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Show r .- HOW A GREAT BASEMAN KEEPS FIT In tho American Mngazlno Is the following account of Larry Lajolo of tho Cleveland nlno. Ho sat with his back to tho window nnd his feet comfortably com-fortably resting on the tnblo In n Washington hotel lobby one evening last summer. An enthusiastic fan entered and greeted him with tho remark: re-mark: "Mr. Lajoio how do you manage to keep your batting nvcrago so high and do It consistently?" "Do you know why I am sitting in this position?" replied tho fnraous baseball player. "Possibly it is in order to avoid the glare of tho street lamp," replied the Interested fan, "although It wouldn't have occurred to me If you had not called attention to It." "Yes," said Mr. Lnjolo, "I never sit fnclng a light In the, evening. I do not rend tho newspapers in the evening. I rnrcly go to tho movies although I enjoy them, nor to the the. nter. Consequently, when I go on tho baE.'ball field I am rested, nn'' my eyes are not tired out from over strain tho evening beforo. If I have better success than other players, I bellcvo this has a great deal to do with it." |
