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Show HITTING. "I love to hit," Sam Agncw said, "as big league players do; "It always warms my heart when I can. get a hit or two." "I know you like a hit or two," Clark Griffith made reply; "But, when you hit, I wish you wouldn't hit mc on the eye." As a rule a pitcher is not a good hitter, but the rule does not hold good in the case of Carl Mays. He hits a batter almost every time ho pitches. ICELAND. "I wish T were in Iceland," was the baseball player tune. He was playing in St. Louis on a summer sum-mer afternoon. Perseverance overcometh all things. Joe Jackson has shown that a man can hit in spite of the fact that he is a member of the White Sox. "Eddie ColUns," we read, "has forgotten for-gotten how to hit since he joined the white Sox." Eddie can forget a good deal more and still have the edge on most of 'em,, Usually -we do not pay much attention atten-tion to golf; but we have noticed lately that "Chics" Evans has been showing signs of developing into a regular player. The vacation fever is likely to hit anybody. Jack Dillon will not fight anybody in the next few days. NOT COMPULSORY. There is one thing that gladdens me When two white hopes go to it No law upon the statute books Compels a man to view it. |