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Show In a recent game at Washington, I when Walter Johnson ivao hiirling for the Grlffmon. against . tho Chicago White Sox, the big blond pitcher seemed to be easing the ball through the plate. Several Chicago players ' had connected nicely, some safely ami t otnors wero put out. "Happy Jack'' i Kelson had been sitting on the pencn i with gaze glued on Johnson. When June Chicago ' player picked off one of Waller's oifcring for a sizzling single over second, Kelsch volunteered the ' information that' ho believed Walter I was really slipping and wa3 not able to use the speed that had made him famous and hard to hit Soon after, thore was a Chicago . player 011 second base and Felsch aa ' at bat. As though Johnson was pnt- ting on his 3peed Iftr Felsch'y benc- fit, he whizzed three past "Happy J Jack" and the latter did not get even I a foul. "No, I guess he's still got I It," ho said as he walked to the "oencn. 1 "Got what?" Schalk asked. I "Speed," said Felsch, as he took j his place on the bench. j' Honus Wagner, for years the lead-' lead-' Ing bludgeon wlelder of the National league, now baseball coach at Carno-! Carno-! gle Technical Institute at Pittsburgn, I iJa., is strong for the college ball J player, despite the tact that he is classed as a member of the sand-lot-1 ters who maae good in fast company. I Wagner says the college ball piayeri wises up quicker thail tne sand-lQtter, ! althougn he may be more annoying1 lo the manager because he insists 1 upon knowing tho whys and where-1 forca of every tip that is given him. j . Like many more ban players of his, tlmo, Wagner admits he frequently1 ridiculed the college talent. Ho say.ij 1 now he did not know what lie wasj 1 talking about when he "rode" the col-I col-I lcgians. "1 have learned in my work at Carnegie Tech." said the veteran Honus, "tnat the college player wanta a reason for doing cortain tnings, outj when it is "all explained to him he never forgets it. I attribute this to their training in college. The sand-lotter sand-lotter may ask questions, but no won t go deep Into things because he Is" afraid he will be laughed at, but thej college player don't mind the laughs: so long as ho has a chance to learn." |