Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 18 | Sportlight

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I f If Jess Willard read as many exchanges a as we e d do the l weight weight would go out at once and purchase a hat three I siz sizes smaller than the one he wears That Is is Ic what they seem to think of or Willard Willard's ability around the countryside r in connection ith with any purse The Chiefs Chief's Batting E Eye e h t. t t. t Old bid Old Sid Mercer ercer recently put in a boost for Chief Meyers M es that ha haas haa's as a's was more more than han deserved T J The Chief was the first ball player to begin work in 1016 1916 Back Back In early December he started his training campaign t th pro ess be being ng handbag l- l t to T Tie be sure t sure to to g get down to hus hustling Ung weight eight y Y No Norman Noman man in n the game same esteems stems a cl clean base bt it any better than thai the Giant ex-Giant x Gl Gl nt catcher So his slump of oi th the hc last two toye years rs' rs jolted him badly an and lO he he is deter determined determined deter deter- mined minea to to o g go gd the full limit plus to to regain regaIn t the t Q old d luster of his hs b batting eye To To prove this Meyers reyers was vas willing to start hi his training campaign four months before before- O opening day If Brooklyn can an make as as good use use out of 1 and Meyers l as Boston did out of af RUd Rudolph lph and Gowdy another old Giant ri bate battery y your Uncle Wilbert FL R. R will have the Dodgers Dodgers- collecting their share shar-G of world series coin The Dodgers Dodger now have pitching po possibilities only a faint drop below those of ot the tho Red lIed S Sox Bringing Banging Em l Back B k 1 Manager Robinson the Dodger pilot has a attempted d a feat teat extraordinary Ue Se hopes Jopes lopes to bring back to old fame three pitchers p who WOI won their renown with other ball clubs and then sagged These three men are Jack Coombs Rube Marquard I lard ard and Larry Cilen Cheney y With Athletics Giants and Cubs the trl trio fi figured in super star roles role Last summer slimmer Coombs came back bace in grand shape This next summer Robby believes Will mark the return of oC Marquard and Ch Cheney heney ney If either Larry or the Rube Rub attains past form farm Brooklyn will have havea p. p a flag l winning staff I I Marquard's Case ase We h had d a long confab with l Marq Marquard ard the other ther day clay regarding the ii 1915 stuff I 1 know knowlt's its it's the old gag said Rube Rub but bilt if it I dont don't on 1 a one of ot my top years rears I r will be more surprised than anyone anyon else I can an see se iu no r reason oi for tor being heing on the e edge of all in I am only 27 years old in perfect health my arm is as strong as ever It was and I intend to give ive the best I have Ilave to the game 1 Jf I 1 had lad a bad arm or was was In poor health there ther might be some Bome reason for my not pot coming oming back again But I am ara still fourteen y years ar younger than Ed Id Plank and Ed isn't th the worst pitcher in t the e world by a good many dozens How Many How How Howman man many pitching stars of other seasons will slip back to old old pastures of ot renown this summer The parade Is a. a a long one one Christy Christy Mathewson 1 Rube Marquard Miner Brown Ed Walsh Larry Cheney h ney Chief Chiet Bender Ed R Reulbach and nd several more If It you had owned a ball cub liv years ears ago h how w would you have esteemed esteemed es- es teemed a pitching staff that consisted of ot Matty Brown Walsh Marquard Cheney and Bender Also Nap Rucker another member ember of ot the To Reign who hopes to get back This busy country seems to be w winning ig diplomatic much after the manner of the Reds winning winning- world series championships