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Show BILL DOAK FOLLOWS THE "GOLDEN RULE" Eill roak was tho premier pitcher In the National league for 1314, according to the twirling' records. Ho lopped such hill ' artists as Christy Mathewson, Jeff Tep-! Tep-! rr-au. Bill Jamnn. Grover Alexander, Blck Rudolph, Larry Cheney and Harry Sal lee. With bis 10H contract expiring' he was in z a position to "hold up" the Card?: ho could have jockeyed hither and thither 1! with Hufitrins and waited and accepted ! the highest bidfrom O. B. or the Fed&. i But BUi Doak remembered his school - 'rig to do right by those who do r(j:lu z by you. He did. Bill remembered how he was tossed from pillar to post; from , hush leactjo clubs up to the major, down aca!n and up again, and finally with tho f'ards. With Muslins, the 'pitter" was .3iven evrry chance to develop. He did develop, and he did not forgot his employer. em-ployer. Whfn Miller Ilucins was prepared to alk terms with Bill there wasn't a sinsrlo ' argument. Muggins named the figure ho: ! was willing to pay his pitcher; Hill ' thought It over and signed without delay. . This happened last fck-ptemrer in Pitts- I bury. j |