The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-13
SPORTS
EVfRS GREATEST
Of BALL PLAYERS
.(By Tim Murname. Sporting Editor
inn Globe

.(By Tim Murname. Sporting Editor.
ton Globe.)
One great all-round ball player Will
make a bail team. as Cobb has De-
troit. Wagner, Pittsburg. OF Mathew
san New York. but. where can you
find these men?
heard quite an argument between
q lot OF crack ball players at NC
Graw's place in New York during the
big meeting about who was the most
valuable ball player in the country TO
team, and II finally sifted down
10 Wagner OF Pittsburg. Eyers Of Chi
cngo, and Cobb OF Detroit
Hugh Jennings figured that Ty Cobb
Was the most valuable man in the
country 10 a team.
He Is a remarkable all-round bats
nan, who can beat out bunts and then
clean up the bases with long drive,
and the greatest run gctter OF the
age. always in condition and fighter
from start TO finish" said Hugh
McGraw thought that Hans WaG-
ner was the most valuable man for a
team, rs he was a remarkable all
round batsman. run gettcr. always
in the game, and, placed In the In
field. full of inspiration. j.,
Hugh Duffy and Joe Kelly picked
Johnny Evers as the most valuable
man Tor ball team on the grounG
that he was a natural leader. as we'll
as a remarkable ail-round ball payer
Eyers' great knowledge of inside
hall. his quickness in taking advan-
tase OF his opponents weakness, gave
him the edge. In the way Duffy and
Kelly figured II out
William Kceler, Capt Anson. Tom
Mccarthy. Roger Bresnahan and Jack
Dunn took q hand In the tanning bee.
and while the general opinion seemed
10 give Wagner the best of 1t, the fine
line of dope put by Duffy and Kelly
forced the gathering TO admit that Ev-
ers was a candy Kid Evers sat back
with a friend and enjoyed the COM
parsons,
II was the general impression OF
this congress of baseball talent that
Evers was about the only prominent
member of the great Chicago Cub
team that had not reached the height
OF his work on the ball field,
All the players Of the once invinc-
ible team were slowing up, some
growing tired and Indifferent as a
result Of remaining too long In one
city, where the public has grown care
less unless the team is always In the
lead
It's the leader this year that counts
In baseball and not the champions
OF one year ago. The fact Is, there Is
too much expected OF the average ball
player, and now that the National
League has decided to play a sched-
,,la NJ 16Q rnnea Is will he moro
difficult than ever to keep the boys
keyed up from start to finish.
Jimmy Collins the famous old Bos-
ton player, was with the Minneapolis
club last season in the American as
sociation, and has told me that the
one unpleasant feature in that league
was tho large number of games
played. 1853.
Before the season was two'thirds
over said Collins. many Of tho play
ers we're tired out especially the
pitchers. and l heard nothing but
complaints from the players. who felt
they were being overworked
To do their best ball playing the
boys must have an appetite for each
game. II overworkcd they lose the
dash and staying powers necessary
10 give the public fair run for It's
money, and in time the attendance is
bound to fall off. Champagne without
bubbles is tame stuff. Baseball games
without ginger are worse,
You can overwork ball players, not
the ones who save their salary wings,
bIt the willing fellow who is out for
every game. bent on landing the mon
cN.