Show BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE ENTERTAINERS So Says Art Shires of the Chicago White Sox What Is this a n kid hid asked Art the Great Shires While lute Sox first baseman when Informed that a base base- baseball baseball baseball ball fan ran In Chicago had brought court action to have hale ha e all nil base ball pIa ers pronounced Insane There Theres s a lot of fellows s like to kid hid us They come out to the ball park parI and get a n great grent kick hick out of or kidding us usA usA usA A lot of or them don t know what hat base baseball baseball baseball ball Is all about aboLt they just come out to topan topan topan pan usI usI us usI I don t care I don t mind how v much they kid Lid me or razz me I fig figure ure we re out there to furnish enter entertainment entertainment for tor them We e re actors after all If It they like to kid hId us I Im lD in filing 11 kid hid them right back A A lot of or people just come out to be entertained and anI we re supposed to fur furnish furnish nish the entertainment for them I III II bet out of or fans rans who come out to the games there s who ho don t know what hat Its It's all aU about The ird boud of or directors of ot the Ar Park Jockey club has set SI 1 1500 as M the minimum purse for Its meeting at Arlington Park ParI June 30 August 2 Otto H U Lehmann president of ot the club also announced that on days davs da s or of there will be eight races Instead of or seven se that fellow rellow Its It's surprising theay the way slay Danny Boone continues to play good baseball and there ought to be a law v against It 1 tears ears ago he was as a mem member her ber of a championship St Paul team und and recognized then as os one of the most able Infielders In the league Here nere he Is holding dos do down don n third base for Columbus a batter dangerous with runners on base and a fielder who ho despite his aged aed legs holds up his Ills end rather well sell ell Danny always has been a fighter somewhat Impatient of the other others s mis mistakes mistakes takes and making very few tew himself Theres There's no telling how long he be may last Much of ot the credit for the surprisIng Ing success of the young oung or of Illinois ball team this spring be belongs belongs belongs longs to Capt Copt Jimmie L ot of Argo whose hose hustling work In the field has made the whole hole team hustle Jimmie who ho plans to go in for pro baseball has lias a great arm armand armand armand and Is one of or the best fielding third baseman In conference history Last ear he committed his first error In 1 two wo sears ears of or conference competition and has fielded 1 1000 per cent this ear It Is no secret that Manager John McGraw Is a close follower of or the hor horses es at nt certain seasons of or the ear and Is not averse 10 erse to la laying laIng ing down a few re nickels to back his judgment The follo following Ing is told by a ne newspaper paper man who is a close friend of or the lIttle Napoleon McGraw v taking a Up placed a few rew on a good lookin looking thorough thoroughbred h brad The finish was unu unusually close and as the horses neared the home homestretch homestretch homestretch stretch It was IlS e evident that the race would I 1 IP e decided In those last paces John Jolin McGraw became very sery excited and as the horses hor 11 mared ared the finish h hline line he lie shouted to his nag Slide In I After more than GO years in lards Maurice Dolly Daly of ot e New lW v lork ork Is still acute active e in the game gilDe 1 hIs billiard room 0 owner assner ner und and player placer pia er now v In his eighties I is lt acting as billiard In Instructor instructor at nt the club In v r NewYork sew York forb He lie has the same keen heen In the game tho hint t he had hen he first picked up a cue In CI Civil Chit 11 war ar days da do s Sale of or Hugh catcher to of ot the International Ie igue was U announce announced r recently by the Minue Minneapolis apolis American association club |