Show T LIGHT I 1923 New ew York Trib- Trib Tribune Trib Tribune une uno Inc Trade Tracie Mark ark Registered U is S Patent Office HIE 1 TEll N It may not Interest vou ou to know that Charles Charlt's Benjamin Adamas Adams Adam was as asborn born in ripton Ind md on May lay 18 1883 Yet YH we e mention Ihl this fact fatt because Charles Benjamin Adams Is la the he only major league ball bail player r ho will celebrate his fortl fortieth th bIrthday this season eason Charles Charls BenJ Benjimin better belter knoll kno-an kno n perhaps as Dabe Babe Adams of g ga a will ill III In t two 0 dol davs Ia s a be bo the Jorty-i Jorty old ear major leaguer not wearing the harness of th tha pr profession Ce slun Ino He began pitching at Parsons Mo Io In the Missouri aile alle aile league In 1904 bO this happens to 10 be bo hi his 1 seison on what hal Is often olten referred d to as tile the mound lIe He I is the first of the tho Babes earning his opening glory fourteen tears cars ago when hn he beat bat Detroit tilee Hee Mrle series Herlea games gaInes games and hauled I itt burg out on top topi UIL i 52 01 or Here Is thO thi order of temporal march a among mon the leading lending lert ift under the t two 0 big tents lenla Babe Adams Born Pittsburg-Born 1883 1801 40 ears od twentieth h sea sea- season sea season son T Ty Cobb Urn Detroit Detroit Dorn 1856 37 vears ears eara old nineteenth season Ivin sn Born Orson Born 1883 1882 38 ear ears old eighteenth season eaon Grover Groter Born Alexander Born 1887 1881 36 veirs old fourteenth season eason Walter Waiter Johnson Born Johnson Born 1857 26 ears cars old se seventeenth season Jake Born Dorn Born 1885 38 ears old seventeenth season Harry Hooper Born Hooper Born 1887 1881 36 years year old fifteenth eon seison Eddie Collins Colllns Born 1887 36 old sl season I Tris Born iker Born 1888 1885 35 oars old seventeenth season I Bob Born Veach-Born Veach Born 1888 1889 35 ears old twelfth t sW I y These Theo In the main at least leat lire are arenow arenow now no lbs he th prize veterans of o the old game But Rut tiny one st who ho figures e I 1 them doddering old gentlemen with lIh lIhI I long ano white snow hilI beards Leard might lie he to see se how host sprightly most ot j I of them Ihm look when hn romping hark back backI I Mild and forth across the field An out out- outfield out outfield field Cle of Cobb Speaker eaker and Veach loti would bl b fairly I accept I able to most moot Club clubs today tola And the I ancient I wings In of Johnson Adams and Alexander Aie are still till putting r 0 as much mitch on oil th the tha ball all as a moat of the batsmen have 10 on their theli I Kits batS I Another eler n pitcher over o oser- oser overlooked looked Is Red labor abr torn boris In 1888 tuber l spent his first sl sIX ears In the minors minor before reaching the White So SOO O In 1914 a longer period than most stars know knoll before movIng to taster faster company Johnson JOhnon Alexinder J and Adams might not ln not win a a club but together they could turn In jin armful of games gams in the course cauls of ofa ofa ofa a year yar with Cobb Speaker and Veach ah in the ne tallies tallies as ai aa Collins pegged to Daubert lot at firsts first VS s lOR I OR N tilLS s I Dear Sir y Ho does docs anyone any one ever eser get a n hit off these ashington Ii pitchers late Have you OU ever or given strict attention to their names names- names s 's aline e W Yarmouth Zachar Jonk Jonk- Jonk-heer Jonk beer Baskert lIle 11 1 01 orth and I Dangerous Dan Ian McGrew leGre Any Any- Anyhow Anyhow how they are fat fai In the tho lead as 09 men of W W S BI B 11 1 I 1 G KI 1111 11 I iCE I I Dear DeIr Sir l In a round of golf I tried to follow your our IdIce ad- ad Ice about Jutting flitting through the ball bail I 1 almost almot succeeded but bul not Quite I cut the ball hail almost entirely open but lacked a n tenth lenth of an Inch In hacking my as way s clean clan through lh I GIl Gite p me some credit anyway ay- ay 1 L B n B lJ III The Tiie logical match If It there Ihre Is any such uch animal for Or Mike like Is 1 with Gene ruffle funne Tunney e Is the light heavyweight hea champion of the orld I Is the tha light hell weight heavy of the United States rh The big Ide always Va 0 I Is to bling t two ta a ch together Carpentiers Carpentier's status seems to be be In doubt He lie appeared to 10 be Siki and none too loo t Nilles lIes Use the Frenchman 15 isO 1 t old in years oars cars but hIs he h is old in 11 warfare He lIe began bo boxing 14 or 15 1 years leara ago with Ith four tour years ears cars of tsar ar sen k thrown n In He should he good for one more show how in the United but Tunney funny United Stiles champion is the IhO one tho-one one that de- de deBen de deserves serves Ben es the lisa bout bOllt COW LESSO JIO LE Io and steady going back rake fake sour our and time lima and titan Swing through tt with ith a lusty crack And ou won wont t take tako a 10 1 1011 t on OIl may In tact fact get gt on the green gren ou au dont don't holat holet our Lean bean It Is Ii rema remarkable how terrible the dogwood blo bloSsoms oms look and how v the buds seem to be sing sing- singIng sing Ins InS Ing It hen hn you ott Oll aim well stall to the tha of oC th the fairway to pillow for a J hood hok and then get a a wild and woolly slice At such uh moments life h his I te o utile of value alue left len that death dath I Is the tho only solace olace left i Is the tise main basis of good lining liming asked H it L 2 F I rakIng your time lime The Tho a average era le human whether r swinging a tennis racket a 8 golf golf dub or a baseball bat Is ai- ai aia al a wets aIn In too great grat a ft hurry to hit J No Ito other oher one fault has post cost more I mistakes |