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Show SLUGGERS WANTED BY TflE MANAGERS. Chicago, July 25. Baseball seems destined to return back to the old-time old-time slugging days. Sparkling fielding field-ing it very fine and exhilarating, but when tho players combine perfect work with a weakness In batting the spectators aro apt to become Irritated. Irritat-ed. Give us men who can slug the ball, to thunder with in the Inside ball, seems to be the cry of the day. Heinle Zimmerman has made a tremendous hit in Chicago because he slams out safe swats frequently. Zlmmy Isn't the most accurate fielder in the business; fn fact, he has a tendency towards slow thinking at times. The GiantB have a little shortstop named Groh who can easily bo tricked into making bone-headed ploys, but he hits the ball hard. The result is McGraw has kept him and will doubtless give him a permanent place just because he can hit. No longer are the White Sox called call-ed the hltless wonders In bygone days they gae remarkable exhibitions exhibi-tions In tho playing end, but the fans Ehuddered when any of them came to bnt. For they expected a dinky grounder or a pop fly. Today things are different Bodle, Collins. Four-nier, Four-nier, Mattlck all slug the ball, and slug 'er hard. This fellow Fournler doesn't play especially good at first base he is rather weak behind tho bat. He is een slow on his feet. But he can hit the ball and he is kept while such splendid fielders as "Tex" Jones, Charley Mullen and Babe Bor-ton Bor-ton were sent back to the western league. Powerful Attack Paramount. Hughle Jennings of tho Detroit Tigers hns had the right idea all along. It was the same idea that made the Baltimore Orioles famous long ago. With a powerful attack like Cobb. Crawford, Bush, SLanage, Mor-larlly Mor-larlly and Delehanty can put up the fielding really ranks second. A few hits show In the scoring, while grand fielding may bo lost sight of in the ictory. In prize fighting a good big man is better than a good little man. In baseball It is tho slugging team that beats the fielding squad It's impossible impos-sible to get away from this point Major league scouts are scourlns the bushes looking for hitters. Here's an example There is a shortstop down in San Antonio named Bobbie Wallace Reports have leaked out up north how Wallace is burning up the Texas league. So. among others who went down to look him over were Jim Murphy of the Cubs, a brother of the nresident, and Hugo Bezdek of the Pirates. The writer saw Wallace work earlj this spring in a series with the Sox, so naturally asked what they thought of him "He's a splendid fielder, as good as most in the big leagues. But he can't hit." This was the reply of both pcoute. There's no question about Wallace's ability as a ball player yet his inability to slam the ball is likely to keep him planted in the minors. mi-nors. Joshing Causes Trouble. Most of the trouble on ball fields between players comes from kidding, according to President Lynch of the National league. Lvnch visited Chicago Chi-cago last week and covered a case which Involved Eers and Tinker. "One player may call another of the same team or of his opponent a name just for fun. and the retort is sharp. Then they say things both would bo ashamed of and it ends up cither In a fight or unpleasantness. I believe most of the jars come from a simple bit of kidding, or joshing, as you care to call It," said Lynch. |