Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

Commendation of Pepper" Martin,
ST. Louis base ball player. for his work
in the world series. places him among
the great performers in this sport.
Many would elect him this years ace
of the diamond. His place in the
mythical hall of fame" seems secure.
Chiefly to his credit Is the arousing OF
increased public interest IN the games.
Young Mr. Martin has the we'll
earned satisfaction OF having done nooly
by his employers and the fans" declares
the New York Sun, observing that his
feats gave to the 1881 series q dra-
matte interest it sadly wanted all
though he has been little known to the
fame that comes to the fortunate in
base BALI; that. las they might say on
the Rialto, until recently he was on the
kerosene circuit and suddenly bobbed
up on the big time and stopped the
show" The South Bend Tribune thinks
that among world series heroes OF this
and other years Martin appears truly
gigantic" and the Cincinnati Times
Star, with praise for 1.-The cometlike
playing of the rookie. Martin, through
the first five games of the seven" de-
clares that in the recognition CT such
work, "the term, money players, Is
humorcusly ungenerous," and concludes:
Something inside of Martin, something
dashing and gallant and daring. sud
denly lifted him to the heights. Men in
make them"
Young Martin not only stole bases
to send the worlds champions on their
weary way, but he has stolen his way
into the hearts of all the sports lovers
of America" az ers the Salt Lake Deseret
News. recalling that nobody ever heard
of the lad until thu Cardinals and Ath-
- a~-t,&e ;t,
ball championships" The Goshen News
Times feels that mo dime novel hero
ever accomplished more unexpected
feats." and that The gave to the series
what the fans like to see, some out
sanding individual performance"
1.-THE personal service Of Pepper
Martin in helping toward the victory
says the Hartford Daily Times, raised
that modest, cool and resourceful in
dividual to a spectacular fame. which
was the outstanding feature Of the con-
test. To make the matter more dra-
matte, this youngSter from Oklahoma,
who would rather wear a 10-gallon hat
than a cap. was secuted by the Athletics
and turned down as unlikely material.
That. indeed. was an ironic episode"
For the Winter, wherever base ball
addictS gather" remarks the GAINESVILLE
Gazette, there is plenty TO talk about,
from Oklahoma, where Pep Martin lives.
to the clubs of New York. with Sandlot
graduates hoping some day to emulate
distinguished examples"
at was . fine series. and was re-
markable in that it produced a player
who outshone all former world series
heroes" according to the Buffalo Even
ing News, which continues: Babe
Ruth and others had performed prodi-
giles and marvels in engagements be-
tween the winners of the two pennantS,
but Pepper Martin threw them all into
shadow with his performance. He is
eclipse, the rest are nowhere. He was,
as the sports writer's had It, 'unstop-
pable, ubiquitous and 'irrepressible.' He
year. but he never will De waived out
OF the 'Stovepipe' League. There the
fame Of Pepper will grow with the
passing years"
Even a casual survey Of the great
journals Of the country" asserts the St.
Louis Times, "discloses that the edi-
torial analysis and approval given to
Mr.. Martin ran a close race to Mr..
Hoover's rediscount plan. 1t ran ahead
OF the Slno-Japanese war, completely
overshadowed the visit of Premier Laval
and made the English political cam
paign look like ward meeting. News
papers that ponder international affairs
with learning and sagacity relaxed to
survey the mighty deeds Of the Pepper
boy. Placed end to end, these editorials
on the achievement of Mr.. Martin
would probably lead from almost any
given point to Oklahoma City. The cost
Of the white paper used in printing
them, the typesetting necessary and
other items Of overhead would run into
figures Of impressive size"
Predicting the adoption Of Martins
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