteem in which the old vnlur GERS
were held in the days of their glory ,cr rcely
il appreciated by the present generation
of Manhattan. Half a dozen Mayors. per-
haps more. in the early days owed their
election almost altogether "a their promi-
hence as firemer. and in fact il WA from
the ranks II the volunteer smoke eaters
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were TO wet down burning walls. lf Marty
neese will not he offended II might he re-
marked that in those days a fire got u better
start than now Wherefore. when Inc
fremen reached the museum they found a
very spectacular fiareup confronting them.
a tire that was a glorious thing for every
nnluokcr hut the white whale.
Inside the tank the temperature was
gong ~ like an express elevator, and by
the time Fireman Marty came along to take
a look and do his prcttiest 10 help keep
an uninsured whale from con, racting
singed Aukes the sad word was passing
around that in a few minutes the whale
was due 10 give "a neat mutation on a big scale
II a broiled live lobster.
For you may try as YOU hke-and the
fremen that raced to Barnum's blazing
museum did try-it's next To impossible TO
place an arm around a whales waist and
expcc, To make a getaway with II, meaning
the whale. There vasnr n fire escape on
the outside of the whales tank. and even
if there mad been III dollars to last Sundays
roast beef that the whale would have lost
its head just the same snd never would
have remembered to climb out upon the
tire escape and shin down 90 safety.
All the sympathetic fremen could do
as 10 stand around the tank n advance
opinions. Perhaps some genius among
the red shirted heroes would have hit
upon q plan Of rescue ~ the flames had not
been 40 impatient.
Why didn't they take the whale out
instead OF standing there talking about
doing il, you ask. Well. the first time
YOU think about il when you are marketing
again You Just go ahead and buy a Young
and lively whale and place il in a tank
in the kitchen and watch it grow n grow
until II ia al big IA Barnum's whale was
the day Of the fire. and then aet fire to the
other end of you louise and try 10 get the
whale out into Madison avenue. or what
ever your street il. before the flames reach
he kitchen. Bet you cant.
\ prickly heat rash was breaking on on
the starboard side Of the whale and the
port side was almost ~ well done. Marty
saws. when suddenly ore member OF the
ways and means committee on whale rescue
noticed ihar Just opposite the whales tank
stood a pedestal loaded down with a pyramid
II cannon shells. some of the flremen
were IN favor OF moving the explosive
shells closer 10 the whale 30 that when the
heat blew up the shells they'd scttie the
whok whale question with precision
While the argument pro and con was under
waysit also occurred to the whale rescuers
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& . H.,u.r ola'cd npndios 'tnt'
'.,s. o., o., 'rnrt ~ real Nat'ATe lh"v
.n',v'r' ,~ uo 'vl ,sr'r - to the e,
.a. wee. A.s rsr.rf 1Ir ir.'r,a 's ~ tf"t
"a. 90 80 %, ~. cry ~ tN'' ne
..t" "a r. ."H ' a.uI' r1ihrg
t.... .., % ari' ,srs ta'"
..t s-u ,H.Nnfs' % as.r. tul near nI
s.. ..l.. 'Etr'H sIrvfF IA" uum'' r
49, s-a a.. .-a. t'.f "H' takr
no .s..r g. .in f".''HpI station. no
alau 1ut-fjH AMI 'h" 90 s.aa msrch
$50. Gs 1lf II. 100 tie aruo.r'Nd camp
~ 90 e. r' r"gfh"n1frn. prs'tsi 81
fr. .'..N ..t. flrul'uv HOT -t" oau
rHs., w ,',lE equipped army 20 hatt
aupl''. n,l 80 any f.rufn'r vrth'u tUsu'y-
'a'r h.rr. Tents ave "rc"te,l ls though bv
u'agio s"i 80 camps lnIi h~yRicn'csily.
=. y g. pans long lali ipwn. zach
wan 20 r.- auoug hi other impciimen's
r p'e.n '1uVPs apnu' a ward anl a BAR
D.. a,". q" 's'.t pegs. "a tent stuck ~ three
t''co- - .'ppur' he roof. and cords
-'.sr '.' ti.ht time comes these canvas
81 aras are huitonod tnge'her. The peg
su"k ia ~" ground. aud the sticks joined
ny 60 'prm ~" rdg" pol" Then when
unuptc ~ zen pieces have been deducted
Cr n1i GERS rHI uuu-coms, the men creep
int ~ra' t. left and sleep PACKED Ink" sar-
dimes. lIu- this tGlt system ~ elastic.
Two men c,u form shelter. ~ an entire
npmpanv may urte their sections
The huir ~ revc,llr Varies between
n.trigr' and , ~ 'i" 30 irg N there
j. .ns ~" rpS, maut v' ii iis coffee
nut e mot cv.,N nan munvh"s has bit II
-clN 81 zprut cup'"utedl" and marches IN.
Staging = encouraged, for the men who
sing en- the march can 60 further and fight
better 'hpn those who 10 not.
~ - wonderful 10 watch one - theAe
born snldleT on the msrri. 80 extensive
i, his equipment. In ia''. II ia only hv ir-
gr-ea be- can bear the STRAIN, for # "a raw
rrcrn.t pat on fun equipment lac would drop
in AZ hour. Here are some 81 the items:
4 heavy rifle and hayonet; water hottie.
haversack. pouches and meas tin; big hairy
knap~ack carrying light boots. cleaning
things brushes, spare mderclOthing,
trousers. tunic. cap aud o,hor triilos. over
coat tent pieces. pegs, wood for cooking,
bread. ammunition. spade for intrcnching.
collapsible water bucket. piokaxe, heavy
leather hsimct. q thick uniform and heavy
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FRANCES ALPINE SOLDIERS
DRIII or MEN t\D a. \>N fHE
NO. MANS.
Sprclaii, Organi Jr,I Ba,iaiio's ,.uar,i the
Western Eroniicr -;!un> and supplies
sarri,si on Muirback- titc ~ Hardship
nm, Peril Uogs ~ carr, Despatch 90.

The most picturesque group ia the French
army ~ the Alpine Chasscurs who guard
a section or "a" eastern frontier. Their
service adds 10 the ordinary hardships
and pcrils ~ the soldiers life the hazards
~ mountaineering.
There are several Thousand of them,
recruited in the valleys at the foot OF
Mont Blanc and all along the Swiss border
They are organized in groups Of ak com
names of $50 men each. There are infantry
hattuliuns aud batteries OF artillery. Thou
Sands Cf mules are used Ia transport the
guns. ammunition ANA camp material.
The Alpine soldiers wear u special uni
form. For the artillerisls the distinct ion
il in a short tight fitting Jacket: for The in
fantry in u pcajacket with turned back
collar and Cufs.
All wear cloth caps closely resembling
the Scotch Glrngarry bonnet, hpbnailed
shoes and lrggings, The artillerists are
picked zen or powerful frame; the infantry
soldiers are short, Ihickset fellows Of great
endurance and hardihood.
The ordinary French private carries
a weight exceeding Rfty-sN pounds when
ON the line Of march. TO this the Alpine
chasseur, though he hardly over treads a
IlllP III ItNtI EIN'lliit wv -" N'aN'
and a tent cloth weighing together nearly
five pounds.
Carrying this weight h" climbs noun
tains ~ the rate Of about i.WD feet AN
hour tie goes downhill at double that
rate. An ordinary days march will lead
a company or a group over a pass 6,U0 feet
above the starting point 10 u final halt
J0 feet down ON ~" other side.
There il no place that the infantry 10 that
the artillery do tot follow, Ter gum ~"
ro, kclnn muir back ~ are the cairiagts
Sometimes conditions aIe encountered
when evcn the mules are untitled for tie
,1sk muus"h on them Then the men
unload their packs. the guns are put On
the carriages and the carriages on wheels.
Ropes are attached and the men do h
the mules could not.
During the summer months the Alpine
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IN MARTY KEESE'S YOUTH
Nos OT THE uOLINTEER FIRE
LADIES GLOR,.
The Nticmpt Ia Rescue The Great Nhlie
Whale When Barnum's Museum Burned
air, aud ROwd,ism Helped
~ Uring ~ the PAID Fire Department.

Il VAS lots uf fun. Marty Reese says.
g. watch the negroes dane" for the firemen
around Catherine Market lust nbout s,Inup
IN the DAYS Of old New York. Ihey ianoed
aTtiy because the volunteer tiremen,
willie waiting for their ~faYorite Gshmongers
4" open their stalls AZ that breakfast might
10 purchased. ordered the negroes TO dance;
and they danced ! arilv because they loved
their ART: hut most of all they danced To NV
IT, win rri2es of long strings Of shiny cells
The only reason Marty Reese remembers
those dancing contests nj daybreak around
III" old market is ecause they had 10 do
with tho volunteer tiremen. Loungers
ErOund' tho civ Hail lobby long ago Csti-
mated thai II all the glowing language that
Narty has delivered about tho volunteer
fire la1d,"s was placed in "a single line II
would reach almost all The way from the
'Itv Hall 10 an honest Alderman. II was
oven more beautiful a thing to be a fireman
n III" old DAYS. Marty says. than II Ia now
erd that i saving a great deal. az any u
Who Knows Nauhattau's opinion of her
resent day laddies must realize.
I'"os a fireman have 10 buckle in 10 try
4" rescue n live whale from "A burning build
ing in he heart Of New York today Marty
wants 10 know, Pulling a modern piano
orastecn ton safe from the flames is child's
lay VIXEN 'cnl AIRED TO roscuing "A whale.
carry ny n ly" seal out Of the same building
wherein the whalc VAS sizzling 10 a ffa22le
was bad enough. esq ecially when the seal
while icing carried head downwarl in
sisted uTon nipping the enr Of IN" fireman
neNt in line But 10 rescue q whalg'
IT was q white whale and il lived within
great tank in Barnum's Museum until
on" ho' day in July II III" whale. Will"
watching the sweating crowds that had
come I" the museum to watch the Whale,
vas filed AZ any tim" during that July day
with sinful cNultation hecause the throDSs
wcr" doing the sweating, here was but
another instance 81 the pride that Socth
eforp n tan
Tn" whitc whale fire was the laat ~ any
iuportanc" in which the volunteer firemen
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t' - 90 u"sa .H'' -'Ir"t' ''''.
Hspl1Fa tor poo 'r' I"s'iu's' '' ~ "nH
= t,'rIHuv 100 nh W' A'l 'rf
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rsrws '..' arms '1" Hs'' Fog" ''"'
Gu,If- lH' ''" '''tI" "' So 49, -
'Hct..l "'''le'"v rs 'e'' NO." % 'r'' 10
tn" w.r'h = september !"t ''' E,""
'nT. -'r. loon '''fi'''n 'h" ''''"
~'"r - W. E ." '" '"'.E
..s'l aIs s 2 n~ Cd" N'a''u~
September e. '.us'h 'r-.'' '' a'"'
climatic "ni,'"ns 'r' 'h'' n"-. Ih'"f''le.
ni s'"ui'dlv. be"n'i'' il-' "!.'r IN" crops
ave been hirvcs'"l ih" intending ARMIES
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top boots. Yet under this load the man n
often called on for thirty miles D day
When each regiment hslts at midday out
comes the GreNpod. AMI VA five minutes
there are scores " lul" d'es gcug few
minutes later the German sol hers patent
combination food \ nutritious mixture
~ msa' and vegetables combined winch
only n,eds heating - fna7iing u""rlv
az its Eau.
The General Siaf Will have divided 'hrir
forces into two armies Of almost equal
strength rnc side represents Germany,
and the other the foreign country with
which the empire is supposed 10 ne AZ war
Each il under the command Of a full General
and has lts own subsidiary General Niaif
When operations begin the armIrs may h.
separated 10y u hundred miles II rough
country. and he first oh Ieci of the Imposing
Generals IL to make a series az strategic
marches in such a wav ~ Ia obtain the
best position for actual lighting.
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,. =. o,,s,,,,ly m mntion Some
10y I,,,. s,,J,;na ,ba country
are uolhs Scout "",s ''"'' y y 1870
for lines along "hlcl an INVASION hhs"
he made and for strong defensive points.
o,b.rs are engaged in mimic warfare.
VI -" .Iara,inn ,h.t ,bev do moi
'"'' -, a.. 'T.o,v
attempt y company " w 800
second Chasseurs ot Alber'NIhe lhai' d
march IN Mont Bianc last year.
,lmos, every ,mportant expedition is
-. ii u.L,, ~ son. Kind
"''e"'r' "" p" y ,~, -. ,,la.
TN beceihuer ~ i"'' re'"" NV ""u''
a sergeant were cangh' IN an a'a'ah'he
They were IN three groups uhI'eu Nv rope'
,ha m,.s or NOW and dragged the Others
'ne "'"se " N""" w ,"'sn .,.,I,,
after them \ se'"hd 'ai 'o'nl~'''y
buried them. hut five men dug their way
on. This was on the Col d'Arrondez
neca,.I.r IA ,HI. an entire company
81 a., ILir,.on,b Battalion was crossing
~. ol,ciar or RaoInet i'm the valley ~
a'.reia nnd., Guidance of "A m%ountaineer
ns,hn,, awe nnon a tract OF regent snow
y Ia s,ona gave wny under them
.n m H. s.a,nsd ON the i,oint OF being
I"u.J -, !. nrerinire- when A hidden
r"cl. ridye stonned the moving mass and
,ncn anT unow and stones and ice were
hsa,eI nm i'm ,romiscuols confusion. Only
nna man was killed
All ,hrongh The season of field exer-
c;s.a he men slcep indiflerently in the
oncn mr. in the villages of the herdsmen in
me upper valleys. Rolled in their blankets
they do not teei INC coIu 700 mMc,l. Ihe
Ieht clo'hs are s'.t."iu IVY iss"nn
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I FIfkW IN t\\n ER> tRi. -
ibtck rnS Beliow ship Ia London Opens y
Commemorative E>hibiti0u

lnder the auspices Of the Dickens Feb
lowship "a Pickwick exhibition to celebrate
the seventeen anniversary Of the compile.
ton of the "Pickwick Papers" has beeu
opened in London.
The collection, as described in the Queen,
includes specimens of every known edition
Of "Pickwick"- English. American and
foreign, and translations among which
should he noted one of the first 40 copies Of
Part |. of the "Pickwick Papers" stated in
the catalogue Ia he "one Of the most pre-
cious items in the exhibition; n presents-
tion Copy to SERGEANT Talfourd Ito whom
"Pickwick" was dedicated). containing tho
follow ng autograph inscription by the
author: MIR. SERGEANT Talfourd. from his sim
cere friend and admirer. Charles Dickens
and al-o a very interesting letter from
Dickens To Talfourd written shortly before
the completion Of the book: q copy Of the
first American edition. dated 1897; a curious
German edition; and a copy. said to be a
great curio. Of an edition published in Van
Diemen's Land in 1899, with illustra-
ton after Phiz.'"
Among notable plagiaTisms. parodies.
&c. are an exceedingly fine copy Of the
Penny Pickwick." The POST humorous
Notes Of the Pickw ickian Club" edited by
"Bos." described IA "a very rare Dickens
item: "Pickwick in America" edited by
"Bos"; Pick wick Abroad. or the Tour In
France by George W. NJ. Reynolds. illus
trated by Alfred Crowquill; and -Pickwick
i'm India," stated To be zone Of the rarest
Of the numerous plagiarisins published
in 1870
OF plays. playbills. Jest books. song hooks.
political cartoons, CariCatures. &c., bearing
the names Of Pickwick. sam Weller. &c.
and Pickwickiana of every description. a
numerous and most amusing collection lie
exhibited. under the heading Of the latter
being a copy Of The Readings Of Mr.. Charles
Dickens, as Condensed by Himself " include
ing Mr.. Bob Sawycr's Party" Qrom Flick
wick"l.
An exhibit attracting peculiar attention.
il "A threefold screen, formerly belonging
10 Moses PickwiCk of Bath. and which stood
in the coaching Office Of the White Hart
Hotel of tina city. on which are painted
the rules and regulations relating 70 pas
sengers. fares. luggage, &c, laid down by
the proprietor. who. without doubt. supplied
Dickens with the name Of his immortal
work.
OF portraits Of the great novelist the most
interesting and valuable in the exhibition
IL the life size portrait in water color and
crayon, nv Samuel Laurence tls3s). show.
ing Dickens IA he's appeared at the IN
.Pickwick" made him famous. . .
SsN4sgs .is.sxR
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T,,m N, UuIufh NOrs- Trbun

ftTt ft I'HihiN ~ "S-f ith"h'
Ants are really very long lived, ,nn-tl,r-
iug thpir minutpucss. \ naturalist had NO
queens under observation for Zen N"ar~ bhi
one of Sir John luhho"k'> an WITS hN"d
into her tnpcuI h wear. Ants are very
tenacious Of life after severe injury. follON %
ing lo~4 of ~" entire abdomen they some
times live t,OW r"ks. aud IN one ease a head
less ant. carGlllly dpCHpItAtod by Hs', ptlC
surgery. iNrl nttN-pur days. UUrpsuirr
AM after being Submerged eight DAYS in
distilled water cam" 10 life upon hrIng dried.
50 that they Hrc practically proof against
droN riug They can live long periods with
out food. ~ one case the fast la-ked nearly
nine mod hs,
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",l Oh. y ..I.
OBJ. tr..,. H.r.
.t..f,. @ ..... Hf
a,'-rttu, puWur pr".uw 'f t" n
rti.s yth ~. I'tIrv ~ u%',,ho. - '""
inlan'ry di-'.-smR uulta,t u'.'I"n' '''
the ,1I.at- 10. ,..l r#I. 80 t'. '' r
r,l .pHi,,. ..a. 'nH H.H..- H' ..
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around vrr r. w.' |r d.. rs.' Of a
~ats hay. -'r'Iv p.ur..r"I fu,- r'-N
~rrr lie ut,f4r,uu 1910 b.. throat 90 q"
n" momDuI he a'ul'r. g"f n''" '".'h
tI. Emperor nu.- 49, ,rru-- .hn unlgu .rv
Iuti'sfcli m W.. ulg arou., n" 'nu ~.
mu,rw,p' 900 arN Iar' 90 'I' vi. t'''
c~-clrr> ~ - "p'rru ana 'itrl~n
y i.o ,lp-c 81 each day. "p"ratioh- 90"
kul-e summons hrs prin"iuil Officers
arount h,m AMI delivers 80 thrm a l'ctlf"
nu The l.~s,us aui Warnings 20 h" game
from the iaV's rNp"'I"n'" Mistakes are
mr-c,cs~lv eNpo-ri B., ~" imperial "\-
urrt. who ~eVpnuut- i]utrIctt" questions
of military strategy IN - way that reveals
"A complete mastc"y of the subject. More
over the Emperor speaks with c~otsI'rat'l"
oratorical charm IA hr~ military hom'Ii"s
ON the battlefield - krenly appreciated pN
the sttN officer
on certain or,as.nus however, when the
KAISER has had entire command Of an
army sc his own. he has suffered crushing
defeat. despite his absolute mastery OF
strategy aud tactics. This - mainly due
10 his love 6r>spectscular effect. On one
memorable occls.on in the Rhineland, when
the Emperor was in command of an army,
he suddenly found himself entirely sur
rounded bv u great opposing force una"
General Count Haesaler. and in real warfare
should have been entirely annihilated II
- sai,f that Gen. Haeseler's success, and the
embarrassing position IN which he put his
imperial master, has lei t" his being ~ MS
favor AT court ever since
The German Emperor knows perfectly
well what the conditions OF modern waifar"
are. and how vastly they differ from those
of old. And yet the rigid scientific lines OF
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BASEBALL FIELD DAY.

A strong wind somewhat inter-
fered with record-breaking. Mike
Mitchell, Cincinnati's right fielder,
won the fungo hitting, driving ball
413 feet SM inches. Mcintyre of
Brooklyn made All feet inch;
Walsh, Chicago Americans, 500 feet
1917 inches; overall, Chicago Ma
tionals, $50 feet 81 inches; Mccoy,
Mobile, $3.50 feet l y inches; Leiiield,
Pittsburg, 1922 feet inches.
George Gibson, Pittsburg's catch
or, won the accurate throwing con-
test, his thrown ball striking fairly
on the target at the second base;
Catcher Mclean OF Cincinnati
grazod the target. Elimination con
tests were necessary to decide tho
beating a bunt" contest. Eleven
contestants had entered. Six of
these were eliminated on the first
trial, when Higgins of Cincinnati
and d. Hoffman of the New York
American, Maloney of Brooklyn,
Leach of Pittsburg and Thoney of
Toronto each reached first base in
2-5 seconds.
On the second trial Thoney of To-
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the responsibility. They want to
pass everything up to the captain.
Players of this caliber will never set
the world ailre, and be known as
beady ball players. Batters should
be wide awake. To hit the ball safe
~ is not the only thing in baseball.
The thing of prime Importance is to
make the runs and win games.
That's the candy. Really, | think
publishing batting averages does
more harm than good. Too many
players like to see that 800 mark
after their names. A 800 hitter is
all right If he will play inside base
ball, but If he won't give a 800 hit
ter who will, and we will win more
games. have seen, and so have
YOU, a team of sluggers beaten out by
team that didn't hit within 40 per
cent of 1t, and why? Simply one was
playing for averages and the other
playing inside baseball all the time,
making every hit or every base on
balls or every hit by the pitcher
count for something"