S T 19 o o oT h Strange Ie Reversals of Form In I n nh nIe a j I Players rind and nn d Teams II I o OJ I 4 I S 4 Ij 1 BASE t S 0 II ALL t S 4 j 4 I y 4 S t 4 5 S I 4 4 National GUM G me Very V e rv 1 11 n A Modern Base Running II Trick o 0 0 11 10 1 frequently wins t tho ho er rii b J In ion of oC being an nu A d outer Of Ot course courso thu tho term lerm Ille fl that the man In III form cnn one lay Ilay good m gool eto Corm I the Vt in other otIer words Nt ct of 01 arles or t his LI III cat many In anti ami out outI glent are re a g There National and American tho th III In I Strange enough some of ot JI IS been ly sala lIala aIa tn for lor holle el rul tI I Ir ar aRil ami allt tt ci t M at n tunes q md commit errors to 10 IT go fO Of 1 V liable as US they the ore arc arci IJ lIt i are Pitchers wl will vIII I have Ime lax Som JY enders benders ore are oret when th teams of ot In III the Hie lot by hy all llover lI 11 t I lI Two TO or three da days II s sI I ft fl t r theY the v So sl P Into the Ihl box and shut rut ruto hutIe loll her Ie fr Iders ders holding tho the high o IS down Iown to three or Mien rued MJ hI Unforeseen een hap hat I ft of ot th oll t are uro just Juat what I 1 iI one of o ti not most uncertain pas I I I j that thit mortal man Indulged B Et I not the fhe In III and nna outers tro T r I i z w or OF AMI AM HAH IIAn MSS rs 1 Gt I Geers has a promising of oC trotting Mild and for Cor Brand honors The Silent Man Mun From te ec as n Geers li Is I best known I ni nl the Ike largest larest winner vInner on the tho grand rUIt list last year eal and are aret Cut t he te will vIII earn that distinction til season NI pitchers We find them In every OCI corner or of tie tho diamond In tho the Infield and out OUI Hold MatIy batsmen belong LelonE In this class cliss too Ho O tar fur nl its pitchers ore concerned however hoever Rube Hubo of ot the Phila Philadelphia delphia Americans Luther Luthor Dummy 1 Taylor of oC tho the New 1011 Nationals of ot tho the Now York Americans Hens hess of oC the Cleveland Americano Americans Joke Jake Wolmer if of the till Chicago Nationals Jack JIck Cronin of ot the Nationals and Winters of ot the Boston Americans are uio star lur members of ot the In and outers Waddell and Taylor Waddell has hUA been known to 10 strike out sixteen men In rt o single game gaIne arno In other games flames tin ho him hlll been keen touched touchet up UI for Cor al Cli almost most nil Ill many safe hits Taylor may never lf be depended upon to w wIn will In a 1 as ns tasty may and nod MathewsOn n of ot tho the New Ness York and yet ct he ie may mayKO mnyO I KO go O In and hold hohl a fast ClIst team eim down tIon to o othree othree three or four our hits I have seen leen him strike out three men In one Inning then agaIn I 1 have ino seen him hit far Cor or six nix safeties In a 11 Inning twisters were ere unmercifully by Ly the tho one day early In the tho sea Bea ion Hon In III Brooklyn A few Cow days da r ho he pitched against In Nsw and tho the name anie Giants could only nn win tram from him by one run rui and that In Inthe the tho tenth Inning On that occasion Juck Jack Wainer saved the diy day foi tm rn Now Nois York by Ly n Il home homo run ian In tho the until In Inning Inning ning Brooklyn van waa Wll CUB om run ahead Two men man were ero out Warner had two tso I strikes on him lIm One more moro strike and Cronin would have havo won the th came ronie the sensational Iron Mc lint Jul instead of ot striking out sent Hent a n liner Into Inlo the right Held field bleachers and anti brought In ahead of ot him Al AI Selbach At Al the lie chunky spunky left fielder of ot the tho American cham chum champions also ono one of oC the host best In America Is an LU In und and outer at tt tho Iho tic bat but It If over ever cr there Mitre was wall one file Tho for tor his Inconsistent hitting hilling lies lI s In III the thu fact Ilet that lint ho he swings at nl the thu ball Lall with till all his Ills might thui thus becoming Inaccurate Al AI Alvill vill make a 1 couple of at singles u a two or n 1 t three bagger Lugger In ono tame fame and then thel lieu will not Increase his average for or three or four Cour games Sometimes he hI will bat bal like a demon for Cor n a week The rhe Th next week he hangs out the nothing doing dohl sign sigi Selbach by hy tho the way In II i one nile of oC the most nervous batsmen In the tho major leagues While facing the tue pitch pitcher er or ho pulls hulls nt at lila CUt CliP hikes up his hisM M 4 a aI air I ir 3 y r I II II I l I p r rV V I 4 c 4 L k 4 a l J 1 j fr WJ F 4 A W WI A LARNED AMERICAS CHAMPION TENNIS PLAYER Lamed Is playing In rare ran ni Hi and tro IB in picked to win the tennis championship of ot the tho United States again this thin year trousers knocks the dirt from Irmil his hIli shoos two or three lines with the ho hat but rubs his hili eyes lingers the tilt buttons on Ills hits shirt and finally flashy nervously ly pounding the Iho plate with the but blat lets lot drive at nt tho ho bull with tho tim force of ot a n battering rum rain Then it IC he lie h misses Al AI through though the thu nil all allover over Ganzel Has Bas Improved John Oan 1 of oC the New Nail ew York Yort Amer American Americans ican Is IH Another quantity at atthe atthe the Iho bat La lIt lie won the tho nickname of ot Pop Up John u ii year or two to ago because of ot othis his y for fur sending up a I Infield In Illos III s Now Nov i however r lit hn has n tt 1 bettor batting hatting ujo und frequently Slams tho the sPhere Into the thu for or two or three sucks sacks Teams Have Bave Off Days Too Then again an entire team coin will 1111 make a n reputation c as a a II shining light In tho lie thoIn thoIn I In Iii and out division Iho Cleveland Americans ore are tho ho real leal goods when It U comes to lo exhibitions of ot what shat hat turf I writers writer term form Corm reversals rover For Fur In Instance Instance stance In a n single anie In New ew York recently the thil ho tribe of I eta ets under Larry Iury put dents Into Inlo the of ot three pitchers Pow Powell ell cli tho Iho recruit old reliable Jack Chesbro They hoy plied piled up UI n II total of ot sixteen runs run Oh dear how lovely 1011 that tint wall as for Larry lInt Hut what happened tho the cry cr next day do da be beginning ginning promptly with the sound round of ot lie tho gong at 1 4 Listen and jou ou shall hear Clark New ers h the boys In blue as they trotted out alit on tho the Held field and Ind bent beat them td to II the thu tune of ot 20 to 10 3 A Sad Day Dy For Cleveland Thu The errors the tha made nince would have really and trill trul truly caused a u self salt respecting r sll high school team ICBm to 10 disband and form Corm a afternoon ewIng circle Dig IIII In left lell leftfield field flek muffed two easy tiles that tint let lei In runs runa Charley Piano llano Legs m 0 of nt a second Juggled n a 1 couple of at ground grounders ers rs rB muffed multo 1 u n fly lIy und nl also o throw wild to tos Ibs III s Tho last kit named error oner let two men pound the lie rubber 1 llie he total number of at errors would Imi Ii made a n bank hank cross Cro Croe eyed e d In III ono mm Inning after atter two IIVO wo WN p out tho the New Yorkers Yorker made no 1111 ni lees lew ten two Iwo of ot them theta homers In rn two gaines aine th played d hal was wan as without doubt M II I t s most striking l of ot form Corm on J Ii I a u In a n i t I making of oC ten runs iun In III one Inning tUr two WA w WIllI verv r out IN III II u 1 II ord ordil n il vir VH betom u 0 In II u major A Elase Bue Running Trick b bahi i havu deM developed l many mallY little tricks that aid all a II ai i ian an all In III a lor mor Instance some Horn player I In Inca ca lung th Oil bag H safely f li by jumping IN u they neam It availing I 1 lc outstretched ou 8 t bund h ha mid of ot the t Ii e be that lIat has hus caught th the lid I I id g I a i log the Iho t on t II il turner corn PI PIC r rr f r the tho bate babe Ia o Players thua IlIe utin tl th II between bot th m h 8 and LInd th Ih thi hA i inan und null offer but their mil anci milon on inns n II ow for or thu the con COli tilling the lie bull bail he oM ohl SChOOl b boise bue ie were vert oh ten t with vit hi sliding sI lii Ing long along 1 thu tho ti ic bu buwi I in on Oil their peed to tair coiry them to the Ih sack ahead of oC the bull ball ballIn Ii In order ordel to make muke lUre suie sub of or touching on ono onor of or o till the up to Out duty runnel runners tIle the Ih CC r ond onil must stand Ilund dIrectly dIrect tIme Ih big bag thus hue I multiplying ou I tI bin hili Ii Is of being knocked over by hy the thu I liEN HEN TAVIS H ENGLISH JOCKEY EY CLUe CLUB CLUDA At A t their next meeting the tho of the h Jodie Jockey club clu will be bp In to two Important al IIII nIN The Tue ono one concerns the of or miners und and the ho other relates to 10 th tilt Institution of halt half mile races laces acI fur for t I 1110 o y At t the nt time th tb vo so cation culton of ot a trainer 18 Is op n to I ii ullY man manto to SU lung long us IS lit iiI Ii U Is content to curry on umi the thu business away u wu from Newmarket The of ot the Jockey club pro propose ro 10 pose 1050 that every overy trainer In li 11 f re reul l Hilt Iii it aln nimi shall be he compelled lo to take lake out un an annual ant license I und a ad pay puy II a ri Y sub of 5 to the tho lent timid fund It I t will vIll I think be bl generally agreed nursed that this In Is 11 II move In the light Ight i direction Tor lor thing It removes an anomaly Why should Nev market minors alone be ho IJ licensed If lC It IK Is do de desirable that hey should bo LD under the tho direct control of ot the It must he advisable to put tAUt their provincial brethren on oti the tho sonic footing Coating The au all autocratic rule of or the club Is cheerfully acknowledged by everybody associated with the lie turf and HO 10 long longan longas an as this Is I lie thu case It U is to 10 the general advantage that I 11 powers should be he beas heas as far Cur reaching as Its possible No ono one for Cor or u a moment supposes that lint this thin pro lire proposal Isal to license trainers will be bo In tho ho slightest degree re detrimental to any all man honestly und UnAl conscientiously dill dis discharging charging his duty to 10 lila hIs employers On tho lie contrary y It will give HIO him un IAn status timid and lint guarantee to some somo extent his illness for Cor the work ho un undertakes III to 10 discharge hut But It IL Is b con conceivable that circumstances might which would render It desirable that tha t a 11 trainer should retire tempo w N or om otherwise from Crom the tho pursuit of ot his and tilts thin scheme will give lie thu stewards an III op opportunity of ix discretion III In such onsen lI It Will as pot flot to bp t supposed oll that Lord Durham allow hIs bin hi tenure entire of ot the onion ellies of ot junior steward rd to expire before h he hud ill pla d his hl ul for Cor reform In one ono direction or another follower of ot look bolt upon thu ho h head hend ud of oC th thi Lamb tun un family all sa n the tho apostle of oC it turf reform and NIlY wo al put lilt forward by Ly him command clou cloas and sympathetic At III Attention Its 1111 H In is actinIC acting us III for Cor forthe or orthe the Iha that races of or four our fin longs shell b lie prior tn to th the 1 summer lummer m Lord has baa come Iome forward torwald with the I suggestion that the proposed are arc not allowed to 10 race be he before fore tOro AUK AUf 1 but something should bo be bodon don In order that young you II horses may imy maybe be he saved from freon the tha exploitation toil lion of ot wl oh they are BO so fr frequently the M A LETTY There IH is reason rOlson to that when whon Ch Charles rl J oilman announced William tour In Letty I ha he h withheld a 1 mot monet important detail of ot the tha lie news In rn Letty LellY thero ar lire are two paito Ial equally tron In n the this London production veto lilIO played play ell by H 11 B U I 3 Irving and a 1111 Irene It IH Is roost mOlt Important that list an actress i of play tho the role taR opposite to and It Is ls I not lIot unlikely th it Mi may d di de I I I I II I L I r j I II I i I t I k K w j 4 4 t L 1 t i 0 f I CONNIE MACK OF THE PHILADELPHIA AMERICANS ConnIe JIncks e of oC the lie American are aro not playing up to i their foun of or years PlAIt past but a II O Is certain to 10 be token taken at any moment Mucks Macks team Is ii ono one of ot tho lie strongest In nan Ban Johnsons John olIs organization and should l I never nover bo lie counted out of oC the running Waddell Plank and ancl are nil all able lers and If It tho the Quakers Improve In fielding Is always first those three pitchers will speedily place tho the team caIn up U among the ha loaders I Ion bo ho confined to palling raren or plates pIa tOt of at which tho the clear value to tho the winner dooH does not mint exceed 1000 Lord Durham further Intends to III ask tho the Jockey club clot to that thai two year olds ol s shall Chall not run more than live iWo fur tur furlongs furlongs longs before tho lii r summer meet meetIng lag Ing In not nol moro more than thun IlK lx furlongs or In handicaps before Sept Hept 1 1 and not In in handicaps with Mth ih older horses hor o This to so o for tor or Is to bo ho wel vel welcomed c It Is certainly quite time that same FAina measure of or protection was sus ac no accorded neI corded cordell them Wo 0 cannot of ot course I hope to 10 be bo to lo resort to tho the heroic plan they the adopt In whelo two M oldo to give Mr a n costar possibly ray Fay I ny Davis or Virginia Horned Harned Inasmuch as 1111 these ben been notably fortunate In the lie allotment l of tf plays up to this point The Tho following exchange of ot cable rues mes stifles between Mr and E B H It which took place ti It few tow days ago 0 Indicates Indicate that Miss Jarno d un 1111 future Is stilt still In h doubt 1 have a n new ness play for tor Miss Harned cabled Mr Frohman So iso have I L replied Mr Ir Sothern I II la Is I It II possible that hint The Tho t That Lies In Womans Is Ioto to have huo ajao ajeo BJ e Iud I I w l S SH l