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Show FIELDED JOIES SI C1CE jGET EfEI Fielder Alanson Jones, boss of the St. Louis Federal League club, finally has; Eddid Plank where he wants him, and i he told Eddie as much -when he sent him orders to report in fr t . Louis preparatory pre-paratory to the trip to Key West for preliminary training. Jones has been on the trail of the Gettysburg veteran ever since ho was au active plaver with the Chicago White Hox, and ho has been waiting to get him into a position i where he would be helpless, so far as Jones is concerned. Now Jones has accomplished ac-complished his fell purpose. Cause fur the feud between Jones and Plank dates back to th battles they i had as batter and pitcher when Eddie j ; was with tho Athletics. While dones 1 was nevor a league leader at bat, he ;a!wavs ran up a good average and was rated as one of tlie hardcrt men iu the 'business to pitch to. Jones, was both ;fast and tricky, and h worked a ! pitcher to the HmiL Few pitchers cared ; to faco Jones when runs were on the J I sacks that were needed to win a game) or, for that matter, when it was neccs- ; sary to get, a run around the sacks. , Eddie Plank was one of 1bi few ! twirlers who really had the Inaiau tun ' on Jones, rmd Fielder i willing to admit ad-mit it himself. In tlie language of the i Federal lcarue leader, 'plunk was one; of the toughest pitchers J ever bntte-.l ; against." Jones is tho kind of a man to admire a pitcher who could gi. him ; trouble, and this may be one of the j reasons why Fielder wanted to yet i Plank on his te?m. ; In ordering Plunk to report Jones : i expressed the hope that "P'aul: would! 'give the batters ft a o n po .-1 n g U:n m s in the Fodra P-ague as much trouble ns he formerly did me.'; Ineid'jni ally. : Jones will now have the opportuniTv of. gett ing britt ing prne' ice agnin Plank ' in tho work-outs find discover why he -could not tret his i-lrnls the s:im'e as ' She could those r,f other pi"h',,-u. |