The San Francisco call., 1910-03-22

The ideal ball player is usually un-
der > feet Il, and when you find good
ran over feet high, outside OF the
hoEmen, you have picked up a rare
specimen. Catchers and first basemen
md Il an advantage TO have me
reach. but they must also be quick on
their feet and be supple enough 70
pick up difficult grounders and get the
bali around the infleid. Big men are
seldom used outside Of the battery
work unless they are exceptionally fine
batsmen. Few are base runners. and
seldom one anos man who can 90
anything but straig ghtaway hitting
the country has produced was Bill
Lanee who could hit. bunt. run bases
and field like a house afire- What
would some big club give now for
man ike Bill" Lange?
The first appearance in practice
work OF Christy Mathewson at Dallas
brought out a banner attendance The
southerners read so much OF the won
derful slab artist that they turned out
in large numbers 10 see him perform.
The Dallas club had but little success
with the big fellows offerings.
some Of the eastern fight critics are
saying that Ketchel is in fear Of Frank
Klaus. They are probably mista ken.
as the Nlichigander has fully realized
what condition he IS in and figures
that il would be poor policy to tackle
the PittsbUrg middle weight without
being ready ketehel allowed nlmselI issld
10 get out Of shape and IL viii take
considerable training before he can
get back to his old form.
New York. Boston and Philadelphia
yachtsmen are directly Interested IN
the announcement made by the East
ern yacht club that II has accepted an
invitation OF the Kaiserlicher yacht
club Of Kiel to send a team OF three
American sender class boats to kiel in
1911 70 engage in an international race
against German boats in Kiel week.
The rowing clubs of Philadelphia
are after the services of Coach Daniel
J. Murphy, who has coached the Stan
Cal. cal several OF the leading rowing
clubs of the east are after the services
of the veteran adviser. He is not un-
known TO the PhiladelphIans, as he
delphia boat club about four seasons
ago.
Little Johnny Murphy, who was an
idol among the local fight fans, is in
a very -precarisus state at st. Joseph s
hospital, Silver City. y. NJ, where he
trouble. According to word received
from there Murphy was too far gone
before be went TO the southern insti-
tution TO hope for recovery
Leo aouck. an eastern feather weight
boxer. is being heralded by the eastern
fans as a conner; me pa nttie snS IeiiGw ns
wants to tackle Attell or any Of the
other crack feathers
Tom o'Day. president of the Mission
club reports that the moving pictures
Of the Wolgsst-Nelson fight are going
bie in the east There are five or six
sets Of films on the road.
The money which viii be hung up for
harness horses this
wear will amount TO more than slOo. .OOO.
Following are the big stakes and their
values: Kentucky Futurity stake, S2l,-
600: Stallion Representative stake, sl5.-
0a0; Nafron stake. $4,000; The Horse
man stake, $4,000; The Horse Review
stake sII. 900: The Western Horseman
stake, 10000; the Horse World stake,
$500: Kentucky Stock Farm stake,
5000; Horse Journal stake (haif mile
track. $1,000.
Charley Murphy. president of the
Cubs. says that Pittsburg VIII not be
as strong this year as II was last, he he
team. but he does not care 70 make II
known. He declares ii will develop
itself before the season is over
Charles de Ryder, the well known
ref1snaan. announces that he will cam
naien on the Great Western circuit
during the coming a5; seaS2n; SON sn9 ne Hynee ne
~ The best known followers of harness
horses in California. He recently dis
posed Of carload of California horses
in Chicago.
Richard Croker. the former Tanmany
hoex. has a breeding establishment in
ireland He has two stations and IL
mares. Practically the whole stud is
the produce of the American mare
Rhoda By Hanover. which became