The sun., 1916-09-24
By TOM MAC NULTY

o"i, ffad You been in the stands at the
Denver hall. yard and witnessed the three
team returned from It's. final swing. around
the circle you would have thought Ford
wa" Tv very " m his games M w.r. with the hard
hitting sioux. and tho hampton Omahae.
and In both games he shut thcm ont tor
aeycu straight Innings. In the Omaha game
T." wa piltci against that other si'lttalier
Mart, 0'Tool" and outpitchcd the famous
Ford I'D not get away to a good start
mis- s.asor. but his record to date Is l,
v"n and , lost. piacins him Wem up
League.
t,pcau-e Of Ford's reputation as the In
400 h!tters OF the slouv and Omahas were
cons.antiv Watching IN. halls he sent w;
u,nnnsn ,nSy Swr"s It" 4, me TAI IL" out at' Of the
catcher's mitt and look for a rough spot:
During the games the umpire threw out
stantlr fouling balls Into or over me
stands in their frantic endcavors to hi
we've bruised. oh no; Ford Is not out. and
seems likely to he In our midst. Tor a
few seasons 70 come. :. T.. ;.
Denver. Colorado.
Thanks very much. Local fans will
be glad to hear Russ IL doing veil.
Dear Tom-on April 20, 1916. tho SILK
stein ~ Br'. played a few games on the
nt,. !'e, ana on June 10 thch were
cailei N. ZINE on. on Junc 81 they
dropped on Of the eaSu"
should II \ Caesar & co. be credited
with thl~ strie ar should y he thrown out
W. were ~ch-lul-d 30 Dlay seventeen games
each Az u lhi' game Is throw on, =
games. While other@ who could not .rlay
!. Ers'cin ( bro oT 'hs hf., ..s GpIy mo
Mr. HacSei. president Of III. silk League.
also INJECTED Mn J." q + S,irn;
,his game, while my contention IL that In
thj.. particular instance It is purely q case
fhouid he credited with tho ram. basing
my contention on the rulings of IN" Ma
,i"nal LEAGUE upon which basis our league
no, upon indiv.dual basing OF Mr.. Hsck"l.
Thanking you very kindiy for your de-
WILLIAM p~rrsrd6;xr. M hn%!f.
y. $. Enclosed please copy Of schedule
According to National Association
rules. when team drops out OF league
its games played remain as played
and standing Is not changed.
Dear Tomb VIII you please tell ne n
your sports column IL baseball PLAYERS ar" al'
loved to ..at between meals while ~, trlln.
in, ~ How do they reckon their batting
a'"ragcs' -, How Old I. Holke Giant new
first hasrmanf "a DO players have. 20 keeI
framing durira winter GRACE V ADAMS
90 All depends on the manager
Oracle. Most managers leave II 10
Player himself to decide just how often
and how much to eat. ca Divide total
number Of base hits by total times al
bat. 80 T~wenty-three years of age.
believe. 80 Not in strict training hut
they must keep fit and not d~is-ipate.
Dear Tom-Rcoentiy ! have r%sturned q
New York and slancng through your M -
date column w, Gam" iIroI Roi an n" r a ao1H
INK IRON, yotr descr,p,ion Of him. thi, he :
The 6rd aairi'ion Of noah AK II aimos
seems Impossible that he still Mnon- 70,
amG at a ,,m". .,ls 59I ,Sl y, n,s On y main ,nf Te cam, n mr
alo with me II he sInc4 "A otid sons :
Ml.'h r. Qua"N hk" . iuck h. - m, 'ol
,"n the arN 80 make : ro.~ hke , burt vine
he was iu oiai2e ~ tho Mrl Stuiio
h1nd ~ Father TINE snd wa. much SUI
m''.d ON a former v.sst 10 your planet I
80 INA ru"uin- around Loose hui when
'-il" tHvr =" Measure OF makir- ano'h"
'Gl' %, 'lr planes and reading ~ your zap"
Cau II n" ma 10 = tho "ulrrlt who too.
VIII l.E' on lcat va n" arh my lrCscrir'Ip
Tho EHNr Of ldie | Is NOAH
rs your Did pal. Noah. An the oil
bird st.il can sing Mrs. f,oolcS'
Geese" I'LL II brings water 20 Your eyes
Everybody wants 10 cry when SrarroN
sings
.D'nr. ron-whc was the ~,hainpio
when Jim j"nr'". fought Jach Johnson &
? Reno" \. r.
johnson was the worlds champio'
! and successfully defended the title.
Dear To'r-bp Kindly tell M. ,hropr
vow .olumn II Gus dctz Of 'hc Rrookiy
4, noiG,is g. deaf mt duuh go Where
' i'hr humTci. former uolg"r row n'n'
'N-' F~LA\\liAN
80 He is neither on" nor the othe'
! Flanagan, az you would ind gu;
you walked up to him and called mir
II niught, name. 60 With Bunfa!o In
,ternatI"nals.
1 near TOM am ! y.a,' ~ az
: ri"l s'n;r' M.'L Me', ,ml ''t 49,
! handled ~ rhanrcs 49, y'rr W''hou' n
%'r'or Won't ""u %" KIND rnough. 80 !,
200. know through YOUR rar"r 4 l 'ou'
e. itaiu" A..
The wood, ar" full 81 prospective m,'
cots, son, hut one never Knows I'll h
tr!"s.
Dear Tom - secon1 and 'hird ha,'
ii"Idrr, witch holn""- ~ his g,n'" IN
' "n',, u]''l",, hAg!.. a., lnt,'r 80
Nf hNl f'I IIH'# .N. -. tA' E|' AlAR .'AH"
rr.hfr. Who throws t" irs' base %r't!r'r
, ~, tu,tsnnn +. the man OF IN, '"",'
y 30 .n,uIi pr dues a. haN" 80 10" ttgv"'
tii,,t ''i 90 ln'N which ru'rs over -
pay. !. :. 9.
80 Y,s 80, Runner must be 'agE",
Force ceased after ont was made .
, n"-t ha,r.
I, bear Tom rld 4, man nv IN" NAME
p, .iu-ouh Gates 'N.r OlaN WITH IL" - Lou
NaiornI." 1pS SMITH
, Ills uunio docs not, appear IN the :
Louis Raster a. published II M"roiaud
l:illdom.
n pear rnu TI"a>c give The correc' 'cor
- mad" bc'N"cn IN" 50. Louis aud Pit'~hu'
IL 1870. MORNING aud "f'ruo"n r,n..-
FIRED 80.
rutshuru, =, :, Louis. u y NJ
rtJshurg ., -. Louis. " ~ NJ.
u u.,r Ton IN rcil, To recon-, urcrv p,
]" Sh,rnpu twin, can Zee 30 L'r'i 81 SIS l'rin,
" GEORGE II.
- Thank you.
w. boar Tom \ SAY. HcrSo- Of Cant: nrv
~, ha',"i uvrr .'"" ~n'' h. o., ~ NhIo,
~ l"a-ur u ~ly ~ nlt : one season. v
Is r..htF q " r AND u :
y is right, Hcrzos hit an ever -
in lHo>, the h'.lrst avcragc he cv
:, madr IN the his l'ngJ"
"a, p,lr Tom \ Il tna' hlt'n- avrrag
4, ave included IN mo lna-Up ottIusl lrrr
10 al :, -dm"s u SId ~ ,r mo- KIM
dcc,Ic JACK AM WILLIE
\ is right,