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Show Veteran Young Intends to I ' Change Style of Pitching 1 Control Makes Batters Unafraid of Speed l and He Proposes to Be A no I Little Wild The more one sees of "Cy" Young the ' more he realizes why "Cy" is so justly termed the "Grand Old Man" of base-hall, base-hall, why he Is beloved by all, whether actively engaged as players or spectators. specta-tors. Baseball never did have a man who was a greater credit to it than this same "Cy." Big, brawny and powerful, accustomed ac-customed to the warfare of the diamond, to pitting his strength of mind and body against that of other men of power, to being the hero of a wildly frantic populace, popu-lace, a big, huge, strong man among men. "Cy" has never lost that, modesty which marked him the day he entered baseball over two -score years ago. His heart lias ever been tender and easily touched. Today his heart is Just as big, yes, bigger, than his body. He is big in all tho term implies, in everything. every-thing. An act which could be termed "small" never was nor never could be charged against the "G. O. M." Every day he shows those sterling qualities of the broad Individual that lie is. Never did a young fellow enter baseball base-ball who had reason to fear old "Cy." Always docs he hold out the helping hand to the recruits. Ills fame hasn't lessened that broad, sensible view of life which he brought from ihv farm in Tuscarawas county twenty-four years ago. , ' Letter Touches Cy. A sample of the wholesome tenderheartedness tender-heartedness of the big fellow was exhibited ex-hibited by the sentiment which lie showed over a letter received recently from a newsboys' club in Boston. "Cy" is human. He. likes appreciation. Hut only loo well has he learned tho fickleness of the crowd. Perhaps that was one of the reasons why ho appreciated appre-ciated 50 thoroughly the letter mentioned. Tt was sent by the secretary of tlic Boston Bos-ton Newsboys club. That letter Is now prized as one of the most tacrcd of Young's belongings. There was no formality about the letter. let-ter. It started out "Dear Cy." and that was the lirsl thing which touched the veteran's tender cjior.d. The .letter requested re-quested a short message from "Cy" for use in the Boston newsboys' magazine called Ihe Mustier. -A "reproduction of the final paragraph reads good to one who has sCcn much' of the rough stuff In this old world. "Many a time," it says, "have we sat In tho bleachers cheering our 'Cy' on to vlelory, but those good old times are gone, never to return again.- But there Is one way lo rocall old remembrances, and that Is by a few chepry .words. You will wrltc. T am sure you lylll, for the newsboys news-boys anyway, won't you. C'yV" There's the part which louched the old boy. . "1 loll you (here's a letter which 1 wouldn't lose for anything." declared "Cy." "Those boys surely will get a few words from me. I don't recall anything that ever made mc feel better than that llttlo letter," That's all about "Cy" Young, tho man. Now for "Cy" Young, the pitcher: To Change Pitching Tactics. Would you bellow it if any one told you that "Cy," after twenty-two years' service as a major league pitcher, Is planning to start anew, to adopt a new system? II doesn't seem reasonable, docs It? Well. 11 Is. Speed Irt the thing which has carried "Cy" through all these years. Blessed with abnormal power in his good right arm, filled wllli the good common sense which taught him Unit only good living woid enable him to preserve that strength. "Cy" is going to start over again now. or. rather, to add other things to go with that speed. During every game In which ho has pitched in I lie past "CyV main thought ha? been keep the ball over tho corners cor-ners of tho olatc- Heretofore he lias been contented to cut the plate, trusting In his speed to get away. Realizing his perfect control, even the niosf timid bat-l-rs had no fours about going to the phi to when "Cy" was pitching. They could fee) almost certain that either a straight one or a sharp curve was sailing sail-ing up. Now they'll have lo be a little more wary. "Cy" lias stopped cutting the plate. Whilo traveling with tho Yannl-gans Yannl-gans ho was not worried whether ho was getting tho ball over. Whenever ho foil like asking any of his Icam-matcK Icam-matcK about his work lie Inquired If lie wns getting the ball over the corners often enough. Heretofore "Cy" has had a spiller. though rarely using It. Thnt "splttcr" is going lo perform It.s share of tho duties this season. Tbo.-n nn- tho things which "Cy" had on his mind when he- f il so often declared during the hist few X if Hi months that he was far from being Ijj K IT ready for the has-been class, Thos,e ait; u R the things which make the players wIm 1 i Jfi were members of tho Yannlgau sti'i-fi f I W during -the trip north believe- that Iho M if 1 old veteran will have another great yat, iff 8 lo add to his wonderful record. Swiff |