The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

the turf he has never hit under. 800
until 1914. II
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8 OF MANY SAIEILITES.
That - going some and every
body Is praying that the old hero Of
: smokeyille will keep up his great
lick this season.
Since Wagner has been in the Biz
Show tlttre have been other siuE-
gers who have beaten him out OF
the hitting honors. but they did not
last.
They were Ed Deiehanty. CLAIR
ence Beaumont Jess Burkett, Billy
Keller .Cy Seymour and Sherwood
Magee and the only one OF these
who has lasted Is AIagee. the last
named, who was recently traded to
the Boston Braves. Ia
~ Ed Delahanty is dead ana gone;
Beaumont was released by the
Cubs and played with the Ameri-
can Association; Jess Burkett is In
the managerial ranks located at
Worcester Mass; Joe Kelly was
let out at Toronto; Billy Keeler
Is doing some little scout work for
the New York Giants; cy Seymour
wound up last season In q minor
CAPACITY with the same team.
It 10 certain that Cobb never
will be able to equal wagner's
great mark.
But the "F'1ying Dutchman. Is
great In another way. He doesn't
seem to have tho dash, the vim
and the energy Of such q great
shortstop as Joe Tinker, but all
these years, he has Demonstrated
that he Is Just as good a shortstop
as anybody, and us sensational
there as Cobb IS in the outfield.
The one reason for the overlook
Ing Of Wagner is that outhelders
perhaps have more chances for In
dividual work than a man playing
on the infieid and that Is why
cobb's speed makes him stand out.
Wagner owns q chicken farm at
Carnesie, Pa, where he Is q lead
ing citizen and politician, as well
as the idol Of the young ball play
ers, who hope some day to ably
I'LL the Pirates place on the dia-
lnond. He breeds ganlecocks, egg
producers and broilers by the pro-
cess Of nature. having no use for
incubators.
On his farm, also, are several
holes In the ground, from which oil
gusies forth to be turned into rev
eitne for the great shortstop.
II you have ever epjoyed your
self In the big leather. chairs of the
hotel lobby where the Pirates are
staying when on the road, and hap 8
pened to be there when the morn
ing mail is delivered, you might
have noticed that a bulky looking
letter was delivered'to Honus wag-
ner.
It Is always postmarked Carne-
gle. Pa, and is in the handwriting
Of q woman.
No, not the handwriting OF Mrs.
Wagner, but of Honus' private sec
rotary, and It is the daily report of
what the hens have done during
the previous twenty-four hours in
the way Of producing eggs OF. chick
ems, and how many Of them have
been sold and at what price.
PREPARES FOR CRUCIAL
SERIES WITH NEW YORK.
Needless 10 say the report also
contains the informal lion as to
whether ior snot the payment for
the goods has been received; If SO
whether by check xor. coin; or. IL
sold on credit, what time the pur-
chaser IS given in which to settle
his account 8...,.
Outside pf automobiles, Honus
thinks more OF his chicken farm
than anything else In the world.
Back in 1905. when the Giants
and Pirates were tightin git out
for first place in the league race.
and when q game meant the win
ming or losing Of ), the pennant.
Honus was called upon to do great
things with the stick.
About everything depended upon
him, as far as the Pirates were
concerned. and every inducement
was offered Honuss to swat the ball
when. the swat was needed,
Iron Man" McGinnity, now with
the Northwestern League. was due
to pitch the first game for the
Giants. and he had been holding the
batters in previous games Just
where he wanted Fem.
Honus knew this, so he decided
to diet for the Pittsburg- Giants
series.
He cut ont meat ana fruit from
his hill OF fare and ate only eggs.
He had eggs three times a day and
for lunch and when he took
drink, which was exceedingly sell
dom, 1t was egg-nog. s <,
A. sJudson Hanna. a newspaper
man who lived on a farm in Berlss
County, Pa; and who spends the
vacation period there, raising
chickens and roosters as we'll az
marketing high-priced eggs, heard
Of Honus' egg consuming procliyi-
ties and his inability to procure the
kind of hen fruit which suited him.
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