Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-08 | Page 16 | Sport Snap Shorts

v Sport Snap Sp 01 By Jack Keen o 0 0 Not Nol all 11 the baseball 1 stars tar are In iii time tho 11 world series cries of oC roun course c mon Anion Among those not lol appearing In him II the time October classic classi nrc aro Ty Cobb premier hatter batter batel of oC the American Amen Amer ican league king of or th National league ca u Walt Johnson still called caled king Icing o of hurlers hi U rl c ra Scott Lerry of the ho Athletics over o I whom National antI and SHil American leagues clashed and amI who whose e ca case cape e for fora rora a time limp threatened lo to ca cause o a b baseball base liac- ball war Avar Jim Jini Indian pitcher who held lucId out for for- mor more niort cou dough h lant spring h bc- bc I I cause ho he figured im he could pitch Cleveland Cleve land to a pennant Johnny J for for which act fact tho lie 1 give thanks Grover Gao Alexander whose whose arm pro probably probably I abl ably would have ha cinched the pennant a n afew afew few Cew weeks earlier earler for or the Cubs Bi Billy I nm premier umpire In iii baseball baseball base base- ball bal to today ay One memorable da day not so far aI In iii Inthe Inthe the time past Frauds Francis Ouimet a a. caddy and amid an aim al unknown as s a golfer goUer tied startled the time sport soon world by 13 beating and nn Ray ilay crack rl golfers Later I he lie won omm tho national championship and amid i one of ot tho tIme most wile widely I known the thc links i I Now ow Ouimet has hits Joined tho ho list ot or athletic Icings kings who have ha given gen pp their sport have ha have passed up imp lP the opportunity of or reaping further honors In iii their field to to fight for Cor Uncle Sam Its It's Is Lieutenant Lieuten ant nope now v. no I pe Willie Wihlie Ille Southworth canned h by bythe I the eland Cleveland Indians a couple of oC years cars ago 0 because tc they didn't want to 10 wait alt I for Cor him to tu get a little experience c. c led e time tho a National lonal league batters this year er ernd I and nd played In Cl Gl games while doing It I to show he lie wasn't a flash as a hitter hitler II Connie Mack 1 n I s l said last spring that his hits club dub would have hate something to sa say sayin in iii II the tho American merican league leaSle pennant race 1 It 1 did It I kept seven se other clubs tram from room finishing last Fans who have ha been knocking Christy Chrls Mathewson's mann managerial erial ability p point to the time fact that the tIme Reds neds which failed as a team tem had two tso hitters Roush nouh and Groh In Iii the tIme first five Uvo list both batting well wel over o I I i 1 Sim Love of oC the Yankees deserted 1 his teRm team just before the bell bel rang to Join I the thc ranks ranks' of ball bal players who h have he e I grabbed off ar soft soC Jobs in the shipyards which means that lint Slim Jm Is through as asa asa a big hiS league league ball bal player as far mi aI as the I fans are concerned I Gene Paulette has become th the hand handy handyman I man maim of the lie SL St L Louis Cardinals as well tell os 08 Its Is chief punch He Ire le has pla played ed right I nod and left ert field and first and second Daso 90 so 0 tn far fa- fathis th this Is season Having started 1 his l career as 8 a catch catcher e he lie can fill fm fillin fillIn in behind the bat If IC needed And Amid hes he's been doing most of oC this work worl with wih a brol broken en finger er too loo Ca Cal l Mays of oC the time Red Sox Sex entered red time the Iron just before lie tho the season season sea sea- eson e- e I son cose closed when he hue pitched a do doubleheader doubleheader double double- header defeating the lie Athletics In the tIme first game ame ho lie shut out the thc Athletics I 12 to 0 and amid won isomi the lie second 4 t to 1 1 LeU Lefty Hus Russell ell who hurled for or th the Ii Athletics a few years cars back bak has been woun wounded In iii action in iii France In lim 1 a I offensive movement mo In iii a Lorraine Lorraine Lor Lor- raine sector hold b by the as Russell H stopped a piece picco of oC shrapnel with wih his head hea time the steel slug making an ugly gash across his forehead He lie was taken to a 0 field Celd dressing station and amid thence to a base bac hospital in Paris Pam where shere he lie Is now no con ale convalescing an and he ime I will wi soon be lie ready rendy to go o lack back to lo his mis POt post in iii the front line trench Russell who Vas was developed L by Jack JackI I Dunn at t Uni Baltimore Imor cost Connie Connie Mack Mach lac I 1000 I