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Show : Hermit a Long. Herman Long, who will play with tb Boston League club next season, promises to be the pride of that city as for as ball playing is concerned. Ho is the king short stoo of IJ C3fc1 AW s the laud. A writer In describiug hint has written as follows; fol-lows; "Iudianapolu hns a Glasscock, St, Iuis a Fuller, and Day was at one time iu possession of a Ward, bill tbeso diamond ligbta are but tallow tal-low dips to electric lights when compared com-pared with 'Gei- HKRIIAN LONO. "uulJ w"' He is 23 yours o( age, stands $ feet 81,,,' Indies, and weighu 100 pounds. It is wonderf nl to see the amount ol territory that bo can cover on both ground bits and In capturing fly balls. He is very sure iu handliug thrown balls, and his celsr-ity celsr-ity is remarkable. His ono hand work has been the marvol of the baseball world. He hits freoly'and is a great base runner. Iiong is considered by many to be the best combined com-bined short and second baseman, batter and base runner in the profession. The price I pajd for his release from Kansas City to Bos- ton was $G,J00. Ixuiff is a natural player. IHe dcJifihts in those plays which are astounding astound-ing to the spectator, and he thinks nothing of turning an apparent base hit into an out. |