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Show L: THE POOR C ATCHER Tho humblest fellow on the team For him please shed a tear. Day In, day out. he squats behind The plate, without a fear. The pitcher tries to burn his palm Bass runners spike legs It's up to him to 'hao foul ball?. His limbs grow thick as Ueg-Tho Ueg-Tho dally razz of hostile fans Is ever In his brain. I will tell you what a catch's Job Would dnvo most birds Insana Because a catcher Is bundled up In shin guards, a breast protector, a mask and big mitt most any fan will tell you that he Isn't In un danger of getting hurt You can pick a veteran catcher out of any crowd on the bathing beaches, His legs are thick and mussed up with ugly scars. Squatting behind the plate for a couple of hoiir ,i la Is good training for an athlete w ho expects to be an anchor an-chor but It's bad for his speed. There Isn't a catcher In either of ths big leagues who can do B hundred yards In 10 seconds flat or any other way . Recently a, group of Cincinnati and Brooklyn plavers were spending a few leisure hours on the bathing beaches. You could spot the catchers out of the crowd ovrp if mi had never read a box score. The knees of both the Red and Dodger Dod-ger catchers are tattooed by spike wound, Ilk" they had been hit by a buzz saw Legs of catchers who have served for many years show ugly, distended distend-ed veins through the surface of the skin, the r BUll of the strain of crow h-lng. h-lng. Must veteran backstop! have flai foet. Their toes are flattened and battered, the effect of harp spikes and whJjnlns Coula ognlr.es that such orders are often noc- essary." t.MiRt.K SISLLR Clubs who pitch to Babe Ruth In-1 stead of walking him tare the bst according to George Sisler. He says; I "Our pitchers pitch to Ruth From what I understand the Cleveland! pitchers do not. W pass Babe only when It Is absolutelv necessary say In a close game and we are leading toward the finish, and there Is man Ion with two out. Wo would not pitch to any star hatter under such circumstances circum-stances If we could get a chance utj a weaker one." BOB mkim;i. During tho present season Bob Men-' sel, the Pacific Coast recruit has played play-ed outfield, third base and the bench! for the Yankees. He thinks he could I play betier at first base. He says: "1 rather like to play outfield, though l believe 1 could do best at i first baue. But, of course. beinR a newcomer new-comer I'm glad enough to get on anywhere any-where and 1 have done as woll as 1 could. I don't suppose I have set ihe league fielding but I have done my best and that. I think I can hit. anyway, any-way, and I don't believe it Is duo to the livelier ball or the new pitching rules for I always could stint; the old apple " no |