The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-09
ON THE SCREEN Of SPORT
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

Warren q. Harding. the Republican
nominee for President. really might
have become famous. almost rs famous
As Babe Ruth. II he had stuck 10 ms
bali playing. He was nrSt baseman OF
The Marion clippers when he was HIo'
and lie could hit.
III. above * the only record can
md - his performance AS a hrSt hase
n.an. and 1t - clipped from the Marion
,,.rrr ne now owns. The game "H9
playcd in lNS@ and three years later ne
rc'irrd from active baseball .,.
rh, instances OF his r"trcmenS
were painful. and he not only !e'lreu
as FIRST haseman. hut gave up ms All All
h,rion which was 10 be MS great pdil
player As was Captain Anson. uo-:or
That last gam" was r!aEed IN 80 ~,
r. l&sp for the benefit OF the Johhsto"h
flood sufferers and Harding was nom
mated 20 cover first base. \ team com
posed oC In" prominent mon o. , 80
ION was pi'ted against IN" Own ,n'
and. following the style Of his lo"i' An
son Harding essayed 10 play win pare
hands The other lnhclders had strong
arms. and at the close Of inc r@nIfsS
/, Was proposed thai N" tlood STt,ir.a
play game for the ncnen' % w. e size
nr ralr Of hams. The fact, That me
oTrir,aI scorer did not credit him with
ncrror stands in his favor.
Roth Candidates Ardent Fans
40 matter who IS elected. TIE n,ieo
states is certain 10 have aho'Hr'r ,,,,,,...
dent who - a hasebaIl Ian. ud
,.oN has bean one 81 III" ardent Rru
-ro.rrs c,,- s,ncn 1891. and perhaps he :
rorr that remember WHOM Il" uStu
- com" slipping around thr sri he
d.partmrn' to -" whether any ~
masses w,r. Not worNiug on MS Gay on,
yhr, h. WAS 4 reporter. ana ne hAs
rrrr , CINCINNATI supporter ever Sthoee
Rry as a fan and an active GhSe nhi
man. Senator Harding mas n"u st"a
n\urr,rn.r H., was Stock hoIuHt
Nt 49,, ~ ,nn officers Of the Marion
Ga.,.ral team when the ciuh was ns ~.
no FAR ;runauts III the Old ONO S'H.e
l.raCu.. aud he knows the gam "Hn
rlayerg ms well as any ian' III ;la' ~
~, has been IN The Senate ne mas w"
nS IN. regular attendants ~ INC
Uash,nr;nn grounds. always roo'lhs
for the senators until tleNe'ahu :"
Cos Hclng loyal Ohloah: ne -
rootcr for Cleveland 20 win the Ame.,
'rn, League prnnant. and the h"cS ~
,., m 40 National. Untu that IS Sc,
Ia 'n : neutral on The World 'Hail'
p!onsMp.
Got Daub.rt HIS Chance,
senator Harding IS real Ian ~
can ~ down at any hour ui '"e Nd! Va
night and talk baseball -. tho
f thl!.k N!Ibur cooper is on" o. III
hcsT pitchers III tic game. ne :7iH r.
,rnilr Il remember the first daN nc
showed NJ al Marion. and n" .onII a.
he would ne great even then. lcss!pI!
;, "a Local prIde on my part, !or IrSPel
made M, real start a. Marion. and We
mad a real baseball ciuh IN mos" GA
Marion mas produced som" really r ca
r,,..,,. ~. prCs:i.ntiat candidate con
.'nI,cd Whv lake paubert mad" H'S
.,ori there and | am glad 10 "a! t.ldI
belred I'm his case I remember E"i"S
>, al armour and urE'nS him 20 CIV
ro,Ihnrr . chance Jake was 2 'm'u
,,ln,cr. pcrhars through shyneSs. an !
wat rot aE:rrSsi,r. but h" showed S'CEs
- ,or>inc greatness argued win
Armour tia, 4 jake tad req fhhnr'
md real cncouragemcut. he "ou!d ihaNe
good in the Big League. but C"u!H hot
Convince him Naturally ! always nave
beer interested IN inubrrl career.
i never was much "f player. Inc!
chose NO as nrst baseman becaus" !
Was tail huI no stretch OF IMAGINATION
rntlth make a George SIslcr out or me-
Af,e- that Johnstowm 1000 hcnt".
game | retired permanently !" permit
my hands TO get back into proper snap
7 suppnse no ono ever ceases 10 ne
f,n, nave known q great many or
Ihe mayors, Tx" ih"m. and Tx" 10 watch
Their work and heir records.
rnjp, hitting, Ike 10 80" them mt
II OUT. and feel that | am missing
someth!nk thus season by being 100 busy
10 soc as much baseball as usual. II
makes n fellow feel good 10 hit one Just
right. either IN baseball or golf. When
Rabc broke his homo ruin record this
season l was distinctly disappointed be-