Show r THE E SPOTLIGHT II By GRANTLAND RICE RIOE Cep Copi right 1124 New York Trib Trib 1 Tribune une Inc k U S Office ANCIENT J The ancients thought ht the tho world a was ass flat And they were almost almest right at that For think of what It must have o meant m cant As Spring came CI bounding from Crom It Its I tent Where not net a fellow e ever e cr heard Time The welkin echo Site at third Where no ne one e ever eser er knew the thrill I i Of Babe Ruth leaning on en tho the pill pili Or Frank rank Filsch scudding I the sun un unTo To carry out the Hit and Run And when the sun steamed teamed up abit abit a abit IAn bitNe bit No Ne Duffer faced the i pit To gi italy In his pride I ITo Just watch this baby take o a n rl ride e Nor Nor felt the t perfect mashie shot Descend upon the proper spot Where headed for tor the sunken tin The rolling putt dropped CO I In Ini No v wonder ender with a birak bicak b pak like that The Thc ancients thought theus-ht tho world was flat fiat fla t I Jim Sia of ef Buffalo the I ster oung-ster who abe l I th the other night will III anno annoy 8 era I I others ethers In hi his chas claa class before the year vear I I is out doesn't Iee nt mind i he knows S how hew to box and ho he has hao sp speed ed enough to put hl hi stuff ture through Ills His smoke will be north erth watching i B WItS WIt'S I I Paul h 1 Is now about ready rendy to mo moe move e out Into rougher seas where here the breakers at I IseM Dan Dnn Hickey knows how v well ell he punch punchy hut he ho also alo knows that thit t vou OU against too toe great creat a II margin mar In e ex- ex perl nce end and boxing skill I Young StrIbling for tor was a good goed boxer three a ago S-O S The game gains wIth him is now new large large- largely largely ly a matter m of oC Instinct But Perl- Perl Perli Perl-lenbach Perl i I lenbach began brgan a as a II v wrestler where here shooting a it punch or I corI cor- cor cor correctly I I t cort Is hardly vet et un oln Instinctive art I I I The main Idoo Id IdIn In learning a game I young yeung Is to te acquire form ferm and in- in In-I In in instinct l together when it becomes I no longer lone to think how a 11 athing athing thing I Is deneA done dene doneA doneA A A competitor In an any game came Is supposed to think but but not net about the mechanical way lY of hitting or orI ors orew s ew I Jim had hal no great e ex- ex ex experience n nce before re the top tep But before and Joffrie took toek more mere than hi his share hare of o pun pun- punIshment pun punishment He lIe ass wis a tort fort not net to 10 be blasted out of the ground as hard to hurt as a n buffalo Berlenbach has picked up a new ime gime quickly 1 two Twenty twe nty eon con cona con consecutive a e C knockouts knockout tell that pal paito I of the more mere eloquently thin thina thana lef I a tv two column column o-column treatise might do doI doH doHe doHe H He has the as ns well as ac th the I I big blast nut lie fie Is hardly yet yetI reads read for fer the 1113 e a I I headliners at his ow 0 n y w eight eight Not Net It et but almost almot Y T TO TO 0 V TOLF R TO LK nV I A youngster I learns learn rn largely oly by hv Imitation Ho He doesn't stop to an- an analyze an analyze a golf elt swing or the way a abat abat bat bt I 2 Is handled lIe Ho gets the main Idea through watching someone else elso and then goes to te It The elastic clastic muscles of youth respond quickly In a short while each pich move Is I natural calling for tor no studied plan I But when one Is older Imitation tion I Is a 0 lost art The right way I must then be picked up by s slate slate- systematic ate ate- matic matle study and work ark and practice practice practice tice A few dale davs BRO ago we o saw a ling ing Instructor gh gl giving InG the first les-I les lea lea- leason les lesson ling son sen to a mother mether and her oung daughter of ten Within twenty twenty- twenty five fl fie e minutes s the youngster wa was out and the tho mother was still trying to balance herself without ta taking king a 0 dl dive die e It wasn't a matter motter of of f thinking out an any skating strokes tel for the tho youngster It was WIlS mere mere- merel merely l ly h a matter of oC wat wate hing other skaters around her taking a tip tipe e two getting Betting the picture fixed In her mind and then after ono one or two t tv o flop flops getting away with It the v had another big lla lI ehe she he wasn't afraid of falling failing and her mother mether was I I I I Stewart Maiden Malden says that In handling Bobby DebbY Jones In the tIme early carly ars he merely gave gae Bobby Bebby a n tip here and there permitting l Instinct to Work l Its way out Jones Jenes mod mod- modeled modeled sled his sv swing Ing lal upon upen Maid Maiden's en ens en's adding certain distinctive touches of hi his own laid Maiden en mae maeno male maleno madeno no effort to give his oung young pupil swing awing In artificial mechanical Just Tuot a n tip here and ther there a sug- sug sug now and then end and before hp he was as 12 years old Jones had played under 80 often r TIlE THe STRING G Ty ry Cobb ha has now no- tramped 19 18 through major league play pIny without below Ills His HisIe Ie lowest et mark was In 1906 which happened to be his hia first complete year oar as a regular years without bpI below ow and 13 of ef these thee hae ha found him at or better In better In the tho thoI of I Just Jut how ho much longer lonKer Cobb cia carry on hi his than hetter marchIs I is a tile tair not yet et to be unfolded Ito hopes hope to round 20 years year above and leave lease that target t for tel It a afew afew few generations to te shoot at lot I La t season eason he turned In I well ell below belo his average but hut far from Crem the skiddIng state stae TTo no drop drop- drop T veil I from In 1919 to In 1920 and the hl whisper per went w forth that he ho wa was on hi his viv out cut And AndIn 11 1 he lie ba k to Cobb to due date has made more mere hits hilts and more mere runs thin than any bill balli ph player N In lister bistor Heas He lie was as 37 31 years year old oltI 1 last hat December De and so there Is Iq a loe good chance hance that t he ho will bo around for tor four years leers Oar more Wag Wag- Wagner Cig ner ncr an a 43 41 beCele he aside I his ancient harness I Cobb Ruth nuth and Deacon Scott Se-elt are arenow arenow arenow now piling up various records that no ne other generation I ri ni e eer ever er looked upon upen In their rent different was WIs way WI a s thy they arc are writing baseball history I will 11 lis last ht more mere than record books books than our Ireat-gl Ireat grand grand cat child en will ever eser see |