| Show I News and Views of Stars of the Baseball World j IJ Jim Thorpe famous Indian athlete is said to have received 2500 for tor his I services as a football player from the Canton 0 O. professional team The I summary of games pla played c would lead I oc e to believe c he was sas worth It 0 Jim Scott White S Sox x pitching star ha has lias passed up vaudeville as a source of ot revenue re during the Ule winter The ac actors actor's actors actor's actors actor's ac- ac tors tor's mode of living is not riot for tIme tho making of a good athlete according to Scott This winter winter-he Intends to spend spendin in Florida among the palms C Jimmy Austin of ot the tho St St. Louis Browns is strong for the ten pin game ame during the winter months Austin Is regarded as one ono of ot the best bowlers In Cleveland 1 x Charley Charle Somers Somes former owner of ot th the Cleveland team still follows baseball closely closel Naturally He tie pays considerable considerable consider consider- erable er- er able attention to the club climb he once presided presided presided pre pre- sided over Mr Somers believes theIn the tho In Indians lans arc aro a mighty might good team but cant can't figure them a contender unless tho the pitching pitching- staff start Is greatly strength strength- ene ened i 1 i There is talk or of converting TIa Ray flay Chapman of ot the Cleveland Cle club Into an outfielder r It is believed belleve that Chapman's Chapmans Chapmans Chapman's Chap Chap- mans man's hitting would be greatly Improve Improved improved Im Im- im- im prove proved If relieved of ot the strain he works worl 1 un under er as an Infielder His great spee speed ought to enable him to cover all kinds of ground in tho the outfield American le legu league gu batters regard Harry Harr Harper the youthful southpaw of the Washington ra team as having haing as much stu stuff as the late Rube Rubo Waddell His speed may not be as great but his curve ball Is more deceptive Harper Harpor lacks only experience an and control Last year ear he lie improved 60 50 per cent Another season ought to Just about give him the I finishing polish i. i New York American league players cant can't see how an any other team in the National league Is going to keep the Giants from winning winning- the pennant The Tho Yankees play played the Giants an exhibition exhibition exhibition tion game for tor charity last summer while whilo the National leaguers were In inthe inthe the tho midst of ot a n. great reat winning streak and Donovans Donovan's players frankly admit they never faced a classier looking ball club Now that Benny Kauff Is not holding down own the time hea headlines in the dally daily papers tho the fans may forget the tho former Fe Federal Fed Fed- eral cral star atar a hit bit thus making his roat road roada a trifle smoother next summer So much was W written about Kauff Kaut and his wonderful ability that most mORt fans ex expected expected ex- ex entirely too much Kauff Kautt realIzing realizing realizing real real- izing what wa was expected tried entirely too hard to make mako good and failed to todo todo todo do himself Justice In 1017 1917 ho lii wont won't have any mark marlc to shoot at and mn may come com through with some of the stuff turc I that made him the most taU talked e about man in the Federal league Connio Connie Mack MacIc has just about abou t decided that speed Is not much use if the time player possessing it seldom roaches first A good many of the collegians picked up b by black Mack lack boasted of oC ten sec on ond records for the 00 yards but bashfulness bashfulness bash- bash at tho time bat spoiled it all Connie has imas about decided that baseball and track athletes have in com coin in mon on 0 K Khen When hen with Washington n ton Joe loc Boehling was always vcr very effective against Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton and Chicago That fact tact alone caused Cleveland to make a swap for tor forthe the tho southpaw when it seemed the In Indians Indians In- In lans ha had a chance to win Joe Joo Im Imme Immediately immediately Im- Im me mediately went ent into reverse gear after joining Cleveland and found toun his former former for tor- mer easy victims tough victims j Charley National league umpire umpire um um- pire fire has gone Into the golf golt game gamo se fligler is fast developing into a crack player It Is his Intention when ho he severs severe his connection with baseball to act as al a golf golt instructor Ho lie is an I l adept at looking after atter grounds having laid out the ball field at Havana Cuba as well as a number ot of southern dia dla- m monds o j jE E Eddie dle Foster is hoping Manager Griffith Griffith Grif Grit finds some sonic other athlete capable o of covering covering- second base hase Foster has be become become be- be come firmly weeded to the third sack and says saS that playing an any other othor place on the seems like learning some Home new game so different are the tho methods moth meth oas of ot making various plays Doc Doe Johnstone who has played first base for tor Cleveland and PJ Pittsburgh I blames his rapid decline as a batter latter to the system now v adopted by man many major league mann managers ers of ot not using lethan left left- han handed ed hitters with southpaws pitching for the time opposition Johnstone claims in the minors he hit both kinds of or pitching equally well i That Connie Muck Mack has lias picked up a alive alive live one In Pitcher Myers Is generally generall I admitted In American league circles Bill Bilt Carigan is ml mighty sweet on Connie's Connies Con Con- nie's nies lean and lanky ht heaver er a With that speed of his and his fast break ing lag curve it would be bo the for or Myers to be bo beaten heaten if supported b by bya a first division club says ays Carrigan Carrig-an Tris Speaker played crl golf almost e cr every day last season and led the I 1 j American len eu In batting T Ty Co Cobb b pla played ed but little last year because he lie 1 I believed overindulgence In tho the game une caused his batting average e to suffer I I and was in a largo large measure responsible sible for Cor his hlll failure to again lead Take I 1 your our choice of those thoc two c expert opium opium- i i lon lone ions j I II I lc j Pinch hitters and pinch pitchers arc are f e e 1 I I I I 1 i i j I II I common but bU Mike McNally Ic in tl time the role of oC Pluck pinch runner occupied occurred a unique po poI position po- po In American league circles last lust year cat Time and again he was waa as I by hy Carrigan an and amid rarely did lid he hei fail fall to score tI tl was as his Imis pinch running that decided the inning fourteen gamo ganie in the recent world series In favor lavol of ot Boston j 5 |
