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Show ACTION, NOT I MOUND DUELS, I PLEASES FANS I Crack' of Lively Ball and Brilliant Fielding Draws the Crowds By BKLLX I V Vs j The no-called lively ball is here to J Ba-eball thrives on action. The J bull In "use today supplies plenty of Heme runs art a dally occurrence I ii lv major league game. H The fans like home runs. B The fact that U tbo Ruth is the big-gest big-gest drawing card in baseball because of his ability to hit home runs H proof positive of that fact. Buck 10 or H years ago a major- ' 'H of games .n ihe majors was pitch- battles Shut-out games wen jJ roue. When n team piled up good -saed score it occasioned much Pitchers' battles have not become jH We -'111 have iUlte a few of I hen. How ever, at the present tlui" the bAtSman has the upper hand. , PR TI f M l I ID1 N I Tiie tremendous attendam c of the post three years IS pretty good evi-i evi-i oe to off?r In support of the pop- 1 irlty of the free hitting game. ' ILgfl h oth'.-r day I had a very Inter- iLgfl with Hairy DavK now d))agfl M:i as a i o a rh for Connie Mack s JBLS Philadelphia Athletics. lH DAvia "ii" of the best In the busl- IgB neas. Incidentally Davis could hit ilH the oldpill. I have umpired many a J tense bull game that was broken up ItH through some long wallop bv Harrv SgkV 1 asked bin, wh.r. he thought of tigH the present-day game comnarad with iBgbl Hie .standard-, of 20 years ago. H i asked Mm also what he thought of the so-called lively hall. itH Ami I asked him whether he pro- H ferred some small score pitchers' bat- tgfl tie, such as was common In the old days, congest featured bv more hitting. "1 have always been willing to ac-.ept ac-.ept the fans' Judgment when it comes to baseball," remarked Davis. i OOH M THE CROWDS. Look a ihe crowds that are a'.- iH i tending th games today. Think of the Balers ',1' players nr.- getting Why the stars of mv day didn't get much as the ordinary player of . the present period. "i tlia' the style ; and standard of baseball as played thi That is the ; ; objec of the gann - to offer amuse- '.hat pei;,.-s the cash CUStO- ' the ball in use todav irelj ball i call It the best bail manufactured. Wish t.ie used the same in my day In- LLM ag balls th in use. ' H ' Th? major leagues are the last jMMeball. In 'he American LLM and National leagues arc to be found ' ' i ot" th" baseball talent in majors it should be a survival of fittest. firaH Ml ST RI ("day. with th mwM Ui A pitcher who can , w in In the majors today with any pitcher, A field- LLM to i leld, -ind do it In bril-i bril-i ' ntltjed to be regarded The I tnat wc u?0l jn OUr fJav was rag ball compared to the perfect sphere. Very ordl- LLw Dry pitchers managed to get by. also LLM fielders, because the cue at the fielder with the cannon-like speed or toliy. jH "N i sir, there is nothing wrong with baseball, or the lively ball, as IjbLh it tt nailed. 'iJbLh "The fans like Ii Thai is most v iH Important. Secondly, you must de- ! 'M If ou are lo stick in the rna- J Jor which a high standard." Then you have the opinion of one the veteran stars on preaont-dav baseball; Rather Interesting, l iH thought. . tfl |