Show BASEBALL 81 STARS ARS WHO thO ARE By D Dudley Dudlo Porter Elmer Flick a Cleveland outfield outfielder er for years has been sold to tho the Kansas City American association club Flick has hag practically use lIse useless I loss lOBs to the Cleveland club for two seasons largely through Illness s This season Henson he be batted in the games game in which ho he played but his Holding fielding vas was poor compared with other years his hl arm was wan too for Cor an out outfielder outfielder fielder and his f U re to grasp msp sig signals nals resulted In considerable trouble Flick lIck r always was W S weak eak on o signals Bill DIU Armour complained of ot or him so did and an po ha How However However However ever he was retained on the th team for his hitting powers and individual ability in other departments He lie went to Cleveland Cl lond from Cram the Philadel Philadelphia phia Nationals In 1902 preceding La Gl u Jole and Bernard Bornard and aud immediately began hegan to pound the ball But Flick was retrograded No Nomore Nomore Nomore more Is he able to t hit lilt with his old ferocity and accuracy That ho bo Is not I tho the same saDIe man is evidenced by tho the club owners action actio in tn allowing him to leave tho the league Comiskey OConnor and McAleer aro arc not over overlooking o r looking chances 1 t strengthen their teams but they the passed p up Flick Among the tho baseball bas stars that tha ap appeared appeared the start tart of o tho ho U e season of none n jc is lio more moro i si dl than yo Russell Ford the Now York York Americans recruit pitcher A year r ar igo ngo Henry Krause of pf the le leJ J s Jn n ho pitching de do department aud anu Eddie Eddlo Collins of o the saute same team in tho the fielding and aud hitting I d were the stellar new newcomers newcomers comers corners Ford promise of oC a flue mo titmice future during the spring training trip Today Toda be he leads lads the American league In percentage of or victories Often Onen the tho percentage of victories does docs not reveal the real Nal merit of a pitch or rr Frequently a man profits vast vastly ly Jy by the support accorded accor ed him or ortho ortho orthe tho the fact that the opposition Is in a arut anIl rut nIl or his own team is setting a tel ter terrible pace The Thc latter holds hol s true to tho New Now NewYork NewYork York Americans nevertheless the number of oC hits allowed by Ford show that ho deserves all possible credit that goes gocs with such a record In six ix full ull games gamet and throe parts of games gumes Ford allowed only any hits an all average of oC about six a game In three of ot big hla hi string striDE of victories tho the opposition failed to score Yet there Is no fluke about his record lie has delivered a really high class article Bender and Plank of the lie Athletics George Mullin of oC Detroit and amid Vaughan of tho the New Yorks ate are hovering right on Fords heels A V slip by tho ho latter will move moo him to the tho rear with rapidity Doc Doe Moyer star pitcher oC of the th Youngstown Ohio team Leam In the 0 O S SP P league has Joined the Washington Americans I |