The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-04-04
News of the Diamond.
Cincinnati, o., April 3, 1911.


Cincinnati, o., April 3, 1911.
These are the days when ball play.
ers are being put through he"sizing"
process by the various managers. This
Sizing" stunt consists of a sort of
mental following of the plan adopted
by the orange growers Of California,
who have chute arranged with holes
OF various sizes over which the oranges
are rolled, each size finoing it's par
ticular hole and Judgment in a bin de-
signed for it. The little fellows have
ben eliminated already. Now the work
is progressing on the men Of medium
ability, and pretty soon the most
promising players will ne "sized, I"
with the result that by the time the
season opens on April II. "a majority
of tie useless material will rave been
eliminated, so that salaries will be
paid only to those who really can earn
them. The Cincinnati club mas elimi-
mated some half dozen players already,
and within the next two weeks will
place several more On the market, re-
tanning extra men for experimental
purposes in the pitching department
only. Other big league teams are fol-
lowing this same course, with the re-
suit that much promising. though un-
developed talent is being turned back
to the minors for turtle, seasoning.
The interest in base ball is growing
by leaps and bounds in every civilized
community. is shown by the enormous
demand that is being made for reserv-
ed seats for the opening game in this
city. More than kren thousand appli.
cation are already in for reserved seats
and there are only about 5000 such
seats to be had. Of course, there will
be room for all who may come to this
game, to the number of rs, 900 or more.
but only 5000 of these may secure
their seats in advance. 1t has not been
long since crowd of $4,000 at an
opening game was considered record
breaker. Now rs, 900 are expected on
the inside. and several thousand on the
outside of the PARK when the first real
battle of the season takes place. And
what is true of Cincinnati in this re-
spect goes for every other city, town,
village and hamlet where base tball is
known. Itsure is the national game"
of America.
But the big outpOuring of fans, local
and interurban. so far as Cincinnati is
concerned, will occur on Sunday, April
l6, the date of the first Sudnday
cha mpionship game. and the first day
on which Sunday excursions will be
run into the city. The st. Louis Cardi.
nails will be the Reds opponents on
this occasion. and with their new line
up are likely to give the locals a
strenuous two hours. Of course, it is
not possible to say at this early date.
just what men Griffith will put on the
field for the lucals. but it is certain
that he will use as many of his new
men as he feels justified i'll sending in
to the game. Grant at third, Bates in
center, Esmond at short and Severoid
behind the bat being q quartette that
is pretty certain to perform. 1t is al.
so quite likely that Pitcher George
McQuillen will be on the mound that
day. giving the fans further opportun-
ity of pronouncing on the new uns.
The result of the white mans
hope" try-0ut in Oklahoma on Tuesday
should not cause any particular enthu-
siasm among fight TO flowers. Neither
of the participants is worth good bet
in the ring with really clever man,
so that the battle does not mean that
the winner is going to everlastingly
knock the tar off Jack johnson when
he meets him-if he ever does-in the
prize ring. Schreck has long since
ceased to be taken seriously in pugil-
istic circles because of his aversion to
training. while Morris. the much tout
ed white mans hope" at present is
to much of made to order scrapper
to carry much pugilistic weight. And
it's q safe bet that the only effect the
fight had upon Johnson was to make
him show those gold teeth in loud
''ha ha."
Unless there's a quick change i n
conditions. there will be no Gravesend,
Sheepshead Bay. Belmont Park. Aque-
duct, Saratoga or Jamaica Bay form
sheets in the dope" departments of
the daily papers this year. The
Jockey Club. under whose control rae
ing has been conducted in the East for
ten. these many years. has decided
that it will not take the chance of of
going to Jail. individually. this year.
by running races and laying itself
liable to some of the penalties which
state laws now inflict upon the promo
tiers of races. whether the offense be
committed by them or only within
their jurisdiction. This condition in
New York merely means that other
states where racing is permitted will
get the talent which formerly assemb-
led in the Empire State, with the
greatest play probably going to Cana
da.
C.. II. ZIIRER