The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-10
WAGNER MAKES a,oooTI HIT.

WAGNER MAKES 3,OO0TII HIT.
They slipped package to him and
said thnt he was in,
That he couldn't toss pebble with
that bum and knottcd I'm,
They said his legs were weary from
tho load they had to tote.
And they said he needed burying when
their stories hcme they wrote
They drew pictures of him hiding to
dodge the Reapcr's scythe.
AMI contrastcd him to-day with tho
days when he was 1.-the:
They said his youth had left him, he
was OH the back ward trek,
That his speed was in the discard, his
batting orbs a wreck.
oh. roor old IIonus Wagner. you're no
longer In your prlsle.
You can hit about .4S0. but at that
you're just shine,
You've been scvntccn long years at It,
good and healthy time,
But you've only made 5000 hits along
the battles line.
SO poor old Honus Wagner. with your
weak and worrying tired.
Well have TO say "A fond farewell. but
after were dead
We expect to read across the shore, In
whatever sheet they've got:
"Old Honus Wagner a. eighty four
knocked tho ball clean out the
lot"
TTonus Wagner yesterday nado his
3,000th hit I'm his seventeen years in
ever made by any ball player In tho
Same number of years. Pop Arson. so
say the unofficial records. Is the only
other player to reach that mark In the
lt,as .
tytwo years TO do 1t. The Flying
Dutchman may be all In. he may be
spawned and his arm may be Of lead,
hut he's still there with the big wal
lop.
rs VIC believed. the directors OF tho
Newport News baseball club have dc =.
mardcd OF President Boatwright that
proof of Mathcwss guilt or innocence
In connection with the alleged mis- ..
placing of second base, be furnished at
once. We have never held any other
opinion than that the men controlling
baseball in Newport News would be
the first TO want such a trick pun
ished, assuming that Mathews Is guilty
To hc guilty of the trick with which
Mathews stands charged IL worse than
unsportsmnnlil;c. It is absolutely be-
people will resent II as quickly as any
ono. should Il he proved. 1t is up to
President Boatwright and the sooner
he gets TO the bottom of the matter
tho better II will he for the Virginia
League. for Mathews. and for Newport
News.
We would momcntarily call your at
tcntion 10 the fact that two ! 70 o
games were perpctrated in this league
yesterday. proving that tho American
League has by no means a monopoly
IN this regard.
Mathews has a first hascman named
Foilcs and q second bascinan named
Troy Why not Foilcs OF Troy?
IT Erivcs us much. but Washington
slipped another notch yesterday
Which brings TO mind that old saw
which Is almost automatic In base
ball, that the player who kicks him
self out OF the game deserves double
punishment Clyde Milan had II run-in
with iIildcbrand In ST. Louis and was
benched The Senator'S. nghting for
first place. were denied the aid OF the
second best batter on the club. AS
Il result they looked foolish against
Il second division team and lost. The
place to do such kicking Is in the
office OF the president of tho league
No ball player ever yet came off with
honors in an argument with the um-
pire.
Ty Cobb went hitless in the game
between the Tigers and the Mack
men yesterday. but the Georgian got
into the box score with one of tho
runs scored by Detroit.
Joe Jackson Is once more In his
stride: In the last two days ne has
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