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Show FEDERAL HAS NO CHARMS FOR AT LEAST FOUR DIAMOND VETS Top, left to right Ohriaty Mathewson, Ty Cobb; bottom, Walter Jolnson, Hans Wagner. Mathewson, Cobb, Johnson and Wagner Stay With Their Old Clubs. THE Federal league has had no charms for at least four votorans of tho diamond. Each one lias signed up with his old team for the season of 101-1 and has begun training. Soveral men have been acclaimed as tho most valuable mou on their tennis from tho playing standpoint, but. as dollars and cents drawing cards, uo player approached these four in value. There aro many persona, not rabid fans, who go out to sec tho Detroit team play only because Ty Cobb will cavort in tho outer garden and swing his mighty but; nt the plate. Thousands go to sec Pittsburg because Hans Wagner plnys shortstop. I'u New York there are many people who journe3" to the Polo grounds only on tho days ivhon Matty is scheduled to occupy the box, while in Washington Washing-ton they do likewise in regard to Waltoi Johnson, The actual amount of money paid into the boy offices just to sec these stars plav could uot be estimated except ex-cept in t"ho event of their leaving tho teams, and there is small likelihood of their doing that. Cobb and Johnson are still young, as ball players go, and have many seasons of popularity ahead of them." Wagner and Mathowson aro often alluded to as "old men.'! Tn any other wall; of life, than plaving baseball, thev would now be in their prime, but playing ball calls for a specialized development, of tho terves, muscles and mind, and the won-dor won-dor of it is, that Hans and Christy are utill nble to deliver the goods. |