Show M REASONS RE FOR LONG CAREER OF WAGNE R 7 1 I 4 aa t 1 k e t 01 they say hane wagner Is going back eald said fred clarke pittsburgh manager I 1 if he Is I 1 wish I 1 only bad eight more like him who vibo are going back that big dutchman looks good for many more seasons yet and 1 it ne in there playing at the same old stride that he la 18 now showing when some of the youngsters in the big leagues are drifting to the minore minors I 1 lose my guess what mat ie Is the secret of wagners Wag nere longevity was asked fur for a mccond the pirate leader sat silent and then answered the reason that wagner has lasted eo so long and bids fair to be one of the moat most prominent ball players for some time to come Is because he does not try to save himself he ile try to conserve his energy but la is playing for all he la Is dortu at nil 01 times that Is why ilana wagner has lasted such a length of n time it does not sound consistent but nevertheless it Is so too many ball players try to save themselves hop ing that by reserving their energy they will be able to prolong their baseball careers well such I 1 Is tar far from being the case instead the reverse happens more frequently look at ty cobb tor for latance ln tance does y get hurt frequently 9 1 it be he does you hear of it it yet who li Is there to deny that cobb takes many long chancel chances in my estimation wagner li is the greatest ball player not only ot of the day but of all times when be he basses I 1 doubt if we will ever eee see bla his equal in allaround all around playing in batting field ing ba bhe te running beadwork bea head dork nork la in every possible respect on the diamore wagner Is as good ae as any of them granted that cobb and cajole are bla his equals la in playing ability wagner them hen when you consider nelder co disposition which la Is one quality of a ball player not to be overlooked wagner Is 1 the easiest man to handle on or off the field that I 1 ever met anywhere and it la Is that that makes him the greatest ball player of all times |