The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-07
Sport Talk:
Age and Athletes
Women Golf Stars
WHd's Training
BY PAUL II. MALL0N

IT'S getting 70 be compliment
Il instead OF an insult IL call any
one an old man noweesa.
since Jess Willard tid his one
act sketch entitled. '-rhe Comeback
by knocking out Floyd Johnson for
the benefit OF tho milk fund and
jess Willard. IL seems as II All
the old men In tho universe arc
rising up against youth.
Just a few days ago old Iron
Man" Joe McGlnnlty. So years old.
spat sard OF tobacco juice into
hotel cuspldor out az Dubuque
and decided he would pitch a four
hit gamc and win Il from tho
Marshalltown club OF the Mississippi
Valley league, to 0.
It's been 20 ycars or more since
the Iron Man" was the idol OF New
York fandom. They still talk about
him Ia the Bowery saloons and
mention his sacred name in the
same fragrant breath with Steve
Brodie. But the young fans had
forgotten him. They heard OF him
only as some vague character who
did more for baseball IN New York
than any other with the exception
OF John McGraw and Chrtsty
Mashewson. They thought surely
he was dead.
McGlnnity. Il seems. Is managing
tho Dubuque club ia minor
league and still is contributing his
share In the battle 20 establish the
ultimate supremacy OF age over
youth.
Then. OF course, Fred Merkle Is
only batting Az in his first 81
games In the International league
Merkle-the same man who failed
10 touch second In a game that
meant the world series some years
ago. but who touched every pitcher
in the league for more than his
share OF base hits many seasons.
Long ago the steam went out
OF Joe McGinnity's arm. Long ago
the springs were rusted in Fred
Merkle's legs. But MeGlnnlty has
lost none OF his cunning. and Mcr
kle has nothing wrong with his
batting eye.
Both were forced out OF fast
company because they had slowed
up and were getting too old.
There are dozens OF men In the
smaller leagues who are conauering
the inevitable deprcdatlons OF. age
and can still walk up 10 the plate
aud sock baseball as good as any.
ono or curve them around the
corners with the best.
THERE are two women golfers
i In the United States who are
going al a rate at present which
should throw scare into the two
British stars. Joyce wcthered and
Cecil Leitch. They are Alexa stir
hing. who recently won the metro.
politan womens championships. and
Glenna collstt. the American cham
plon. A match between the two
wouldn't be uninteresting. and a
foursome with the British stars
should bring down the house.
TIMMY WILDE brought tho Eng.
u lish fashion Of training over here
and tried II without much success
on Pancho villa UP at the Polo
Grounds.
Wilde says he never has In his
long career got down 10 the hard
training practiced by every Ameri- !
can boxer. He never boxes much |
before his fights and avoids any
strain OF any kind. He walks a
little. rides hit and plays lot
'ef golf.
The little welshman says he won |
55s Of his latest 400 fights by
knockouts. II he had trained hard |
IT would have weakened him. he
says.
The training method. however. |
cannot he dlsmlssed because Wilde 1
was knocked out. He certainly took |
as much punishment IN seven
tVinus a. man VI D15St ever StoOu /
before
The greatest argument against I
the British training method Is the
list OF fighters they have developed |
recently. With the exception OF
Wilde. there Is no one in tho whole
British empire who could seriously
compete with those who have