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Show 00 SOCKAbEXIS STILL WATCHES GAME Bangor. Me , Aug 9. Sockalexls, one time the big league sensation In buseballdom, Is now running a little ferry on the Penobscot river near the village of Oldtown, Me He Is not tho Sockalexls of old. His step is not firm, though there Is still that hint of hteel spring muscles that gave him once the name of "Deerfoot of tae Diamond." Thirteen years ago Sockalexls was a magic name The history of the famous Cleveland player who played under Patsy Tebcau was common knowledge, but so quickly doeB fame pass that today he is seldom spoken of among ball players or iwtronh of the game. Sockalexls, when asked the other day of the game, said: "I was just reading an account of the double header between Jimmy Callahan'3 White Sox and the Boston team. I remember when we played with Holy Cross we met the Springfield Spring-field team. At that time Callahan was tho pitcher of Springfield and my roal start In baseball was In that game, I made throe two-baggers off hih delivery, deliv-ery, and Jimmy was some pitcher, too. "1 like to read the baseball news. That Is about all I do In my Idle moments. mo-ments. I think I shall try to go to tho world's series if the Glanth and Red Sox win th pennants" 00 |