Show MEYERS MAKES A HIT indian catcher doing real comeback comei with brooklyn I 1 not only has chief improved in batting but work behind bat has been revelation timely hits have helped win games chief meyers has come into tits his own D discarded Is carded by john mcgraw a at ahr through ough looked upon by polo grounds fans as a once great catcher who had slipped back immeasurably the chief has accomplished a wonder won er ful comeback and Is an mol idol in brood lyn it Is an admit admitted tod fact that a player grown stale will often stage it a startling change in form when lie he dong the uni uniform forin of another team and this la 1 exactly what has happened in the case of john tortes meyers BJ eyers the college bred brea aborigine the chief has had bad a rather picturesque tur esque career A graduate of dart mouth he took a three year post grad aate course in baseball in the leagues and came to the giants from st paul in costing the club at martin marlin in the spring of 1009 1001 lie jumped into the limelight as it a long distance hitter and was received by the new york fans with open arms personality a quality in which so BO many players are lacking stuck out all over the chief and for six yeara lie he was one of the most popular players who ever wore a glat uniform it was last yein year that meyers gave ULU the first indication that lie he was slip ping and there were few regrets on the part of the fans when the indian was sent seat to brooklyn and bill was vas signed to take his bis place in games last year he hit the ball for an average of exactly and it appeared that he was about ripe for the minors miri ors then came the transformation not only in his batting but in his catch 4 i 1 7 i 3 f 4 W vim chief meyers ing meyers loomed up in great form behind the bat when the robins opened the present season and he be lias maintained a steady pace ever since the result is that lie he ranks second only to uncle robbie in the affection of the fans across the bridge ile he looks like a different man today and his timely hits have broken up more tham one game for the league leaders just juht now he is suffering from a bad colt cold but it affected his playing to any noticeable extent |