Show the th ter Started Start I It t V Moe Johnson it Mt loose LoWith With Mra s I Infielder o Was Ever as Graceful or Batter as s 7 4 S Nonchalant as Hockey Star Skipping S SI Over the Ice Took Chances That 3 I J iE S j. Meant Mean Constant Danger S y r Ij I 5 I i rJ t i J f By Billy Evans t S 0 iI JHEN HEN Larry Lajoie retired from baseball th the game suffered WHEN W yv the loss of a player who had always been a great credit to to theS the S ort sport about Lajoie that made him There T-There was something picturesque fh idol of the fans S I I S f Wb o I infielder ever handled a grounder gracefully He was one of ot the surest fielders In the history of or the theNo game No o tatter batter was ever more nonchalant at the plate Yet there was rhythm Inthe in inthe th the of ot Larrys Larry's bat as he made nade Are ready z-eady dY to hit the ball PREFERRED D nusi BUSINESS S When the magnates by br waiving on Larry I told him that he was through from their point of ot view he lost much S of hl hid Interest in the game frame Having been one of ot the games game's great- great i eat lt stars for so many years playing tho minor circuits didn't appeal to him 7 Larry could have gone on for a number num- num ber bel of ot years In the minors and been a abig abig abig big attraction He preferred a business car career er feeling that the same amount of ot effort in new fields would bring him greater returns He has proved the wisdom of ot his choice S In the hockey hocke world Moose l Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son for years ears has occupied much the same position as did Larry Lajoie in baseball For one twenty years Johnson has been een the idol of the hockey fans tans He lie has been cheered and Jeered with emphasis emphasis emphasis em em- on the cheers No matter what the reception he always played remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able hockey JOIE LAJOIE OF HOCKEY Big and husky he carried fear Into the hearts of the opposing players when he took the puck down the ice Criticism from th the fan always alwa's brought out the best that was in him Fighting mad he would take chances that meant the tho constant flirting with serious injury Bem His Sn nose dives in an effort to beat some player to the puck and his poke check in which he took a big chance of being slashed by opponents' opponents skates always provided a thrill BEGAW DEGAN IN 1001 f Johnson began playing in the East EastIn EastIn In ln 1901 His long reach great groat speed and powerful build soon attracted much mucha I I a attention For years vears he pe starred with the Montreal Montreat Mon Mon- II treal treat Wanderers the 1906 1106 world cham- cham ns and for six years either holder or for tor the Stanley cup hockey's most prized trophy I Johnson hn has the longest reach of ot any professional hockey player He accentuates accentuates accentuates this with the longest stick used making him effective as asfar asfar In the game far as one ninety-one inches from the puck When the che cheers rs of the home fans I turned to Jeers Johnson decided he was through In his passing hockey loses a player who has done much to popularize the sport Hockey Star the Garn 1 S k tt k kw I w motY j jS S PL 2 J j it s' s J v S I L ea ett 5 51 1 IJ I MOO Lil L L. J ON 1 il Ucc S I |