Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-14
Judgments

IN the big shown Napoleon LaJois, Hans
Wagner and sam Crawford are the mon
Lajoie started in the big leagues IN isJ6
with Philadelphia. He is tho ranking vot-
eran Of base ball Hans Wagner started
one year later with Louisville Crawford
started in 1899 These are the only men In
base hall today who played before the
twentieth century Mathewson, Turner
and Plank, who rank Just behind the
first mentioned trio. started IN 1901 And
despite their ago laioie. Wagner snd
Crawford stand today as three OF the lost
batsnnen IN base ball, Youngsters break
ing into tho same might do vol to
observe the manners and methods Of this
precious trio md govern themselves an-
cordingly II they hope 10 OCCUPY tho spot.
light over the decade mark.
Shades OF IA fool and his money are
soon parted come IN the news dispatches
from New York CITY, A few words &C
cupyinR an lnconGeduential quantity of
space tell OF movement 10 raise funds
10 sond Young critic back to Australia.
Tho land OF his birth. Young Critic tho
oleverest man who ever pulled boxing
glove over his knuekles, is now broken
wreck. Twenty-three years ago Young
Critic came to America In this country
he defeated everybody he met. lie earned
great purses, lie rolled In wealth. But
Young GI1ffo like 30 many Of his ilk,
was one OF these creatures Of cosmos
who signed away fame and coin for dis
sipAtion He had no conception Of the
value Of money and spent IL 30 fast az he
made II. Last winter no was sentenced
10 jail by a New York Judge for begging
on the streets Thus It ia some OF the old
time sporting men Of Gotham are raising
a fund for Critic SO that once more he
can stroll up George street before the
Great Referee counts the final ten.
WHAT'S the matter with the Giants7
That's the most battling problem con-
fronting the fans right now. The Giants
have every appearance Of good ball
team Are there four better outfieldcrs
playing together in base ball today than
Kauff. Rousoh, Robertson and BurnsY
Can you bring TO mind any Keystone COM
bination superior to Fletcher and Doyle7
How many first basemen have anything
on Merkle? And Rairdon and Doom
make up a pretty formidable hack-stop
ping department True the Giants are
weak at third base and their pitching
isn't up TO standard. But they ought to
win more games What's the trouble?
Lack Of mental equipment might be one
reason. internal dssension might be an
other. Be that as 1t may. the Giants are
ahy some place and John McGraw has
his job cut out 10 bring his charges out
OF their slump.
powerful argument 60 prove that
psychology plays an important part in
great base ball machine Is the success Of
the Cleveland Indians. Last winter Il
was tho unanimous verdict or all critics
that tho Indians we're slated FOR the cell
lar position in the American league race
Then Eunn purchased iris Speaker for
g6Um Immediately Cleveland took the
appearance Of q real hall club What did
it2 Can one man even though he's as
Euat q star as speaker make a ball
cluh7 Not rs bis plginE ability alone,
certainly not But the psychological efs
feet of Speakers afnIiBtion With the In
dJaus has made Cleveland real ball
club ills clear proof thar there's lot
az psychology in base han as thors is In
nlesmanship aud DO eRorythlns else
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