Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23
LEAGUERS TO HUNT IN MEXICO
They Will Follow Plan Of Bridwell to
Keep in Trim.
GOING AFTER WILD TURKEYS
stark, GrIsgu ana Mitchell VIII
shoulder Guns ne End of the
season aud Hike Across
Horder.


NEW YORK. July 22A-If beneficial re-
suits accrue as they did when "Ai" Bird
well OF the Giants spent his winters In
hnntlng 70 maintain physical strength. the
fature holds much in store for three PROM
lsing young major league players. The
men are dolly" Stark of the Brooklyn
Rational league club. Arthur Griggs and
willie" Mitchell. members Of the Cleve-
land American league team.
Bridwelrs experience may have some
thing to do with the proposed trip of the
three players II stark. Griggs and
Mitchell play better In the season of 1872
fans" can attribute their work to the
outdoor life which. they will lead In Mexico
this coming winter shooting wild turkey
and quail, and graphing with bears, II
there are any As soon as the major league
seasons are over Stark, GTtRSs and
Mitchell are to go to San Antonio, a city
in which all three began their early pro-
fessional experiences. There they will be
Joined by George o. Leidy. manager Of the
San Antonio team. who has been engaged
in minor league base ball for more than
ten years. and by a few members OF the
San Antonio CTex) league nine.
An old wagon will be secured, packed
with provisions and armament and the
winters trip will begin. For five months
the boys will rough it in the open, breath
ing in the fresh air.
Brooklyn fans" have taken kindly to
starks. lie is ambitious always hustiing,
and in time he should make an excellent
shortstop for the team The future for
stark is one OF great possibilities as 1t is
for every youngster who tries to break In
with a major league club which needs a
strong. reliable shortstop. II Stark takes
the best of care of himself a place for ten
or more seasons to come is awaiting him.
Should he develop as fast as he gives
indications at times OF doing he should
make one Of the best shortstops Brooklyn
has ever had. If he succeeds In playing the
important infield position with certainty
II will be unnecessary for Brooklyn to try
out two or three different men for the
next several seasons.
only one fault has been found with Stark
this year. That is his batting. In the
early part of the season he seldom hit a
ball out of the infield, but just before he
was forced to retire few weeks ago, on
account of injuries, he was batting hard.
There was a reason for Starks weak hit
ting Cigar smoke irritated his eyes and
for a long time he was unable to see a
curve ball well.
His position at the plate Is one OF as
surance. He does not take a long grip on
the bat, but a medium hold, and when the
ball comes toward him his eyes and bat
work in unison He steps into the ball with
determination and il when he gets back in
the game he doesn't hit better than he
did before he was sent to the hospital 1t
will be a surprise.
Stark says that he has learned his lesson
about smoking. He thought some of the
old men were handing him hot air. when
they told him that smoking would affect
his eyesight Year before last Stark batted
over the 800 mark. Last season his eyes
were so bad that he hit at only a $50 clip.
This spring, when the Superbas were in
Asheville he gave up smoking and since
has noted wonderful improvement in his
vision
Stark was not born in Memphis, Tenn,
his present home. None other than the
village of Starkville was the one In which
he first saw the light of day. The town
was named after one of his forefathers
but which one Stark confesses he doesn't
remember. He says the south is full Of
Starks, the name being as popular as
Smith or Jones In the north.