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Show "GOAT GETTERS" IN NATIONAL LEAGUE h) 0i ; 1 v - v - II It'll U V f :: fi'- V.-JtJ !w y .'' i : L yT2T jymzziL, One of the big factors of a baseball team is to have some member who can got on the nerves of an opposing pitcher pitch-er or player and cause that particular star to forget he is in a baseball game. Charley Dooin is one of the most successful suc-cessful "goat getters" in the National league. Not only does he keep after Opposing hurlers, but when he is catching catch-ing he has had the swatter so engrossed en-grossed on Iraming a reply to some caustic remark that the third perfect strike slid by without being molested. One of the reasons for the downfall of Chief Meyers was because he was bo susceptible to being "kidded." Dooin Doo-in used to have the Indian riled all the time. When Joe Tinker was In the National league with the Reds, he had Meyers continually fighting and often McGraw would remove the redskin red-skin from the game. I ' "So they call you 'chief,' do they? Well, I think it should be changed to 'Cheese' Meyers," barked Tinker from the bench one afternoon. Meyers dropped his bat and started for Tinker. McGraw started for Meyers. Mey-ers. "Doggone that Tinker. Remarks like that would make any man fight that had red blood in his veins," shrieked Meyers. "Red blood! Get out! You're yellow, yel-low, not red," taunted back Tinker. With a whizz the bat flew from Mey. ers' hard and he followed it toward Tinker. Joe only started to laugh, as players and umpires rushed between him and the angry redskin. Meyers Jiad made two singles that day that scored runs, but he was banished from the game for his display of temper and the substitute batter struck out. |