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Show By IRVIM S; Q)BB •• ,.le@ll lilllltllt l ...... (~) Altaol11Wy N. H.....,. Alaoat It The 4CeJ: da7 IOalebod7 told . . . . .rtoq of a IIWl ud• MDtell8 .t death to whom the jldler eame wWt the word that be qbt follow aDJ' eoa· renlal oceup&UOD. he tl_.. durlDC the Ume wbleb would e1Q1e before qa. fatal date. The prisoner bad onl7 to DOIIlillate bla ebolee aDd the faclllU. for proseeuttng It would be pronGed. IDdeed, there wu rather a suu..U.ea that If the coodemned IIWl bad not completed tbe favored uadertak~Ds b7 that day, there might be a delQ ta the ueeutlon of tlle law to pve him u opportaalty to IDlab tt. The ldtuatlon bavtnr beea made clear, the messeurer awaited the cap- tift'• decla1oo. • '"Well, old mu,• be aald ~C?)@,{l{l~ tl~~~i 2 rut Basema n ~t Louts bal17, "what Ia It JOU wut to do?" "' tbhlk," laid the prlaoner, "I'd like to learn Oblneae." The beartnr of tbla" ltOl'J remlndl me of anothez--a blood brother to itwhich wu C111'rent in Tenneaee yean Qo. One cllll17 eventnr in ~ earl7 PJrt of Kareb the lberttr entered the COUJl· t) jail and, adclrelalq the colored I*'" eon wbo oeeoplecl the atronrelt eell. lldd: A oertaln llftcher diiCOvered 8M way The Cardinal alugglng ace 11 kept quite bu.y running buee, hi• bat. ting average being over to keett ::ttor.n•blf from hitting tile old 1\ard-he apple • "b~~tanecl" 11tm. .400. ONE-S ASE HITS (By JACK SIMPSON) A few mODthl before bla 4eatb Geq. Bull Duke of Kentuek)', wbo commanded Korraa'• eanlrJ after the li:UUnr of bla brotber-ta-la w, Gea. JohD Morpn. told tbla tale at a CoDfederate reUDIOD ta b1l home eltJ ot Loullvllle: Be eald that durtar ooe of tile Ttn•eeeee eampalpa Horraa'l mea JOrpl'laed and routed a rerf\DeBt ef l'ederal troopen. In the mtd8t of the rea.t one of the enea7, who waa m01111ted upoa a b1a be7 hone, auddeDIJ turned aDd eha.rged the vtctorioal Cruederate l tun-tnt. waYinr hta arm ucJ lbrlekiDI like mad aa he bore down upoa them alone. Rellpect· lac each marveloaa eourare. the Co:afederatee forebore lbootlDr at tbe approaeblar foe, but whea be wu rtrht apon them the7 aw there wu a dlf· fereDt :."eUUOl for bla foolhardlneu . Be wu a rreeD recruit. Bll bone bad rua aW&J with h.lm-tJle bit bad broken. uct. white u a lbeet and learecl ltl1r. the lucll:leq youth wu .....,. pnpellect .tntcbt at Uae whoopIDe Keatuell:aa.. . MI.,DI for lll8l'C7 .. he came. .letr :sten-ttt. a aoted wit of tile com- tM horee uti made a wtntar prfiGaW-' the rider. Sterrttt. wile bad DOt ~ or llbuecl for dQw and waa a· fa'oelou8 looli:IDI JMtl'" mud. ~topped blr and waned ltl . - . lla the terrlaecl l'ederal'• fu.. "' dOD.'t bow wJtetbet- te ldll 7011 rlpt Dow," Jte ald. .... walt uatU tbe .... palled . . . • lrJat Ia platol MWf" 11•..., tile craiYerlar eapte me. pleue doil't Uft. "u a de It at an 1 r. a m.lpated eJaarae-~ I ata't prepared to dlel" "~~later," fa•• College Star in Demtpd "BUCKY" HARRIS' RISE IS METEORIC Balking. The balk Is one of the most complicated ruletJ ID baseball, and not thoroughly undentood by even the best of players. The pitcher Ia guilty of committing a bal1l: and penalized by having all base ruDDers advance one base it he commits llDJ of the following: .Maklq a motion to pitch the ball without completln& the delivery. DeUveriDg the ball to the batter whlle either or botb teet are back of or not In eontact wltb the pitcher's plate. Being In position and not having the ball In his possession or delivering the ball to tbe batter while be Is not facing the batsman. ThrowiDg to bases to catch a base I'Dilller without taking a step directly toward that base. He muat complete h11 throw to 1lrst base, but need only to take a step to second or tblrd base, and need not complete throw It be has no chance to catch base runner. Dellverlng the ball to the batter whUe the catcher ls outside of "the catcher's boL Holding the ball by the pitcher so lour as, ln the opinion of the umpire, to unnecessaril y delay the game. It one or more men are on the bases the pitcher In delivering tbe ball to the batter or ID throwing to first base drop tbe ball accidentally or lnten· tlonally. In all the above eases, all base runnen ClBD advance one base but there Ill no penaltJ If tbe obaaea are unoccu· Five Years Ago He Was Forced to Fight for Job, Now He Is at Top. Much credit for winning tbe world's championshi p last year goes to Stanley Harris, youthful manager whose handling of tbe team demonstrate d that he Is a born leader of men. His meteoric rise In baseball reads like a novel. A dashing and aggressive ball player, Harris lnstllled fight and pep Into his teammates. They played wltb a determiDatio n that would not be denied and fairly swept the opposition off its feet ln their mad rush tor baseball'& premier honors. Not only did Harris prove himself a brainy and resourceful manager, but be more than did biB share to wtn tbe championshi p with his brllllant field· lng and timely batting. Harris' allaround work did more than that of any other Individual player to bring the title to Washington. Harris, the youngest manager ln tbe major leagues, Is only twenty-eight years old. He was born at Port Jarvis, N. Y., November 8, 1896, ot Welch and Swiss parents. The family moved to Pittston, Pa., when Harris was a small tot and, during his boyhood days, be worked In the mines. He was fond of baseball as a boy and played wltb various aandlot teams at Pittston. His first tryout with a major league club was with tbe Detroit Tigers ID 1916. Hughey Jennings, at that time manager or tbe Tigers, considered Harris too young and Inexperience d ftd released him, but was kiDd enougb pled. to recommend Stanley to Arthur Devlla, former third bueman for tbe Glante, who wu managing Norfolk of tbe VIrginia leBJUe. Harris finlahed tbe 1916 season wltb Muskegg_n of the Central league but Sll:l rnnnlng Ia at least 14 centnrlee reported to Devlin at Norfolk In 1917. Then America became lnvotv~ In tbe eld Ia Sweden. World war and the Vlrrln14 league • Polo has been long a favorite came suspended operatlona In August. 1917. After tbe war, Harris waa pven a tl'J· with army otllcen In lndlL out by George WUtse, manager of Tbe 8nt otllctally recorded Greek Reading, New York state league. Later be played with Buffalo of the InternaOlJmplad WBI held In 776 B. C. tional leBJUe, from wblch club Clark great· the Ia Grlfllth purchased blm tor $6,000 ln Wight, of lale ... Cow world. cash and Infielder Harold Janvrin In the Ia center eat raebtlnr • Ill. • August. 1919. Harris' aggressivene ss and pluck BeTent)'-flve tllousand persons at· Lof\gat won tbe admiration of GrUiitb, \'tho tellded the openlq races saw ID tbe youngster the makings of a ~pe. In France. aplendld manager. There are three directors and 14 eoaebes of various sportl conducted Takes Dad's Sculls at the Naval academy. SP.ort Notes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Belpaa athletee wtU proteat against the admlulon of Germany IDto tJle 017'DiPIC pmee Ia 1928. Owen CanitiU, 8tll' pitcher ot Holy Crosa coUeae bASeball team, Worcester, Mas&, tlle ;roung 11.1nger who has reeeiYM ~11Dtl81J offers from major 188&8« tel•• to give up school f time.'' So far he and get Ia tile of tbe "filthJ has scorned tile Q lucre." A aportl••a alWQI rives the u plre tbe beDelt of the doubL • • • Tbe Arlt llllaol> llueball league wu tbe NorthwMteJ.D learn.; organized Jp 1879. • • • Baseball Ia a nrer lllCn of sprlnctlme tbaJa pea$ bl0110ma and dogwood blouoma. • • • Jersey C1tt ba purchased 1amee Roberts, a rlcbt-lllmd pitcher, from the Brooklyn elv.b • • • Tbe PblladelpJiil;t Atbletlcs are start· tar u uaual to BlUe faDI think that they are a pennaat contender thta Je&r. • • • Inlleldel' T01111117 lleKlllen has been purehlliicJ bJ the Toledo American ~~S~Gclatfon trnmA!rf That liteep alop- embankatent In the Red !$ox outfletd Iii quite pazzllna to outfielden unQeed to Its laritlee. e e • What. b:r the Q, hu become ot the old-fa~o.ed bueltall maniac who ued to pull • epl~e fits at ball pmeta1 • • • • • • of the womea athletic dlree- Some ton at llrla' eebools Ia En«tasd are paid u much as $2,1100 a ~- OD K11 1. ~. J'red Nicholl, plteher of tbe lt. Loalll Browns, hel4 the 87ncue 8tua ~ to two b.lta ID a m-blaiD( prJ 8l"al Is almoat aa earePaaTO leu with reeordll u one of the nelrhbor'e c:bllclreD aonll:e:rtnc wltb tlaephoIIOiraph. The 8l'oo1I:IJB Bol'aa han traded Artllur Decatur, rtp~ed pitcher, ala for woto tbe PlalladelDhla bander. a bur Ba..._U, aJ8o A icleDtltt ..,. tbat "lour lep ue ~ now a 111aa of ,..._. Yenatlle. • .. • • • • • • wen. • e K7le GnU., the all a IIWl a ..pal_. wbo wlM Ia • waJirtnr matc!ll. • • e IDtHeat In the propoee4 Dempee:rWilla IPt. from a ero•wort ltand· polllt. U. Ia tl'JIDr to J1U1811 wblell woalcl be lloriZOIItaL Be aua pitcher, Ia overllanded. =~=~=~like ._, JU CUI lllde4naed 61aata II&JL Theand tem "'er7 aert~ a .- time. Manarer ConDie -""'111!1'> letts 1tate11 that ie ba•e J. J. Ba1dlll', ...dillllltmtoP. ttaeup aptn this ..__ • • • - - • 1111 mall:• a prilttJ 1004 ~t. Jr., Ia traJnlnl on wUl plaJ there 1111 ~- ~~ nrd ~ et ptt. Uat£<'\hlc to of up hla preseat nte Gf~ltldkla. laJip'qe aaed. an espert ca6Ue tbe BehQJlll:lll _ . , the ptdance hla father, .Joaepll Wl'llbt, l'r., Ual.,.... ...W.'t kllow tile Two termer ,_.~ee;11tlii1Ue lltJ of PODIIQ'lftld a crew coaO. tor a • tlae . . . . . laltla Cloplaf 1a$ Warhop ~I, QIIflPI•er, ~~aft a. • .._ee. • • • y ..... .. ~~~ 1*..0. ~-.. ~lit ~ .,., llteled ,.,..... Y"£11.. MP'rWIIIIa _.. . .... ·- - - ... pallet - |