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Show TITUS HAS HISTORIC BAT. John Titus, the Philadelphia right fielder. Is using a bat that has some history his-tory connected with it. In 1S91 Captain Anson discovered a ploco of tlmbor that he considered Ideal wood for a baseball bat, and ho proceeded to hae It turned into a cudgel. Anson In his day merely had to swing It und tho ball would go to the fence. It Is bo heavy, however, that many an ordinary player would hardly care to handle It. When Potf Anson rotlrod from tho game he retained this great stick as a treasure At last when tho former star's belongings belong-ings went under tho ha-inmor Pat "Mo-' ran purchased this bat, and when Pat was bought from the Cubs ho brought It to Philadelphia. Titus coaxed, and finally Moran consented tp let him have tho bat. His first hit was a home run over tho fonco off Bob Harmon of St Louis. Titus has been batting consistently consist-ently evor since ho came Into possession posses-sion of Pop's old smasher. , i '' ' - I |