Evening star., 1924-03-15

Be merry while you may because
tomorrow the axe may faii is the
comes down from home to find him
self surrounded by big and strong
young men who have young and
healthy ideas. The young man with
trouble in reading his publication.
He must have enjoyed some parts
OF it because he grinned at what he
was reading. When the players told
him funny things he grinned more.
He is the fielding boss and the execu-
tive boss and pretty much all of the
boss Of the st. Louis Browns this
year and his name is George Sisler.
Has Winning Smile.
He has a smile that would win the
hearts of his fellow countrymen and
probably those OF his fellow country
and when he smiles there are two
rows of even white teeth and SO
much gracious courtesy about it all
that the man who doesn't know
George Sislcr goes away firmly con-
vinced that he is one OF the finest
fellows III base ball and the man who
does know him is convinced about
six fold over of all the good things
he ever thought about him.
Last year Sisler couldn't read
play base ball. He was even obliged
TO give up driving an automobile and
he carried himself as a man might
carry himself who is blind OF one
eye and weak in the other
Late in the forenoon the sun cleared
away and the St. Louis boys went 10
the park TO practice. Sisler went 70
first baSe-thc same man who couldn't
see last year. They threw the ball TO
him in the dirt, in the air. 10 his right
side and TO his left side and he got II.
He played with his right hand as
nimbiy as he always did. His physical
condition is high type. smashing good
and his arm like whip.
He Can See the Ball.
Now and then he failed TO catch ti1c
ball. but any man viii fail to eaten
the ball now and them. But he could
see the ball. There was no question
about that. He could see third baS"
because he shot the bail across tn
diamond with speed and force. The
ball went straight to its target an
on the return throw from first has:
to home plate he sDeeded the leath"r
home as il he had been busy bat
player all last year. instead OF sitting
in the shadow of the stand and won
dering what nature was gong TO 90
Grounders back OF first base tha.
SKINNED over the ground like ma
stones over a smooth surface pond
nestled into his glove.
And batting? There was no gam
of bat because about the time there
might have been one there came an
| east wind from down on Mobile ba.'
and with another of the penetrating.
soaking. dispiriting patches of cold
water that has accompanied this eX-
pedition ever since Il left Manhattan.
! But Sisler stood up with Il bat IL
his hand and he tapped at one o.
! two before the thickness Of the damp
ness came. He seems TO have SHIFT
ed his position. He peeks at the
ball with more of his head turned
, toward the thrower. Probably that
is to bring his "worser" eye into
play. for one eye Is worse than the
, other. Now and then he looks up
quickly, as If to say to the rnish,
having eye. You simply have GO.
TO see whether you wish to or not.
Has Learned Lesson.
! Sisler will NOT say that he will
play first base, or pitch, or play a
all But he doesn't need 10 say th;.-
| he wishes TO play. 1t is manifest
/, in every word and every glance ard
! every little reference 10 one thinr
! and another that may have happened
! in his base ball time. When condolc4l
with because he couldn't follow the
! best year of his life in base ball witt
another perhaps quite like il or bet
| ter, he said:
| well. I'm becoming more OF z
! philosopher than I was and I haI
/ learned to be patient and persiste.r
! and also hopeful"
Copyright, 1874,