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Show TRUISM ON BASEBALL GAME Pitched Balls That Aro Near Enouah to Be Called Strikes Aro Qood Enough to Hit At. Major Icaguo batsmen who mado n prnctlco of heckling tho umpires for doubtful balls und strikes never found any sympathy with Fred Clarke. Tho cx-Plrato leader onco expressed a truism tru-ism which should bo drilled Into every boy who gets Into tho national pastime. Wilbur Cooper brought out Clarke's little lino following an argument In ono of tho gnmcs played by tho Pirates nt Jacksonville. Several of tho Pittsburgh Pitts-burgh batters wcro complaining thnt tho umplro "missed" soma that wero an Inch or two from tho corner of tho plato. "Well, boys," remarked Cooper. "I feel tho sumo as Cap Clarko on pitched balls. If they'ro closo enough to bo called strikes, they'ro good enough to hit." |