Show CHANGES CHA STYLE TYLE WITH WILLOW n U nn nn nn u u STill BiG BG PROBLEM AS ASTO ASTO TO PlAYING Tobin Argues That His M Is Best First Sacker In Loop 9 I flY BY Jon JOE c WILLIAMS IS OBILE n Ala Ah March 22 22 George Goorge gifted first baseman and youthful manager of thc St St Louis Lois Bro Browns ns has como but heIs hos he ho heis back from the but dress is s not yet basking in m thern the bright sun of ot perfect vision While tho the condition of o his right e c e affected b by sinus a year ago agoto to 0 the extent that heas he was as unable to see seo a thrown thron baseball all 1111 dur dur- dur- dur during during ing mg the tho 1923 1922 season eaon may bo ho said to have hae Improved amazingly It Is below nor nor- normal normal normal still se several eral degrees mal malSh Sli Sh months ago had dif dif- difficult In recognizing you you- Risler could not see to read or y v rite His situation seemed to be bo at a standstill He wore heavy glasses Ho He avoided a aided meeting people and I kept ept to the Bra Browns ns play froman an ob obscure cure bo bo bOt boin in the upper stands Toda Sl SI Skier ler vou ou au In In- In H He Ift no longer wears glasses on i or r off ft the tho uio field fi A A small mountain of ot sporting pages lay on his reading table th the iho day I elbow In and ho was dp correspondence I didn't know a a manager had uld to write so man many letters he smiled 1 0 LETT-EIE LETT b PLAYER Seemingly he wants arita people to know for themselves that his eyes are bettea A total tranger ac Sc- Sc accosted him in time the lobby of f the Battle House and with Ith less dIe dIe- than decency asked tiLe the usual question took off oft hIs hot and ans answered ered Take TaKo a 3 good look and ind nd see for or old oilman moan man All this not notwithstanding Is not let et the Slier SIler of ot old Watch n on the ball held andt and anil t ou note that he hc favors fa ors his bis lIs right C ce l e the thc the affected on one one and and a major burden burdo n on the loft Going after a high ball bail in the infield he be cocks his bead to on one side Ide and ond makes what might be e called a 0 eye left etchI e I At thet the bit bt t his position reveals this same Iame tendency to follow ollow the flight of the ball bail with Ith the Teft e eC e Where formerly he be faced the pitcher squarely now bi his head bead Is turned to a point where here he right it e 00 e Is almost on a line with first base Yet he hits the ball bali solidly and In the field Is as dexterous as ever SIStER MERELY You You are aro a better firt base base- baseman baseman baseman man with Ith ith one ee eve than else In the league argues Tobin i the right fielder Granting that SI-Ier SI will con con- continue to get better better and and even ever one seems to believe he will will-It will It ably probably will take hii him at lea least t six aix weeks s necks after the race starts to o climb back to the height of his Mi I form For one thing that ears ears ear's Jay lay lay- oft will be a handicap which must be overcome Another thing Sl eves ces C es al au e I merely better bettor not completely complete completely c red |