Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
PORT STDER HAS REAL EDGE
Enjoys Quite an Advantage Over
the Right Hand Hitters.
YOUNG HORSES NOT INJURED
Golfers Of the UnIted states Double
In NunaBer-InvestmeB in
GOLF Courses r. Now
Enormous.
nv Franz q. MENKE.

~ fhANE Ns NAhNMhss
NEW YORK, Aug. S-There is q lot OF
weight In the argument OF the Federal
league sIuggers that separate averages
ought TO be kept for the left and right
hand batters, owing 10 the distinct ad-
vantage enjoyed by the left-handed bat
tiers.
II is pointed out that left-hanied
batter ought to hit from fifteen 20 forty
points ahead Of the right-handed batter
each season. because his position at the
plato gives him at least a two-yard edge
on the right-handed swinger. Two Yards
often is the difference between a hit and
an out
The rIght-handed man stands at the eff
side Of the plate. from the first base d.
rection When he swings the exertion
pulls his body farther away from the
plate and shifts him in the direction OF
third base. Then he must recover himself
from the swing, reverse his direction, and
race over the plate on his way 70 first.
with the port side clubber It's different
When he stands at the plate he Is a foot
or so nearer first base than home plate is
Itself. When he swings his body pulls
away from the plate and toward first
In running for first he does not have to
recover himself as does the right-handed
batter, but goes straight along In the
direction OF tine swing of his body.
IL lie pointed out that left-handed bat
ter ought 20 get at least twenty more
hits each season than a right-handed per-
son Of equal ability. simply because the
ieft-handed batter has TO travel about
two yards less than the right-handed bat
ter. This argument undoubtedly Ia truo
because there arc scores OF times each
season when players who have hunted or
driven grounders TO the infield are beaten
by stride.
Theory as Changed.
They've shot q lot OF holes this year
into the old theory that II Is dangerous
TO work q racing horse in his 4-year-old
form. The season still Is young. yet
more than a dozen trotters and PAGERS
that were foalcd In 1910 have gone to rec
ord marks this year, without any appar-
ept injury TO health.
| Lord Brussels went a mile In 2:09h early
in June on the Lexington track making
the first under 2:10 mark" for trotters
this year. He Is a 4-year-old. Peter
Pearl. 2:16h; Earlwood L., 2l5il, and
/ j. d. s., 2.iiM, are other trotters who
have done some fine work so far. and all
OF them win be good purse winners.
Single c., 4-year-old PAGER. leads that
class in record performance for the year.
This horse stepped three heats in 2;0sik,
2:OsK and 2:i0k In one OF the early De-
troit race meets. thereby hanging up a
record for A;year-old PAGERS. Since then
Single @ had been stepping around the
$40 mark and looks like one of the sea-
sons real sensations. Present Queen.
2.iih, and fIedger 2:l6it. also have per-
formed In creditable form.
The eyes OF the trotting world just
now are focused on william, a S-year-old
PAGER, who already has stepped mile In
2:05 Those who have seen him say he
will prove to be ever faster horse than
4 Dan Patch, 1;b5il. and that unless he suf-
fcrs some injury he win hang up new
records each year.
william, early in June. stepped mile
in 2:11%. taking II easy for the first half.
| going along In :0oA. and then showing a
wonderful burst OF speed that sent him
along for the last half in 100 and the last
quarter in s9M.
] The wonderful growth in the popularity
OF the goiflng game has started agita-
tions in practically every city OF size In
the United States for links in the public
parks Many Of the larger cities already
have one or two courses. Others will be
laid out this year and next, while in the
smaller cities II is certain that ct least
one course OF nine holes will be laid ou
by the city and be supported by th'
, municipality.
Golfers Double.
The golflng clan almost has doubled II
size in the last year, and II lie estimated
that there are now at least 100000 golf
: ers in the United States. The most On
{ thuslastic solfing persons declare that II
, five years more the greatest majority o
: the adult population of this country will
be playing golf during their odd moments
The investment In golf courses, clu
" houses and paraphernalla Is now esti
y mated at something like $685. 1900