The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-11
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HDDfE COLLINS and Georgc
n, Burns. who have played In
about 400 consecutive games.
have quite a little way TO go be-
fore they can consider themselves
In the mountaineering class
There Is some discussion regard.
ing the man who has played In the
most consecutive games In the ma
jor leagues. but George Van
Haitrer. former Giant outfielder.
probably comes as close to rec.
xogd MS any one. with a record OF
TN games.
Van peltren's run began late In
1897. when he played the last
three games with the Giants. The
next three years he did not miss a
game. playing 157 in 1895. 1853 In
1889 and l4i In 1900. He played
10 games at the starting OF 1901.
bringing the mark To 4s4.
At this time Van Haltren was a
veteran. having been In the game
for more than IL years. Later he
umpired in the Pacific Coast league.
on HOSUS WAGNER rests the
chance OF Johnny Evers' ambition
TO be realized
Evers has had about all the hon
ors IL is possible for baseball play
ers 10 get
Three times he was with clubs
that won world series and twice
was at the losing end Of the world
series games
He held down the keystone sack
with the Cubs, one OF the greatest
machines in baseball and played in
the same capacity with the Braves
during their record breaking drive
for a pennant In 1914.
There Is little in tbs line OF base
ball achievement that Evers can
wish for. For many years he was
regarded as the greatest second
baseman In the game.
Now Eyers wants to retire from
baseball as the oldest PLAYER In
point of service In the major
leagues.
This spring. when the retirement
OF Honus Wagner was announced,
he thought he had realized his am.
bItion. for Wagner Is the only man
In baseball who has been up
there" longer than Pepper John.
Then Wagner came back. Right
now he is playing great baseball
and IL will be surprising II he is
not In the game next year.
Johnny. In the meanwhile. IL go
Ing back. Illness and his fiery
nervous makeup have combined to
undermine his constitution. That
he will finish this season IL not To
be doubted, but whether he will be
able TO weather another stormy
year is questionable.
This year he has not been able
to play regularly His recent
transfer TO Philadelphia may
Iengthen his days In the game for
he Will be able to get along with
casy-going Pat Moran, while every
day was tempest with the quick.
tempered George stallings at the
helm.
BENNY LEONARD and Johnny
tSshNfN B1AFI DflOAf al duuifUEf
of 5000 candidates for army com.
missions at the Plattsburg training
camp the Saturday evening follow.
ing Leonard's victory over Freddie
Welsh.
Dundee boxed with an officer
candidate and amused the assem-.
bled crowd until the lightweight
chanlu was ready
Benny took on another lad from
the camp and gave a clever exhi-
bition OF sparriDg. Following this.
he engaged Johnny Burke, Dun.
dee's sparring partner, in a two.
round spirited go. In this con.
test, Leonard gave the officers
treat by initiating Dundee's pc
culiar leaping style OF boxing. The
imitation coming so close after
the real thing didn't fail to produce
a laugh.
Jess Willard was also invited to
attend the same show. but Jess
vas afraid that his circus would
tye he