Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-07-16 | Page 4 | Baseball's Charlie Chaplin is Biggest Figure in League Race

BASEBALLS BASEBALL'S CHARLIE CHAPLIN IS BIGGEST FIGURE IN LEAGUE RACE The National Il league guo finish hinges on the whims of ot one man and he's hes the most mot whimsical al chap in the game gl Hn Hi a 1 clown the tho Charley Chaplin of ot the majors majors Heinle Zimmerman Zim Zirn- merman of ot tho the Chicago Cubs Cuba With In good humor the Cubs can win vin With Zim In a 1 sulk their chances are arc shattered Other stars on contending t teams teama- Alexander James Jaina Rudolph Salor lore are an all important individual factors fl an as Zim but they are not liable to jump over oyer tho the moon without a l moments moment's moments moments mo mo- ments ment's notice The hardest work of ot Roger Bresnahan Bres- Bres nahan Cub manager In handling Him Zim is to keep him bUn awa away from um urn- pires Zirn I Is a n. bug on umpires Their decisions rile him he flies files ot off tho handle suspension follows and ho is out of ot the game Two years ago the thA Cub owners gave him a 0 bonus of ot for being kind to umpires for tor a specified period of ot time To keep the great Zirn Zim from going Into a sulk Bresnahan has set a rule that no player IB Is allowed to call caU him Bf attends to nh all aU the calling in Heinle's ca case o. o Oft Off the field Zim's eccentricities run to neckties and collars If It another another an nn- other player shows up p with a a. tie Zim likes he hu hustles out and buys bUR one like It St When the Cubs are arc on the road Heinie Heinle never sends a collar to the laundry Ho IIo wears a Q collar a ada aday da day then throws throw it awa away Zirn Zim ha has seven se brothers and four Cour sisters He lie ia is proud of ot his hili family He gave e that he got for being good to umpires to his mother He quit school chool when 15 16 and worked as 93 a a. golf goIt caddy He says playing golf golt made mado him a great hitter Then ho worked as a plumbers plumber's assistant In 1905 he made his first ba baseball money 25 a we week weak k with a a. team from tho the Bronx New York where he be was raised In 1906 he played with In the New York State league then w went nt to the Cubs where he has hal played every infield and outfield out out- field position Zirn Zim Is one of ot the most natural tural hitters the game has produced No pitcher can outguess him because he does docs not know himself what ho he will hit He Hc can h hit t anything pitched and all pitchers look alike nUke to him Bresnahan has fired tired Heinie Heinle with an ambition to le lead ld tho the league batters again And theres there's the C Cubs Cub's bs b's main chance chance to to ke keep p Zirn Zim thinking of that league leadership and keep him laughing If It It can be done the Cubs as aa It looks now will be he it IL I E aw I F L t 1 0 I