The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-07

NV YORK. July 6.-A strange
world indeed, this little sphere
OF ours, and stranger still that
.rftlon OF It's inhabitants which raves
y months OF the year over our ma
|cosl pastime. Say one cold. cruel
1sff against "Rube" Marquard to
hyscitizen og Manhattan or envi-
ers and then get ready for punch
The eye. Whisper scandal
ninst the fair name of Fred Merkle
jon are contemplating suicide.
n brief spell back the enthusi-
~ who row worship AT the shrine
this grand pair were castiga ting
=rm with oaths and curses,
We Will deaf just now With Merk-
scsse. Marauard has been exploit
In these co10riDs heretofore; any
d his wonderful record With this
Ting is praise enough In HseN,
lrquard was failure for two sea-
y simply because during that time
tzd lost confidence In his ability.
<as never question of class with
He always packed the goods:
couldn't deliver them; that was
But with Merkle-ah, how dif-
mt Here is tribute paid him
sutiy by Tom Lynch. president of
National league;
fERKI.E.' said Lynch. II con-
W sider one OF the most wonder
'> ful men that ever broke into
'tfsl. He Is a man In every sense
'ls word His heart is az big
tht Of an OK. Otherwise he
'aant be in major league company
1's How many professional base
y Players do YOU think, could have
'd the pannIng and the roasting
ifis young fellow after he failed
iouch second base in tina; memo
as game Of 1903? I'll tell you.
~ one In ten, no; not one I'm fifty.
lou can not find many better
P' bssemen today than Merkle.
ff, Simply because he realized his
wake and decided to live It down
needs of worth. He didn't sulk.
didn't slouch. He held a high
and kept stiff upper lip. And
'ead Of worrying over that one
hlake az most fellows would have
lie prohted by his experience
lei IL stand as A warning His
ne Improved. He WAS far bet
h1 ~. I,nn N
~ FAR better stlll in 1910. This
ne Ia among the best in the
take my hat of TO MerkIe.
>s tie proper stuff. He'll be better
ln in 1919"
'em lynch comes pretty near TO
oNing what he's laiEing about he
ne ever exrresses himself 1T
'ery doubtful IL there rs a FIRST
''nah IN the game more valuable
fred Merkle, There arc flasher
Fefs. Hal Chase and Jake Dau-
~ possessing more natural advan-
~ N that they throw left handed,
~ a bit more graceful. perhaps.
us doubtful IL either has any
on the Giant AZ fielder.
love 10 not SNOWY. but he is
eHully cure and as expert In
r'ns plekups OF mean bouuders as
I'VE great Chase. lie covers as
sfound rs Hal. is AZ slillful a
runner and a more dangerous
ne is trifie less agile and
~ go 80 high for strong arm
nor "a he so deIterous with the
nsnd Yee Merkie Is the only
| mndsd first oaseman who can
up sacrifice hit play almost
anathSiy az either Chase or Dau-
/ ONE verEsd in baseball viii
4 aeny that Merkie rsuirs among
4 NE nrst three Of bassball's frst-
suafdlans. That is an honor
\ 'or youugster that the fans
4 uying to hound back to the
'our short summers ago. But
he vas unfortunate: simply the
J ~ VI circumstances. Had Mike
"A Arthur Devlin or tho great
n oeeh on first when Al BridwelI
~ out the clean single that
nase Won the game, little
IS. nave been thought of the vet
: oversight.
' that Il was recruit gave
rAsrs chance, Or " New
"s' won the plsy-cn with the
.h tney should. Merkle's lot
's' nave been 80 hard In 1909
'ee'er OF fact. both McGraw