The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-02
Chips and Slips

footing after the damaging blows
landed upon it last fall cannot be con-
sidered over merely because the new
season has been opened successfully,
On the contrary the test has only
begun.
The result OF the test is up to the
sport in their keeping The people
have made it clear that they are in
tolerant and lenient mood and are
willing to be shown. They are willing
to give the game another chance, but
they won't forget the expose of last
fall in hurry and they will be quick
to notice anything that smacks of the
question: BILE in any way.
In short. the situation is one that
proves that Judge Lands spoke a
bookful to the Chicago players to
whom he said in effect: Watch your
step"
That is what the men in baseball
have got to do. The future of the
game is entirely up to them. and only
by earnest effort honest endeavor and
above-hoard dealing at all times can
they convince the public that the last
trace of rrookedness, has been re-
moved from, the sport and that babe
ball again is deserving the favor
showered upon it.
This is not only applied to players
but club owners. officials and pilots
also must keep their skirts clean, for
many an outsider is still of the opin-
ion that there are some magnates and
others in the game who could be
dropped profitably just as well as the
players who have been expelled from
the sport since the disclosures last
fall.
Alabama university seems to be a
postgraduate school for baseball
players. "Old Hoss" Stephenson and
southern institution famous, and now
the Chicago White Sox sign up an
| other member of it's team, Francis
Pratt, shortstop, who is said to be
| as good as either of the others
Hugo BeZdek, coach of Penn State
college. has come out with the an
| nonncement that he has two catchers
who are bespectacled. There have
! been Instances of specialized pitchers,
ontfielders and infielders but these men
are the first catchers to come tc
notice
Umpires may adorn themselves with
Espectacles next as a further means Of
| protection.
Eight Western league teams set q
record one day last week when they
MADE total of 119 kits in the fc,il
Ghmes, every team hitting in double
figures. Des Moines aud ST Joseph go
6 hits each. Wichita got II, and the
| lowest number was 10 by Oklahoma
City. The highest score of the day
vas II runs by Tulsa on 1s hits
Tweniy-one pitchers were used in the
four games.
Doc Quincy. Ohio State trainer, ad
yccates basketball as a remedy fol-
pitchers suffering with sore wings
When a hurler develops and "ouchy'
arm. Quincy says, he needs to exercise
he larger shoulder muscles. II suc}
a pitcher is permitted 10 throw a bass
ball before the arm feels right
(;nrney adds. he never can hope to &c
Nelop the shoulder muscles properly
Therefore Re Says that a moundsm mar
should toss around basketball for {
muscles and to ease the strain or :ht
week or so to develop the large
muscles and to ease the strain on The
smaller muscles. utilized when til,
baseball is hurled.
George Kelly. of th., Giants, now LA:
IKE home run record for the season
With six He is one ahead of Babe.
Brooklyn is trying 10 demonstrot,
that its players are real champion!
again. They have Won 10 straieh
games and are after the lead in tht
National circuit.
Ed Roush got into action against ST
Louis, Saturday. however. he failed tt
land the game for the Reds.