Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
LARRY LAJO|E IN MAJOR
LEAGUES TWENTY YEARS
starts His Twenty-Flrst Year. but
May Not Finish II As
Regular.
BEGAN CAREER WITH pHlLLIEs
First Big-Leaguc Experience Was
With Quakers-Ite Jumped When
American Circuit Invaded Field
in 1901.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. March ct
| When the squad OF regulars and bat
tcty men OF the Athletics started prac-
ticc yesterday Larry Lajoic. one Of the
! greatest figures ever connected with
the national game. started his twenty
hrst season rs a major league player.
II marked the twentieth spring train
ing trip FOR the famous Slu.rcr. nine
teen OF which hav. been in III" South
'.aJoie joined the rhillics in July,
1895. and has taken the Southern train
ing trip regularly each spring. except
ing 1907 The american I.easu" in
radcd the East in 1901. and Lajoic
jumped from the I'hillics TO the Ath
'etlrs. That spring the Mackucn
trained AT nome On the old field at
Twenty ninth Street and Columbia Ave-
nue..
In All these years Larry went To the
tr"in,hG camp assured Of Il regular
position For fifteen years he was the
premier second baSeman of the country.
IL ais" was tn. greatest hitter in the
American League for eight wears an /
~ the National for five pre- v'ious sea-
sous. The coming % 'ry Cobb tupplcd
Larry from the batting throne. while
tho peerless Eddie Collins took his ,itle
oS 'hc greatest second bascman
Hut Larry WAS sin - wonder and "a
drawing; card. lie VA, always "a popu-
'ar idol but like All other athletes H."
is approaching the time when he must
. N. | & Ia 1. lst
Iecr Mack has IN lew Malone :: Young =
stcr vino is going 10 summer, ,hc g..
nous veteran a. regular. bu, Larry
declares that i vii! not happcr this
season.
l.;'icie is absolutcly connden; tina, he
viii have one great season before Ii. IS
replaced. and VIII IL satisfied TO stem
aside 10 max. room 70, ;, vounvs,rr
ter the present season. II. realizes
that Mack IN building u new ,nachiu.
Unjust have souug blood ana he ia aid b.
nag conui" 10y dcVclopiuE his successor;
All l.ajoi" wants is one more season
IA - regular. II IA. starts the coming
lCangp"i.u rs a regular ne viii enter
:. select class u, which hut four names
are enrolled This ron of honor is for
PLAYERS VINO hav" played more than
twenty years ~ the major league. NJ
In regular There is no other PLAYER in
The game to-day barring Warner. who
/, likely [" reach tn. mark ana Larry
MAJ hc the last player ~ All Jim. to
uiav twenty-one Years ia the major
leagues
Tin. wonderful Wagner j. starting
his twentieth season this wear. but /, is
douhtful II hc VIII complete i, as a
regular f"Ur men huv. accomplished
this feat. ana ali were marvellous ball
players They were cap Auson. Gcorr.
Gore, Ehoddv Waiiac. and ban Hr"uth-
.rs others HAY" PLAYED y greater
PLAYERS but non" nave remained in
active major lc"gu. service continually
Tor NOR" IMAM twenty years
~ Young. Wini. kccl.r Joe KELLEY
kid Nichols, I'm Hart and others were
IN the game for more than a score ~
ears. bat not c"niiuuously in the
, major leagues. lf appearances count
i"r anything. i-aj"." should hc the NTH
H''h' 'hf"'''" In 'h!s honor list.
i-afrF was !cportcd THIS spring light
or IMAM usual as ne has been workinS
heh''E Tor rev weeks in order 10
''p'' t'oSc 70 MS normal weight lie
. re"""cs mat ne - no longer young :
!. Str'' ana 'hat ~ is non harder TO take
"n weight Therefore. he wanted 20
report M GOOD shape :" that II" would
, he better "hIe t" stand the hard grind
., Sp'!hs framing rs prescribed by
Nc" TINS yea
~ '""'h :" ON ~ length telling ~
: '""S 81" IN" diamond.
= :" "a 'n"' th"N VIII
|. ,t' ~ '"Fso'eh pF 'ht fans and
: "i'e' ~ "'"n 'hc memory or
, | Il" MA 81 WI" u" ifrsh IN inc
W Nv '"',S
r-e'! n'HEcf IN me squad. iuc!HdinS
'.S ''"''t'r' WI" - E"NlihE i"r
'"S '''"h' appreclates Larry
- 81 an .u'nhe 80! hin' l"
-. va Ms 90" ''i'e FORM
"''H ""' N"iHeF' wh" aiso
/. ".' n"t NAY DC 'he last
- "o""e'' "a career i-aloie
'''.'E 'PP''C'''ch 1ns' what the
an" "'" game meant TO MN until
''"
III "'""' .e"f- "aseba!l was Just a
'"H'"cS, re Knew ms Job was sure,
, an" "hi'e ne naturally had 10 Ike the
han,e !" !aSt :" long. he never real
= TO nigh, or step Gu, forever LarrT