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From tho shin guard the converse
ton shifted TO the lively ball and
the home-run epidemic.
Brcsnahan In n rabld opponent TO
the lively ball and the cheap home
run.
The lively ball is going 10 ulti-
mately ruin the game II II is contin-
ued," says Bresnahnn. 1T has al
ready destroyed many inside features
OF the game. Now the only thought
Of every batter Is 20 swing his hard.
est. The home-run germ has even
hit the pitchers No longer do the
batters seek TO outguess tho opposi-
ton, trip UP the Infleld. the one big
thought IN swing for the fences.
THE lively bali has nlso injured
the work OF the inflelders. Tho bnll
comes no fast, and Ia therefore prone
to take sharp unnatural bounds. that
II has made many nm infleidcr "bnll
shy Instead of playing the ball di-
rectly In front OF them many take Il
20 the side.
Sure, the public likes the home.
run hitter. Such batter or slugger
has always been n favorite because
he Is the exception 10 tho rule. TIM,
day will soon be past md then the
home run viii suffer n terrific slump.
Cutting down on the llvelIness OF
The ball will cave such situation"
RECALLS BASEBALL'S
FRIGAKlEST SERIES
From tho lively ball tho tonic OF
conversation shifted to the unusual
In baseball.
Bresnahnn then proceeded TO toll
mo Of what believe In tho most nm.
us1nl series Of bill games evor
played In the history OF Tho pad,mc,
The most unusual soroa Of bail
games In which 7 ever took pnrt was
staged hacl, In 1911. was managing
The 81, Louis Cardinals In those days.
wbllo Clark Griffith, now owner OF
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THE lineup Of the outfleld at the
= start OF the season viii find FL
dred, Lane and Rohwer in the field.
according TO tho present dope.
Eldred is being stationed in left.
Lane in center and Rohwer in right.
The players are already starting 10
talk about the fuulity OF putting FL
dred In left field because OF the lon
ger throw. Eldred worked pretty In
right field in Seattle last summer.
and when wolverton takes look at
that long left field in the Rainier val
ley park he'll most likely switch
Rohwer. who is young. fast and pos
SCISSOR OF a strong wing. in left field
and Brick in right. Rohwer is a
southpaw fielder and really belongs
in right field.
Then there is Ed Barney. The vet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
SCORES MODERN R1TT

The catcher simply blocks off tho
plate by 80 squatting on the ground
that the base runner must come
into the heavy pads with his spikes
There is absolutely no danger In
such procedure on the part Of the
catcher On the other hand, aside
from blocking the runner off. il often
results in the spikes being 30 caught
in the, pads that the runner suffers
severe wrench 10 one or both legs.
Why did you bring the shin
guard into baseball" ] put the aues-
ton In Just that way 10 Bresnahan.
PROTECTION AGAINST
FOUL TIPS
THE only thought ! had In using
the shin guard was to protect my
knee and shins from injury against
foul tips.
You know what terrible thing
II is to stop foul tip with the bare
knee. Blll?" Having stopped o num-
Der Of them with knee and shIns be-
fore Bresnahan brought the shin
guard into play, | WINGED with pain
at the very thought.
II never gave thought 10 tho
blocking OF base runners" continued
Roger. That stunt is practlced
much more by the modern catchera.
Possibly some OF the catchers hive
overdone the value OF the shin gunrd
In that respect. II no, am sorry.
because the original reason for the
shin guard was merely n protection
for foul tips.
II had to undergo n lot Of rldlculc
to put the shin guard over. For per.
haps year ! was the only catcher
TO use II, but IFS great value soon
became apparent and now no catcher
would think OF going behind the bat
without cm"
There you have the history OF Tho
shin guard In baseball from the in
yontor.
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Chatter Regarding the Infield

A Nd. In addition 10 Johnston's re-
n marks. let It be said right here
that that is where Johnston Is going
10 be one Of the most valuable men
In the league this year. The veteran
has wonderful personality and
world Of pepper He keeps right
after the pitcher. reminding him con-
sianuy in his flow OF chatter how
many are out whore the play is TO
be directed and other valuable infor-
nation. And he does II In such way
that the pitcher isn't ratified by II.
Harold Janyrin, at second base, is
another old bead at the game. jan
win is stiil fellow in his best years.
not being over 5O'yesrs OF age. He
also has fine personality. and with
Johnston should be q great team
man.
Then on tho other side Of tho dia-
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Lifelong Ambition Is
Burning eteran McGra,U

Marys. FIRST bascman. Who il also a
$4,000 outfieider.
With three or four major league
clubs, that lnfieId would be regular
workers. but McGraw Doesn't need
them right now. and all the time.
With the strict personal direction that
NcGraw carries out, they will Be
learning As they ST on the bench.
Several months ago McCraw an.
nouneed that tho day Of spending
huge sums Of money for young ball
players was pas d and that in the
future the New York Giants would
keep tight string on the purse.
There may DO something behind
that. too. Perhaps he does not wnnt
II 70 Be recorded for the next genera
ton that McGraw was n Eren, win
neF but that he owed his success 10
the money that a rich club put al
his disposal.
New Workers. can point 10 n score
Of great hail players that McGraw de-
veloped, but around the circuit the
fans laugh AZ tho idea that Mac
could have become such successful
manager II he did not buy star play
ers
Now HIS idea seems 10 b 10 de-
veiop them. Being far-RiEhted and
with most excellent scouting sys-
tenn. perhaps he was told that Tho
bushes Ind all been stripped and thar
u would be 10 years before another
crop Of young players would be
grown ripe for the market.
AcGraw has few confldants. bu,
some Of the little vanlties in baseball
mon crop to the surface NJ times and
perhaps they can be considered some.
times az almost characteristic Of the
breed.
when I had the Cubs they said
Anybody could win games with fi,o.e
boys. IT'S the players who made The
manager In that Gaze! Wen. n do
anything with the Red sox. they'u
have to give me little credit" Frank
Chance, the p. l.. Of the old Cub ma.
chine, said in n tanning bee after no
had signed n contract 10 manage the
Boston Americans
Perhaps there II something like
that sticking in the craw OF afcCraw.
While McGraw has an s-to-s adj
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL

NEW YORK. March ,a-with a
~ nice country home. a comfort
able fortune and everything that a
man should want when he reaches
the aga for retirement John Nc
Graw continues the arduous duties OF
handling champion ball club
The little Napoleon OF the dia-
rnond must be tired Of sleeping cars.
fed up on hotel food and hardened to
the thrills and rom1 aces OF the game.
Twenty-Five years OF stiff going in
an exacting game whore II takes
youth to hold out. ought to make a
veteran OF man IN heart and bone.
McGraw must have some reason
for sticking at grind that must be
tresome most OF the time. He must
have some ambition beyond the mere
making OF dollars
He must be inspired by some grea,
desire and from the change in his
policies. II may be that MAC" wants
to have the name OF McGraw per-
petuated for ali time and have him
self recorded as the greatest OF all
baseball managers.
McGraw used 70 buy. but he Is
building now. He used to he one with
the attitude that today Is the day and
let tomorrow take care Of itself. Now
he Is working both ends
With Just few exceptions, the
great Giant ball club which McGraw
will start as favorite in the 1929
pennant race came ''ready-to- wear"
off the market II stands a great
ball club this year and II is not at
the cracking point. altho the veterans
outnunber the youngsters In the
regular lineup.
McGraw apparently Is working on
the theory that hts infleld. the great
combination that made the Yanks
look sick in the last worlds series.
hasn't long 10 20 and he is grooming
another combination TO step up when
Groh. Bancroft and Kelly have to
step down.
No other ball club has IN the max
ings an infleld 10 compare with Nc
Phee. Princeton. third baseman:
Jackson. Little Rock. shortstop: Fred
Mcguire. Holy Cross. second base
man, and Jimmy OConneIl. 81.
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is kAYOED
BY BERCOT

EVERETT. March 2s-Youth and
IL ruggcdncss trlumphed over vet.
eran cleverness IN the main event
OF last nights boxing smoker here
when Dodo Bercot. Monroe's fight.
ing logger. knocked out Harry An.
derpon. Of Seattle. in tho seventh
round OF scheduled ciEht.round go.
Bercots punches carried too much
steam for Anderson. and only the
experience of tbs loser enabled him
to s,ave off the kayo wallop as long
as he did.
Mickey Harmon and Owen Roberta
fought six rounds to draw in the
semi.windup.
In the other bouts. Art Sorrento
beat Young o'Dowd. Jack Lockhart
knyoed Bob Fisher and Kid Mccoy
and Red Murray fought TO a spll,
verdict in the opener.
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the Washington club. was in charge
OF Cincinnati.
"Griffith's team had great
chance to win the pennant when
they invaded St Louis late in the
fall Of series OF five games. NV
team had been going badly. and no
doubt Griff figured on winning four
out OF five. II not the entire series
when we went to bat for the
last half OF tho ninth inning OF the
first game. the score was TO 1
against US, We appeared hopelessly
beaten. Hoblltzcll. playing first base
for the Reds, was In rather poor
shape, md he was taken out OF the
game and Fred Beck substituted.
Tho first batter hit an easy roller
TO Beck, which he booted. That
paved the way for a big rally. Be
fore tho inning was over we had
made nine runs, winning the ball
game. 10 TO o.
To make n short story out OF II,
my club won the five games, win
ming each game in the ninth inning,
with n batting rally In which six
runs was the least scored in any ono
OF tho final -innlngs OF the five
games. Beat II II you can.
THE greatest pitcher, to my way
OF thinking, is Mathewson. I caught
him when he was ut his best and no
ono has better idea OF his great
ness. Matty didn't have n single
weakness.
THE greatest manager? Well
there have been n lot Of good man
ayers and n few great onos but I
can't pick n better one than John
McGraw.
'The great fault Of tbs modern
gamer Too much individuality,
manin, and greater love
for the salary check than tho MAY
Ing of tho Ramo.s
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the fence
remember another game in later years when was play
ing in Washington and Foster was playing in Chicago that
Foster in chasing liner in the outfield caught sparrow
mat was flying close to the ground That's the level anC
a part of baseball history.
Foster was versatile
actor In stock his turning 10 baseball
during the he
- '
one winter he playing villains Nights
ana detective followed him turnout play
psnchng him and putting
Foster had
the scene where he turned on
ana SAID You've following
Ihen Elmer proceeded to sit the aetordvs put
~ ~ ' A' ''un'e'
Foster Is the head
nun last tah when attended the Louisville nesting him IN Inc
minnesota city, Foster Is
s0unss'er' He skates considerably In trim
Saturday DuEdale Cincinnati the MANAGERIAL vrs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
GREENLEAF is
POOL VICTOR

Coming from behind with a high
run Of So. Ralph Greenleaf. worlds
pocket billiard champion. defeated
Clayton Byers Pacific coast crack.
In their second exhibition game last
night, $50 10 ITO. Byers' high run
was 2s.
In the afternoon game the cham
plan ran away from sts opponent,
winning $50 10 ~.
The matches. which are being
played At the Wakefield billiard
pariors, will continue until Satur
day evening.
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vantage over bis only rival. Connie
Mack. in the matter Of pennants. no
has only a 30 tic in the number Of
worlds championships Mack has
two direct decisions over McGraw in
the series games OF 1911 and 1918.
while the only time McGrnw was
able 10 win from Mack team was
in 1905.
Perhaps that Is the big motive thu.
keeps him going.
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league teams that are too smart for them
THE Athletics have good ball players in Edwin
Rommel Cy Perkins Chick Galloway and Bing Miller but
the rest of them don't amount to much
Take lilly Walker, for example Walker hit over 30
home runs last and bated about 27O for the season.
lie didn't knock in many He's slow, and just gets
by on his home run hitting. His homers didn't win any
games TO speak Of for the Athletics
Perkins is wonderful catcher aho he's not the smart
est fellow behind the plate, simply because there aren't
thing. -
oo"hy Is about the best shortstop
"oua % 90 per cent better he had
pasf Connie Mack
tude about his throwing i'm gu Of lob.
mmel II great pitcher.
ana ne smarter pitcher
MIN anything about the finer pitching.
unu Connie Mack
iec outfit doomed division some
erfu competition in the
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eran will undoubtedly be carried for
utility outfielder and pinch hitter. He
Is taking his time about getting into
condition. but he is tearing the cover
off OF the ball in exhibition games
here this spring. His injured knes'
is all healed and he viii be ready for
a big season.
II looks like Ernie Schorr will 10
back to pitching again, as Ernie
doesn't savvy the outfielding game
very well. He threw few today in
practice and said that his arm felt
o. X. Schorr has the nerve and the
experience 20 be a good pitcher. He
is settling down to hard work this
spring and may fool the wise ones
on the mound who thought he was to
be one OF the boys TO walk the plank.
Schorr is a sweet hitter and under
Wolverton will be new ball player.
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mond viii be either Billy Orr or Sam
Crane al shortstop and probably
Harry Baldwin at third Orr is stead
Ter than Crane. but not as brilliant
Crane win play much better ball this
year with Janyrin TO work with az
second and with dependable first
sacker like Johnston.
Baldwin. youngster breaking Into
fast company. has all the confidencs
born OF playing with experienced
players. The rest Of the infield helps
out the Pennsylvania and his play
shows the effect OF this confidence.
And the other players are coaching
him, too. Harry wolverton was a
mean third-sacker himself In his day
and ho is showing Baldwin a lot Of
the finer tricks OF third base play.
This kind OF cooperation In the
infield is bound to get resulta
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CARDs MEE1 IRn1ANs

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.
March ?a.-stanford's track team
VIII leave hero tonight for Los
Angeles. where IT win engage in n
dual meet tomorrow with tho Uni
versiiy Of Southern California.
Coach Templeton said "If I have to
make guess" he would guess tho
meet win be a mighty close affair.
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COLLINS, KAMM BACK

sEGU1N. Tex, March %. with
Eddie Collins. king OF second sack.
ers, and Willie Kamm. the $780, 600
third baseman. in the lineup for the
first time this year. the Chicago
White Sox were ready for the re-
newal OF their spring series with
the New York Giants ut San An.
tonic today.
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He had all the grace Of Greek dancer
seing after the ball, and he seemed to pick
II out of the air like he would an apple off
of the tree
Foster made the greatest catch ever saw
in the outfield, one day in Milwaukee. Mike
Strauss the heavy hitter of the Brewers,
was at the plate with three men on and four
runs needed to tie The Milwaukee fans,
mostly Dutchmen. were yelling for Strauss
to crush the apple
And Mike did. He hit it far into center
field and it looked like it was going over the
fence, but Foster ran up scantling that
had been placed rs brace in the corner of
center field, and caught the ball with his
bare hand lust as Il was about 10 soar over
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ability VIII catch Harry Gardners
wicked splitter again.
Pete Richie and Spike Naioney
are fighting II out for the third
caScher's Job, with the latter having
an edge at present. Young viani
isn't given much chance of beating
these boys out because of lack Of ex-
perience.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23

Hoppe IL a right good ball player
and might have starred al the ma
tionai pasilme. lie developed skin In
billiards at such an early age. how
ever that baseball necessarily was
hdeiracked In billiards tho hand IL
the essential thing. perfect fingers
Nothing In harder on tho fingers
than baseball
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ais who have been touring tho South
hnd Coast Practically every one Of
them are baseball bugs Of the asrd
degree. one OF them told me that he
cancelled two exhibition matches last
fall 20 that he could take In the
world series between tho Giants and
tho Yankees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
WALTER KING WINS

NEWARK. N. J.. March pa
Mickey Walker welterwclEht cham.
pIon. widely outpointed Pete Latzo.
Scranton challenger, in the 12.round.
no.decisIon bout. Latzo was floored
once.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23

There Is Willie Hoppe. the billiard
champion. Hoppe II baseball en-
thuaiast and would much prefer 10
be Ty Cobb. rather than Willie Hoppe
rs far ns tho sport world II CON
eerned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
RUTH HITS HOMER

NEW ORLEANS. March "a
Babe Ruth smacked out homer
but HIS side lost when Miller Hug.
gins played two teams OF Yank
regulars and rookina.
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BENTLEY WILL PLAY

BALTIMORE. Md. March ga
Jock Bentley. Baltimore pitcher, who
was sold to tho New York Giants
for $4,000, was to lonvc today to
Join McGraw's team In San An.
tonic.
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DEMARco HEATS RICu,RDs

AcKEEsPoRT. Pa. March "a
Cuddy Defnarco. Chartered. won
io-round decision from Blockoy
Richards. Dayton. Walter o'Keefe.
youngstown. defeated Freddie Lux
in the semifinal.
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When ! tell you that the player IN
question IL a thrifty scotchman, and
that be would have received $3.50 for
ach match. II can oaSiiy be seen how
well he likes baseball lie IN Yam
kee roOter by tho way. and admitted
10 me that I've didn't get a run for his
money that tho rlhy OF tho Yankees
far from compensated for tho 1900
he passed up.
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While n majority Of the golf pro-
fosaionais are strong for baseball.
mos, OF the star ball players are
equally strong for golf Babe Ruth
would like 10 bs able 20 hit them like
sarazen. Walter Hagen or Jock
Hntchison. while the golfers all mar
vel NJ the way the Babe knocks them
out % Tho lot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23
ROCKIES WIN

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March "a.
Two rookie pitchers, walberg and
Webb, let the San Antonio Texas
league club down with five hits and
the Giants won IS to s.
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April I has been set by The counties
% the isrer PUGET sound district -
The opsninE Of the Kame nsh season
Tor 1873. hInG. Fierce. Thurston and
hltsap viii threw open their winters
10 the anglers on that date The up
per part of Western Washington. In.
Guiding hnehomlsh. skagit aud Whist.
rom eouniies, will make thcir season
oprninE two weeks later and officially
open their fishing April 10. Action
By the respective counties wa. taken
At nesting last Saturday held In
Tacoma, attended By the majority 81
ihesgsms commissioners Of the West
srn Washington counties.
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Then Hoppe has another reason
FOR wishing he was baseball star
rather than a billiard expert. Any
outdoor sport makes for better
health. in addition 10 the fame and
compensation that naturally follows
billiards does not make for better
health. since Il must DO played ia n
room that has a high even tsmpera-
turo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23

In fact. Of late years golf has rot.
ten such a hold on the major league
players that number OF owners
are beginning 20 frown on the game.
II IA said that several major league
clubs last year paid more attention 10
their golf scores than their batting
or fielding averages
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23

However. golf and baseball are
both great games Golf Ia orowdlng
baseball for popularity. Only the
very limited number Of courses that
are open 20 the public keep the
game from coming even faster.
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.lyweight
Star Will
Box Here
frankie Grandette, no.
Pound Sensation, to
Meet Tommy Yolas
BY sEABURN BROWN

'Ni OF lho nloht
! n Z Q 2 est.
ms pocket sire
battlera OF tho
West coast will
show his wares
% Seattle ring
deyotes at the
Arena ring cal.
nivRi Tuesday
night whom
FRANKIE Grand
cite. Portland
fIUstssIs1tN aFaw-
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Across the King county iins In Hiititas
county the fishermen viii wait until May
hrfofs They are allowed % rhht their
lines Ia the water. This season In that
county has been placed from Aay ] 10
Nov slnbsr 20.
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DODGERS WIN AGAIN

TAMPA. March "a Brooklyn
scored It's fourth straight victory
over major league clubs by beating
Washington Q to 4.
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Hoppe IN order 90 keep healthy.
INDUCES In a daily systematic course
Of sprouts and IN nlno mighty careful
as 20 his diet. while Hoppe Is quito
content 20 BE- regarded as the worlds
Created billiard player. no would
much prefer 10 he regarded ~ tho
greatest star OF baseball
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What, Evans thinks

PROFESSIONALS who shine IN
one branch Of snort usually have
Wild desire 20 star IN some other
line.