Evening journal., 1912-03-18

changed his mind.
The fact that the turkey trot' has
been barred by almost every dancing
academy in the country is not enough
10 keep the phoney" glide ont of base
BAH. No. indeed, for Jack Mattehws.
who votes in Bordentown and lives in
Trenton, gets up TO say that he can
make a baseball go through the
shameful shivers while cutting the air
ON its way 10 the batter Moreover,
Squire says that he is going to make
The Tri-Siate League batters blush
with shame, and honestly believes that
his strike-out record will be so far
ahead of former marks that no other
pitcher viii be able TO catch it with
dragnet Therefore il seems that
1ri-State baseball fans will have TO
stand for the trot
Matthews learned TO throw the "tur-
key trot" in a chicken yard down in
Bordcntown, with an oyster shell AS
son as he accomplished the feat with
a nickel Rocket he had the ball pat
ented
According to Matthews, the ball be-
gins its funny motions when about
half way to the batter. Then IL stops,
shivers until the covering threatens to
drop off, and finally goes into the
catchers mitt auf-cuddles up like two
dancers do on the final hug in the
original spell. Some ball this.
While on his feet, Matthews wants
TO state that he doesn't know whether
he'll sign with Bill COughlins Read
ing crowd or not Now that he has
the trot ball, Squire thinks that he
should have an extra slice Of money.
Jack is out for revenge this season,
for, he declares he has never had an
opportunity i'm Trenton to show its
worth There can't be any doubt about
Jack being a regular ball player, for
he admits himself that there are only
q couple Of Mathewson and
Johnson--who have a shade on him
as a finger
Matthew'S pitching. however, does
not let him out. He can play short
stop or any other infeld position. and
also field In the outer garden nearly
as well as he can pitch Some time
Jack is going to try and catch.
After being let out by Heckert last
season Matthews went down TO Rich
mond and pitched great ball, burn
ing the Virginia state League TO char
coal Anyway. that's what the Squire
claims he did,
Lee Meyers, who goes to Trenton
from the Syracuse, New York State
League club. will oppose Red" Owens
for the second base position. Meyers
IS said to be "a likely ball player, hav-
ing participated I'm 1874 games last
year with the Syracuse team. He field
ed 800.
Meyers. however, is said TO be weak
at the bat Therefore. II Owens hits
as he did last season. he will prob
ably be retained. Meyers should get
thorough try-out before he is let
so. for he IS a youngster and it is pos
eible 20 develop him. At any rate he
has some speed. according TO reports
and Il Is a cinch that few base run
ncrs would be welcomed here.
Manager Tamsett OF the Albany
club of the New York State League is
pickering with Johnny Dugan. who
wore a Trenton uniform last year.
Dugan was released by Hcckert at the
close of the 1911 season He came 20
this city toutod as "a world beater
but could not seem to get going.
u does not look much like Jake
Northrup. the Tri-State champion
twirler of last year. going TO the
Scranton. according TO reports. From
New Orleans. the camp of the Chi.
cago Cubs. comes word that NorthruI
''is a world boater'
Manager Jack Manning Of the White
Roses claims 10 have one of the hes
bunch of run-getters in the league
We heartily agree with Jack in thai
statement, but. To score a run thel
must get on the bag first and it takes
something 10 do that