Show nn int in t ini iu n 4 1411 1 m ill i n aids giants in big flag race N 1 VERY VERT year produces at least one outstanding pitching sensation E in uie the major leagues and it he be keeps going at his alg present pace 9 larry benton of the new york tork giants should annex the honors for the present year of 1923 I 1 benton has haa turned la in a surprisingly remarkable record so f tar this season and la Is undoubtedly the main reason why the giants are so near to the top in the national league pennant chase secured by john mcgraw from boston in a trade for rent kent greenfield last year larry A has become the mainstay of the new york staff and the gotham are ballyhoo ballyhooing ing him as the equal of mathewson plank mcgan alty crown brown walsh alexander johnson and others of that rank whether hes really that good Is hard to I 1 say but a glance at the young mans records I 1 during the present campaign speaks wonders I 1 tor for him one reason tor for bentons bensons Ben tons success Is the way he takes care of himself ile he Is always in bed by 1030 p m and his other habits are just as regular when asked why he enforced his rigid training rules he replied no effort I 1 like to live regularly larry benton because I 1 feel so good physically A man fi stay in baseball many years so I 1 think he would be sort of a sap not to pet get all out of it he be could f benton Is a bachelor and according to feminine reports Is regarded t as a particularly handsome one he has brown eyes and satin auburn rn it hair at r just plain red lie insists what Is more disappointing to society perhaps Is that larry Is a confirmed bachelor baseball Is his first love f and he thinks it unwise to add another just now 4 ive got plenty of time he be says and I 1 may get married some j day I 1 dont know much about it 4 ii benton explains that his bis reason for chasing flies the day after he pitches Is to loosen up his leg muscles which always become stiffened 5 after a hard bard ball game 16 t legs he says are as important in pitching as arms the chasing of flies dies relieves the stiffness then my arms having rested I 1 pitched to the batters the next day so as ft gradually bring the muscles around again I 1 dont know that my system la Is the proper one but it has JL worked out all right for me 6 |