The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-28

There haS been a tremendous amount
OF arrun,eu, and discussion over the
hall now IN use n baseball generally.
In spite OF den;a!S that II - not changed
every player knows that II - ilNcIer
bal than tho hall IN US" IL the pre- ia ne
Ruth d.,SS Thu enormous number OF
home runs especially IN the major
leagues. the speed with which the ball
shoots across the intelh which has com
pcllcd ntclderS 10 play TWO to three
steps deeper than their old positions. re-
Suitlng in M. beating out a. many IN
ncld hits. and ihC extra length or the
average flicS. all tend To prove that the
bail travels farther than It did 4 couple
II years ago.
attempted an odd sort OF an expert
ment. and have not YET rrrt;rc" tuI re-
ports. You rrm"mhvr Rucky Freeman
who was III" Et5r Ruth "f his day :
RucXv could hi,. ard h" set the home
run record for one year and held II
until Frank schultz, crashed past him.
Ruclly - now umpir:rS = lot Of base
hail. and his work AZ an umpire IN col
lcgc games has won him 4 Tot OF rcputa-
tion IN that line.
Rucky has worked in many Of the big
eastern college gaines satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded In a dis
cuSSiun as 10 how hr would have hit tho
present day bail H. volunteered 10 try
It out and see.
Six halS were pitched To him by
fairly tas, pitcher. VIII" put everything
nc had on til" ball. and Bucky slammed
i've of the SIX Iut" III" h,eachcrS on the
Princeton varsity grounds. not swing
ing ha I'd at all. hat jus; taking a natur-
al swing at tn" ball.
The same EXPERIMENT carried out with
Billy Cottrc!l. who used 20 hr long
driving ou,Rcldcr in his day. worked a.
most as well. He hit four balls over
the fence OF Il srmi-pro park in Brook
lyn out ~ eight chances.
am trying 10 set Frank schultz. Bill
Meeks. Sam Crawford and other old
time long hitting BAH players 70 test
their hitting powers with the new ball
and reports results. Which ought to
show something.
Some wise manager ought 70 re-
call Arson, Van Haltren, Lange,
Dave Orr. Orator 0Rourke and
few others and sprsadsagls the
league.
GEORGES Carpenter is suffering from
an acute attack OF New York reporters
The Frenchman DECLARES that the report
and the very sight nj one lrritateS him
and throws him int" u 0aliic fever. IL.
has been asked how he likes America
and whether or not he expects TO win 50
often that 4 has upset his n"~ves and
he has been forced 20 exclude the re-
representatives. of the press from his train
Ing quarters excepting upon stated Oc-
caSionS.
There IS no doubt that reporters are
severe strain upon persons VINO are
not familiar with them. Carpenter
does not understand American news
paper methods, and undoubtedly there
Is As largo a proportion Of asses among
sporting reporters among other
classes: persons who ask i'll considered
and even ridiculous questions. My sym
pathies are all with Carpenter in regard
to reporters. for having been an editor
In several stages. I know how they get
on the nerves Of people.
But aside from that. the nervous con-
dition of Carpenter IS tip-oN to those
who have an idea that the Frenchman
~elss 4 chance to win tn" coming light.
(Sotice that in speaking OF what Is COM
ing off as n fCht) 1t is n tip-on as to
his condition. Which is not Eood-and
probably will not be- much better.
In copmon with whole lot OF other
persons in the United STAGES. would
like to see CARPENTER knock Dempsey
cold and then go over 70 the corner and
land th,re knockouts on Kssrns. Almost
every one who has anything to do with
the war C'els that way. and most Of as
wish Kearns could get the licking rather
than Dempsey.
But the fact rEmalns that the French
. man has extrepely small chance Of WIN
n!3g. and on form should be knocked
out inside of two rounds. AS q friend Of
mine expressed it: III Carpenter lasts
two minutes It's fake"
court43y to distinguished visitors
from foreign parts does not extend
10 dsceivinE you own people a. TO
tnS probabilities Of the outcome.
CARPENTER Is a rather romantic figure
In the fight game. But it is not advis-
able to be on romantic figures. Unless
Carpenter brought over Joans armor
and sword ne hasn't much chance to win
this battle-even admitting everything
that has been claimed for him.
Study the possibilities. He was trained
as a tumbler, commencing in boyhood. In
the circus world we know that tumolers
hold condition fairly we'll. but they over
work and that certain muscles stifHen
and others are utraged. He went into
tho fight game. He has speed, certain
nash Of hitting, considerable power back
Of his whip-like blows. Gymnastic work
has taught him coordination Of eye and
muscle. He fought q number OF lovices.
He met two American mtddlewe ghts-
neither OF whom was at or near his best
and each beat him. He whipped a big
bum who misrepresented British boxers,
In a punch or two.
He went to war. served calamity. but
was out OF boxing for practically five