The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-03

games and people begin to say: 'WhatsI the matter with old Larry? Not a hit in three days Pm hitting the ball just as hard but luck is against me, that's ell. The next day I go up and peg it, and some one out in the field runs under it too far and I get around to second. and then everybody says, Old Larry gotl his batting eye back again. 1"
 That Fred Clarke's four assists in :. game with the Philadelphia club was al record broken is disputed by Frederick Taught of the City of Brotherly Love. Discussing the matter he says:
 Nearly 20 years ago right fielder on the Cincinnati team-I think his name was Wright-beat that by two, if not three. and the beauty of 1t was that every assist he made cut off base hit The Reds were playing the Phillies here. There was tremendous crowd, neces- stating the stretching of the ropes tol accommodate the overflow in the outfeld. They did not carry the ropes so nearl the right field wall in those days.
 Wright seemed to be a pretty sharp fielder, and had a good arm. Instead| of playing in the turf, where the right fielder usually played, he measured his distance so that he could back and get any ball that did not actually go intol the crowd. This brought him equi-distantI
  files that went to his territory were eitherl outs or two-base hits. but whenever al grounder went out his way there was nothing to 1t. He really played right shortstop, and he nailed either six or| seven men at first on what would have been base hits ordinarily"
 A number of the eastern and western admirers of Leonard Cole, the young pitcher of the Cubs, wonder if he can stand the work in the proposed worlds series. It is contended that the thought of the importance of the contests and facing a team like the Athletics before an immense crowd of probably 3O,0O0 per- sons, would upset him.
 Cole was asked if he thought he would be able to pitch with the coolness that he had shown up to date, and his answer was:
 1T do not see where there's any diff ference in pitching in a worlds series. Of course, the result is of more import ance, but that should not make any difference with a twirler. Perhaps I will be more cautious. as I have not seen any of the Aetheltic batters, and have not the least idea how they hit I pitch to win in every game, and I would do the same In worlds series game.''
 Lawrence Sutton, the scout for the Brooklyn team, will early next year tour the country to look over young players who niay be available for the club. He plans to start out from the Pacific coast. He believes that there are many good men in the leagues out there, and that 1t is the best field for recruits Sutton regards this years crop of young ball players as whole as about the poorest he has seen in long timel There are very few of the men ripe for major league company. He has his eye on sev- eral, however whom he thinks are full of promise.
 One hundred and ten men have reported at West Point for football practice. This Is the largest squad that has come out at the beginning of the season in years. lain's at full are the only vacant posi- tons. As heretofore, the army coach ing will be done by army men and head Coach H. M. NeIlis is well reinforced with such men as Captain Beachman, Lieutenant Philoon, captain of West Point in 1908; Dan Pullen, last years cap tain; Gable. army star halfback of 1908; T. W. Hammond, 1905, and Zell Stillwell. Cooper and others stationed at West Point
 Basebalrs list of fatalities is growing steadily. The latest fatal accident oc- cured in Washington. Struck on the temple with. a baseball thrown by his elder brother. while practicing for game sdNkrs Wendell Hoge, 12 years old. was aifzes iHzsaA1lg He'd.