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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
IN TIE World OF SP0RTS
Lajoie, Cranford
and EbeYy

Despite the fact that IL is generally
acknowledged that Ty Cobb and Hans
Wagner are the kingpins of baseball
to-day, there is no denying that Lajoie
OF Cleveland, Evers OF Chicago and
Crawford OF Detroit compare faSorably
with those two great stars In all de-
partments of the game
There is no way, however, Of really
settling the question unless it comes 10
looking up the batting and fielding
records, and this method In itself does
not prove the true value Of a man to
his team. The batting and fielding
records do not show how many
times Lajoie, Crawford and Evers have
come up in pinch and batted in the
winning run or runs.
Lajoie is the star inheldor OF the
Cleveland Maps. He is a man who can
| field batted or thrown ball with more
ease and grace than any man known
to the national pastime.
Like Wagner, Lajoie overlooks no
bets. nor does he ever allow any grass
| to grow under his feet. But Laioie is
as smooth as the Dutchman is tenn
pestuous. Where Wagner hurls himself
at the ball like as If he will never have
another chance to make play, the
| Frenchman runs toward IL with the
grace of a gazelle. picks up the elusive
| sphere nonchalantly and throws his
man out with bewildering ease.
Lajoie was born on Sept. 3, 1875. in
| woonsocket, r. l., so he Is a French
man only by descent. As hoy he
played with amateur teams and at last
the eye of Charles Marston, president
of the Fall River club of the New Eng
land league fell upon him.
Now for word about Johnny Evers,
star second baseman OF the Chicago
Cubs. Evers was born in Troy, ~ y.
where he now owns a large wholesale
and retail shoe business.
Evers is to-day without exception
the brainiest man in baseball Even
the much respected George Davis failed
to equal the pugnacious second sacker
in the display of headwork. His chief
stock in trade is brains. but that Is by
no means where his ability ends
Sam Crawford, while not laudsa quite
so strongly as his side pard Cobb.
plays just as good a game day in and
day out as does the speedy Tyrus-less
spectacularly perhaps, but equally as
effective. "a.
He is an excellent Judge of batters
and knows how to play for any slug.
ger in the American league. Sam IL
second to Fielder Jones in this respect.
Furthermore, when Crawford once gets
his hands on ball It is caught. &
Crawford. however, excels In bat
ting. He is batter that rarely hits
out infeld taps (Which, by the way. is
a speciality Of Cobb's), and when he
makes a single IT is almost certainty
that he hits the ball on the nose out Of
the diamond. BY this 1t is not meant
that Sam Is slow. Far be It from
. such. For a heavy man Crawford Is
about as light and shifty on his feet al
there is in the big leagues to-day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
When Cyclists Cant Resist

1t Is bad policy for man training
to become a professional cycllst to do
unnecessary "scorching" whenever he
Is antagonized one might say, into 1t.
Usually II happens that while spin
ming along easily on the road along
comes an old boy, sitting erect in exact
catalogue position, his whiskers stream
ing out to one side like a spinnalter In
a stiff breeze. lie cannot resist the
temptation to let it out just a notch
and go past, and because he succeeds
he feels younger for IT, That's all
right; nobody minds the old boy. Sew
eral more pass, but as they don't ap-
pear to be showing off that's all right,
too.
But what's this? Somebody hears
the grind of a swiftly moving chain
and the ever-alert riders look under
their arms to the rear. A pair of long
fiercely-low handle bars, huge humr
on the riders back, a striped Jersey
cap to match and as he draws nearer
the whites of his cyes-that's all that
can be seen against a cloud of dust ir
the background. He tears up and
whisks past at clip that seems terrific
to the slowly moving racing men--bu
not for long. Up goes a hump and on
goes a sprinter in hot pursuit.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
BY An inner

center field and watched Nick pitch
shutout on his nerve. 1t was my GUS
tom to select three or four players
whom | thought ought to warm up, and
while they were pitching preliminary
to the game watch them in action
Frequently Nick would be about due
that is, 1t would be his turn, and to
save his life he couldn't show me much
more than a tricky delivery or fake
dope ball or something along that or
der.
"If asked Nick how he felt he would
say, Fine Many times | allowed him
to enter the game, wondering how in
the world he would get away with II.
But never in my life did / SEQ Nick
feascd. II was generally the other way.
He had half t.c batters he faced buff
faioed with a smile of confidence and
clever motion.
81 do not mean that Altrock hadn't
the curves, however Why, he has one
of the best and quickest breaking drop
balls in the business to-day. But
where Nick shines is in his abundant
display of nerve, and nerve counts a
whole lot in baseball to-day"
Nerve has won more baseball games
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
Hdbice to Young Baseball Players

than tnc average fan believes. Many
batter has been famed by pitcher
who does the unexpected, especially In
a trying situation.
For instance there is man on sec
ond and third, two outs, two strikes
and no balls on the batter. Naturally
the man at tho plate is expecting to be
worked" with wide curve or a high
one close in. He is almost certain 1t
is going to be a ball, for the accepted
belief is that a pitcher should make a
man bite" on a bad one in a case such
al this If possible.
Now the pitcher knows the frame OF
mind the batter is in. There is where
nervy twirler can show his worth
but he is taking a big chance. Time
after time Altrock has done the uneX-
| pcctod by putting the ball directly oveu
| tho center of. tho pan for the third
strike, catching the batter, who was
expecting a wide one, asleep.
To pitchers who are ambitious &c
some day break in the big leagues
wish to emphasize the fact that in my
estimation nerve and headwork are
| guide posts along the path to baseball
| fame.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
HorSemen Are Pleased

Needless to say, New York horsemen,
as elsewhere, were pleased with the
failure of the effort to pass a bin
which would effectually stop the sport
in Canada, as the Miller bill would
have done had 1t been successful They
were not only pleased, but surprised, to
see the bill beaten in the house of com
mons. 1t was fully expected to pass
there, but the horsemen were conf
dent II would be killed in the upper
house Some of the racetrack peo-
Pile in Canada did not share this conf
dence.
Panic-strlcken at the thought that
the investments they had made would
be ruined by the antagonistic legisla
tion, and sure, from the fact that the
committee, after long investigation,
reported IN favor of the passage of
the bill that 1t would become a law,
the racing people made an effort to
compromise, and wanted to accept an
amendment which would have cut the
racing days to so small number few
American owners would have regarded
II as worth while shipping their horses
across the border; but the advocates
of the bill confident they could win,
refused to accept the amendment.
Then the bill was brought to a vote
and beaten.
The result of the ballot was due to
considerable extent to the argument
OF the minister OF justice, who re-
| ferred to the bill as Yankee stat
ute" and said II was either incoherent
or went so far as to prohibit the
smallest wagers between individuals
He said: ut would not only affect the
race course, but, II would also make
IL crime to play bridge, or even
checkers, II cigar was at stake
Where is this thing going to end?
believe the day is not far distant when
these influences behind the Miller bill
will demand a criminal statute against
card playing, dancing or any Other
form of amusement which some people
may regard as sinful
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
-EersceP 0icego

exhibition. I mean to deliver the goods
the way have been doing and to pin
zbyszko to the mat in two straight
falls"
Gotch will be trained from now on
by Farmer" Burns, who has helped
the champion condition himself for
nearly all the big battles he ever en-
gagged in. Burns is in great shape him
self, having spent several weeks at the
training camp OF Jim Jeffries at Row
ardennan.
Zbyszko, on the other hand, needs 10
training, for he has been defeating men
right and left for the last few months.
That the big Pole is in great shape is
evidenced by the easy manner I'm which
he dsposes of some of the best men
known to the wrestling world. He has
| innumerable admirers in Chicago and
| because of this reason 1t Is believed at
the present writing that the odds on
= the big match will be about even.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20

Nerve Is one OF the best qualities
pitcher, or, in fact, player in any
position, can possess. 1t is absolutely
essential in the major leagues to-day,
for without II man can never shine
or even hold his own with the other
men on the club.
The Minneapolis club of the Amcri-
can association has one pitcher who
has more nerve than government
mule and who can put II to a good ad-
vantage whenever the occasion de-
mands. That distinguished parsonage
is none other than the illustrious
Handsome Nick" Altrock, the man
who Is said to be the homeliest man
known to the sporting world, but who
took exception to taking the beauty
honors away from kid" Broad. the
pugilist.
When Nick was with Chicago in the
American league he was star chiefly
because he had plenty of nerve. Field
er Jones, eX- manager Of the White Sox
In speaking of the tricky southpaw, at
tributed the success of Altrock to nerve
just as much as to his curves or speed
| said Jones:
MANY games have stood out ir
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
Biddie Talks of Scrap

A. ]. Biddle, Philadelphias million
aire society boxer, is probably one of
the most enthusiastic followers OF the
ring to-day and can be found seated at
the ringslde at almost any fight Of
consequence in the country. Biddle Is
close student of the game, being
something of fighter himself. and
knows more about the fine points than
many fighters of note. He is coptem-
plating making trip to the west to
see the Jeffries-Johnson fight IN July.
There is no reason In the world why
this ought not to be a great fight" said
Mr.. Biddle recently. Both men are
strong and willing boxers and for this
one reason an interesting scrap, is in
sured. Just who will win the battle Is
hard to tell, but in my estimation the
winner will have to wade through at
least twenty-five rounds of strenuous
lighting.
"The natures of the two men will have
great deal to do with the result 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
Motor Boar Racing Popular

To-day there are fully 175,00O motor
boats in this country, ranging in size
from the tiny skiff, intended for fishing
or pleasure on rivers, to the 130-foot
cruiser, costing perhaps $4,000, and
capable of keeping at sea under almost
any condition likely to be encountered
in the yachting season,
Then there are the racers, built sole
ly for eating up miles in the short
est possible space of time. Boats OF
this class cost considerable money in
higher powers and are beyond the
reach of amateurs. Take the Dixie H.,
for example. This craft is forty feet
long and has made thirty-seven miles
an hour.
Big things are promised In the way
of contests for motor boats the com
ing season. Nearly every club of prom
inence has arranged events which will
command attention of devoteos of the
sport, both in the United States and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
G0fch or ZbySzkO /?

wrestling fans all over the country
arc to-day much wrought up over the
coming match between Frank Gotch,
the champion of the world, and Zbyss-
ko. the giant Pole.
May 30 Is the date scheduled for the
big contest and great crowds are ex-
pected to throng into the Chicago Ath-
letic association hall. where the affair
will be pulled off. Both wrestlers are IN
excellent condition and the odds will be
almost even. Gotch u possible slight
favorite.
II will be In great shape for this
match" said Gotch. "As this is the
last big contest 1 will ever enter.
want to be In the best possible condi-
tion and am more than anxious to
make a good showing BY good show
ing do not mean giving a creditable
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
AHfO fOr Besf Batter

This is to notify all major league play
crs that a Detroit company has offered
through the national commission mo-
tor car to the champion batsman of the
National and American leagues for the
season of 1910. The winner will be
given the privilege of selecting any
particular type he might want-that is
to say, touring car, a pony tonneau,
or roadster-and full equipment. The
conditions under which the award will
be made are as follows:
l. Every payer 10 be eligible must be
member of one of the clubs of either
the National or American league.
q The batting average of each play
er for the season of 1910 shall be the
only thing taken into consideration.
The player having the highest average
In either league to be awarded the
prize. The following stipulations to
govern
(a) II a player Is an inflelder or an
outtielder, he must be credited with not
less than $50 times at bat during the
season.
(b) If the player is a catcher he must
be credited with $50 times at bat dur
ing the season.
(c) If the player is a pitcher he must
be credited with 100 times at bat DUR
ing the season.
3. Players who are at bat less than
the number of times above designated
shall not be considered In the award OF
the prize.
T. A player playing more than one
position on any team shall be credited
by the Joint times at bat under all po.
sitions that he plays.
5. The awarding of the prize of tn,
winner will, II possible, be made during
the playing of the worlds champion.
ship series in the fall of 1910. M
| Il. B, JOHNSON,
II, j. LYNCH,
AUGUST HERMANN,
| National Commission.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
Gossip of the Diamond

An electric score board $50 feet long
Is in use on the Chicago National
grounds,
"Clarke's men are not chcsty," says "A
Pittsburg paper. Wagner is, and shoul-
derry.
Pitcher Leideld of the Pirates has a
brother, also southpaw, pitching for
Keokuk in the Northern association.
The Brooklyn club has released Jake
Bakely to the Houston club of the
Texas league.
The Pittsburg club has sold Catcher
Eddie Bridges to the Montreal (East-
ern league) club.
With President Lynchs eagle eye
upon them, the National league UNI
pires are moro strict than ever.
Catcher Erwin of Brooklyn has the
honor of making the first home run OF
the season in the senior league.
Vincent Campbell, the big and fast
ST. Louis player, has made a hit IL
Pittsburg as substitute outfielder.
outside of missing few trains and
getting lost now and then, Bugs" Ray
mond of the Giants is attending strict
ly TO business.
The 81. Louis clup mas turned fltcn-
ers Harry sullivan and Grover Lauder
milk over to the Springfield club of tho
|. l. l, league.
Outfielder Wheat OF Brooklyn batteC
.SO4 for twenty-sX games last year anC
his hitting so far this year indicate:
that he is no false alarm.
A Cincinnati councilman, Rober
OBrien, has introduced an ordlnanc,
in Cincinnati councils prohibiting th'
wearing of hats in the grand stand a
the Cincinnati ball park.
John Galligan, the new pitcher will
the 81. Louis Browns, owns fruit or
chards out in Iakota, MINI. He begaI
his professional career with Frank Sc
lees Pueblo team.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
Train Hard for Big Fishf

Don't bet on me until l flash the
word" is what Jack Johnson wired
friends on his arrival in the west In
preparation for the big fight July 4.
'Jeffries is in excellent condition and
will win sure" is the way Berger
speaks of Jeffries.
The propensity to gamble seems great
in human nature and the followers Of
pugiism, not being any stronger than
the majority of their fellow men, are
often fond of taking a chance picking
the winners of any proposed contest
II is, therefore. likely that there will
be considerable money wagered on the
proposed affair between Jim Jeffries
and Jack Johnson, scheduled for July 4.
Those who feel like placing bet are
| trying their best to get reliable infor-
nation regarding the contestants, for
even with the very best "dope" pro-
| durable 1t is hard to know Just what
| the result of any ring contest Will be,
as there are so many things having a
bearing on the outcome, even when the
bouts are on the level, and sometimes
they are not.
The sane way would be not to bet on
pugilistic affairs at all, but such ad-
vice would not be needed by the en-
thusiast. Between the press work
which is being done by the agents of
the two principals in the coming cham
pionship affair to boom II with the
suorling public and the efforts which
are of course being made to hide any
weakness of either man, II Is indeed
hard to get true line on them. The
admirers of Jeffries have felt all along
10 =
mer champion to be in good shape to
win in walk
The question has been, Can he get
into perfect condition, or anything like
it?" In other words, Can he come
back?" No one else has ever done so,
Is Jeffries the marvel of athletic his
tory? According to the press agents OF
the big white man, he has been getting
back to his old form with rapid strides
but II is just possible that the work
which the hired scribes are doing Is too
good.
One ssculiarity OF the Jeffries camp
is the fac SSat the champions man
ager wants 20 exclude all newspaper
men and have The Information regard
ing the preparation ~ the big Call
fornian sent out by IN et7cial press
agent, whose work woul0 W supervised
by the manager aforesaid,
1t was the idea to sell thiS aMcial
information to the papers and thus
make additional revenue for the yef
fries party, which was all we'll enough
in it's way, although It was entirely
new and unprecedented In connection
with a championship event. But sus
picious person might be inclined Il
think that the main purpose would bt
to keep real information regarding tht
doings in the camp from becoming
public. Sporting men inclined to be
on the Jeffries-J johnson match must
In making up their dope on the tive
fighters. not lose sight OF the fact tina
the greatest handicap the former hal
against him is the life he led during tn,
Ave years he had been out Of the ring
II Is announced on good authority tina
during that time Jeffries has becom,
an inveterate cigarette smoker. lie Il
reported to smoke from eight to ter
packs of the little coffin nails ever.
day
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
Golf Players Are Busy

May and July will be busy months
for golf enthusiasts. especially the
members of the Garden City Golf club,
who have arranged schedule of tour
naments which promises To attract
much attention in the eastern sporting
world The tournaments are as fol-
lows:
May 25 to 2s-Metropolltan Golf as
ISOLATION championship, Norris County
Golf club.
May 81 to June 4-Womon's Metro
politan championship, Montclair Golf
club.
June Q to New Jersey state cham
pionship, Essex County Country club.
(. June and 7--Women's intercity
matches for Griscom cup. Huntington
Valley Country club.
dune s and 9--Women's Eastern Golf
association championship, Huntington
Valley Country club.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
Tickets Are in Demand
abroad.

John j. Gleason, partner of TEX"
Rickard in promoting the Jeffries-
Johnson prize fight, said to-day that
while not a ticket had been sold for the
contest, which is to take place at EN-
eryvile, Cal. on July 4, demands for
reservations had been received from
many parts of the world.
1--WE have even request from China
for $50 seats" said Gleason, "and Hugh
McIntosh Is to bring big delegation
from Australia, A man in Macon, Ca,
has asked for seats for himself and wife,
1--WE have made arrangements with
railroads whereby passengers may pay
for their seats at the same time they
get their railroad tickets and their seat
coupons will be attached to their rail-
road tickets, We win have no trouble
In selling all the seats from IS to $50
each"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20
GOOD Players
s. at Colleges

with the baseball season once again
under way, the interesting and puz-
sling problem in college athletics be-
comes again prominent. II is well
Known that some of the colleges In the
country have entirely given up their
efforts Of prohibiting the playing of
summer baseball for money or its
equivalent by their students.
These colleges say that It is not
pra cticable to enforce the amateur
riiles with regard to this sport that
Il has been tried in the past and failed;
that It is better to come out squarely
And permit the students to play for
money under cerain restrictions than
10 prohibit IL and not be able to en-
force the prohibition. They also say
that the efforts toward control result
ina great deal of hypocrisy and falsi-
fyfng. with consequent greater in
Jury to the student body than the open
permission to the players to spend
their summer vacation in playing ball
for money.
HsColleges permit men who play on
professional teams during the summer
time to play In Intercollegiate contests
the. following spring, There are other
institutions which are endeayoring To
control this matter by allowing the
students to play summer baseball for
money, but not permitting them To
play afterward in intercollegiate con-
tests. In order to give them oppor-
tunity of playing baseball In the spring
special teams of ineligibles are formed
and these play with the intercollegiate
representatives, but do not take part
In int collegiate contests.
Mo- OF the colleges In the land are
endeavoring to apply the amateur rules
to college baseball as well as to other
forms Of sport. These institutions find
that 1t Is a most difficult problem in
intercollegiate athletics with which
they have to deal Very stringent rules
are necessary, and the temptations to
violate them are so great that many
students undoubtedly do so and then
conceal the fact.
The demand for good baseball play
ers is so great in this sport-lovinp
country that the problem is bound tc
continue to be most serious one
Many organizations are dealing with
the subject I'm most drastic manner
and have succeeded in applying anna
teur rules pretty thoroughly to sum.
mer baseball among the colleges ant
universities represented in their mem.
bership.
b s.
!. Manager McGraw of New Yorl
knows just which twenty-five players
he will retain after May 20. We hav,
a scoop on the fact that one of then
viii be Mathewson.
J, Business Manager Bancroft of Gin
cinnati has already booked the Detroi
team for spring series In Cincinnati
pext year, the agreed-upon dates beinl
April 80.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-20

his trainer. - |
is apparent Just at present that JEFF
fries is taking the matter of training
much more seriously than Johnson,
This is because the big fellow has. been
out of the game for so long, I suppose
'I do not think that Johnson Will
neglect himself, however. The fact Is,
the colored fighter does not need an
much training as Jeffries to conditi6ni
himself, and this will go a long way
in helping him win, as he will be less
subject to worry than Jeffrtes, But
mark my wsfSs, the man that defestA
Jeffries will haSs to fight. ana nshf
hard" ~ ->ta
The st. Louis club has turned Pitcher
Charles Pickett back 70 the Columbus
club.
Comlskey says Ty Cobb Is theaereataI
est player Of ell time. Then fWasnea
must be the greatest OF all tirpe and n
few seasons before that IN
Harry Salee, the suspended pitchsu,
of the Cardinals, was last week taksg@
to a ST. Lolils hospital to be treated 70
an attack u alcoholism. IA