Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-30

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particularly winning personality on the
field, he has individuality. With his
skill and his baseball sense, of which
the most unobservant fan soon becomes
aware somehow or other, he has
loose, limp. nimble. rapid and unerring
way OF doing things and handling him
self which invariably sets the speota-
tors to talking about Collins and which
are distinctly Collinesque.
Go where you will, in the south on
training trips or around the circuit in
the season, and this Is what you hear
first from some fan or other: (which
one is Frank Baker? Say, partner,
point out Baker to me. That dark
haired fellow with the big legs? Is
that old Home RUM" Which is why
Baker is a star. What he has done in
worlds series and what he still is do
ing, his home runs and Furnishing bat
ting generally. will make him talked
about until the end of his baseball
time. In addition, he Is first class
third baseman and with an agreeable,
though unobtrusive, personality on
the field
Suppose you were billing your ball
team, in the circus and theater fashion,
wouldn't you pick out the name of
Baker to put at the top OF the billboard
! If that team happened to be the Yam
KEGS? And If it were the Giants, what
name would you place there? That's
it-of course you would-Benny Kauff!
There are better outfielders than
Kauff, surer ones on flies, ground balls,
throws and backing up, but Benny is
slashing good player, nevertheless. in
the field, on the bases and at bat.
He Is such q good all-around player
that, supplementing his earnestness,
his JOY in living and playing and his
grit, make him a star.
He is vivid and dynamic, is Kauff, and
vivid, too, is Maranville, who moves
with speed, lightness and certainty in
the field not equalled by any other
shortstop. He darts and swoops and
jumps. You are never lackadaisical
when he is in the play. He is a fight
er, q storm center for the fans. He
grips you. He is a Lilliput in body,
but a whale in ability, and with a DOM
inant personality.
Gowdy was a near-star before he
went to war. and by sheer force of
exuberant, friendly personality. AT
that he Is a tiptop catcher and better
than he ever received credit for being.
File always has been leader, original
daring and now he has acquired the
completing touch for stardom.
Chase has physical grace, extraordi-
nary ability and an engaging style
which elevate him to stardom. His
course in professional baseball has met
with anything but general appreciation
but entirely aside from that he Is
talked about, widely known and folks
come out to see him play. He Is q
star, despite foolish things he has done
to bring disapproval from patrons OF
the game.
Heinie Groh will keep the fans or
edge any time he plays ball. He is the
fanciest quickest most acrobatic bundle
of thews, muscles and nerves in any
body's infield. He stops hot ones ir
the air and on his head. He startles
The fans always look for something
sensational from him. That's one rea.
son he is star. He is good batter
with freak style.
His unusual ability and the striking
different way he has of displaying Il
, strike right in to the center of the
fans appreciation and have the fans
coming out eager to see him. They
applaud him, wrangle over him, ant
from his playing and way of playing
they draw rich entertainment. Like
Zimmerman, he has little graciousnes:
, of manner but to my mind he out.
points Zimmerman in providing base
ball of a quality which is treat t.
, the public and does it more consist
emily.
; There is a man or two coming vi
, who is likely to be a star with NOR,
; time. One of these is Hollocher of tn
5 Cubs, another Young of the Giants,
third Rice of the Washingtons Play
3 ers of high rank in physical ability bu
minus some touch of personality, o
> color style, outstanding appeal, il
some way falling short of stardom, ar
Burns, Carey, Roush, Wheat, Daubert
Jackson, Felsch, Bush and Hooper
t Ability alone. unless to the Sisler
= Johnson Mathewson extent, doesn'
e make star.
{ Past stars? Here one has a mucl
g larger field from which to pick. A
random he could name Mathewson
S Brown, King, Archer, Evers, Tinker
A.; Wagner Lajoie, Rusie, Nichols, Jen
v nings, Keller. Long, Jimmy Collins
v Tenney, Waddell, Carruthers, Bushone
n Ewing, McAleer, Lange, Arson, vii
q hanson. Fogarty, Welch, Mccarthy
n Clarkson, Kelly and Radbourne.