The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
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~ oRANrLAMo RIGA
rarely make q hole in par,
My mashie often seems to stutter;
My driving isn't very far,
And I'm no Travis with the putter.
My brassie shots bereft of thrills;
In fact. very seldom try one;
And l grow mottled at the gills
When Lam forced to pitch a high
one.
I'm no Gil Nichols off the tee.
Aud {tegging AFR. Evans pardon)
rarely ever grab a three
Or otherwise resemble Vardon.
And vet I'm very rarely stung;
The first tee never finds me mapping:
For when the ball-a-hole is sprung
] lead the world at handicapping.
Who Leads at Third?
A few days ago in a fanatical group
Of argument starters one opened the
debate as to the best third baseman
now in baseball. This, & course, was
to include all departments of play.
The debate, in it's main allotments,
was banked around three names
Larry Gardner of the Red Sox; Frank
Baker Of the Yankees, and Heinie
Zimmerman Of the Giants-with Buck
Weaver of the White Sox, also receiv.
ing polite mention.
While the debate was still raging
some non-combatant startled the
group with this delayed query -
What's the matter with Heinie Groh
of the Reds?" Upon turning back to
the averages it was soon found that
nothing at all was the matter with
Heinie Groh. The facts proved were
as follows:
I. That he was as quick and as
shifty around third as any of them.
z. That he was outbatting them all
by healthy margin.
3. That he had scored more runs
than any ball player in either league,
two more than Buck Weaver in Sec
ond place-more than Cobb Speaker or
any of the others.
Therefore, If Mr.. Groh isn't the sea-
sons most valuable third baseman so
far. who is-and why?
Protest Considered.
Sir-1 see where the Western Golf
association has forbidden the conces-
sion OF puts. l protest against this
bitterly. for ! have developed the UNI
fortunate habit of missing the short
ones. Are we to have no liberty left
at all?-Duffer.
FOR all that, the rule against the
concessions of puts is a very good
one. We recall several instances
where golfers complained bitterly
against opponents who forced them to
hole out the short ones. Why should
they be conceded?
The Fed Star.
In the defunct Federal league the
leading batting battle was between
Benny kauff and Lee Magee. These
two were considered the stars of the
circuit. Today Eddie Roush of the
Reds has distanced both. The Red
PANTHER is So points beyond Kauff
and 103 points beyond Magee. He has
a line chance now to lead the league
an honor that Benny Kauff would
give right leg to achieve.
All of which recalls the astounding
fact that the Reds now have four 800
batsmen-the list embracing Roush,
Chase. Clarke and Groh--a catcher.
two infielders and an outfielder.
With Neale and Griffith only a
stride or two in the rear. the Reds are
now leading the league at bat, with
no less than six men above $50, the
best showing of the year upon at
tack.
Matty will achieve no pennant this
season, but there is a first class chance
that he will gain his ambition to finish
among the first four-and there Is a
fair chance that he may range as high
as third.
Gavvy Cravath was supposed to be
out upon the gray edge last season.
Yet to date he is not only batting over
800, but has scored more runs than
any man In baseball, barring only
Groh and Weaver. The Cactus has
no idea of subsiding yet.
Another entry for the western am
ateur golf championship is James
Scott Worthington of Mid-Surrey,
england. The western realm is ex-
panding almost beyond belief.
BALL PARK CLOSED
TO PACTETST MEET