Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-20 | Page 8 | At What Age Do Diamond Stars Start to Slow up?

AT WHAT AGE DO 00 DIAMOND STARS START TO SLOW UP P BiT BY WALTER MARCH AND D. D Copyright b by the Publishers Press New Xe- York July Juh 19 When When does an Jan athlete begin to go back and at what age docs does father tather time call caBa a a. halt on his activities to such a degree as to put him Jm aside The announcement which may and ma may mar not be true trite that Honus Wagner Vagner and Lr Larry Loie taking them b by and large as the he most moat notable figures figures fig fig- ures in modern baseball are through makes this this' a timely I question Queston That rust the time comes for tor all aU athletes when hen the muscle will wil not respond to the tile brain Is as certain as death and taxes As S to when it I comes depends largely on the individual In these lines of at sport like baseball which require quick ac- ac thin and perfect ordination co-ordination co of at mind and muscle has shown that thata a n man who takes care of ot himself is In his prime at between 28 and 30 After he lie has passed the latter later mile mUe post in lifes life's Journey he begins to go godown down In exceptional l cases ho ma may be effective for a it few years year beyond this time butI but it I may be put hut down as certain that the athlete at 31 U is I not as good as he wasat wasat was wasat at 29 It I is for Cor this reason that when reports re reports re- re Ie- Ie ports come that men like Lajoie Wagner Wagner Wag Wag- ner nor Mathewson Plank and others who have pas pasSed ed the tho limit are aro slowing up they thoy are worth attention This sounds strange perhaps in Sn lieu of ot the fact that Matty and arid Plank are pret pretty nearly leading heading the game as pitch pitch- ers era but i analysis of their work shows shows' that th jr arc are winning games gamel now with wih their heads rather than their arms arms and their records do not noL kill kil the contention With Wih the race In the big leagues Inthe In hi hithe the the- position It iii Is a little worlds world's serIes dope is permissible I am warranted in saying therefore that if t the A Athletics Ath Ath- th-I th and Giants lute line up for lor the tile worlds world's championship this year ear the meeting should prove Inove of oC greater interest than than when hen they met two years yeans ago for or the title tte The Giants In their present turin form I are aro undoubtedly stronger than the club which faced the thc on that oc oc- oc cpa casion Ion They had bad no Tesreau Shafer or Burns to help out then as thc they have now letcher played In the series but ho ire was not HO so good as ho he Is now either in batting or fielding In fact the batting strength of oC tho tue Giants today is much superior to what wha It was when they won only two out of the six games gaines t played Were Vore the Giants Giant and Athletics t to face each other today the they woud lineup line lineup up on on pret pretty even cven terms with Ih the Mack perhaps a a. trifle stronger For the Athletics though the present team has liSa nearly the same Jame front that It had In 1911 11 have also alMo e Improved Never has IS the tho infield been as fast tast as It it now while the ne new men ilien in the outfield have un undoubtedly dl given the team additional force With these theRe two teams pitted L ag against each other the can contest for tor tlc the title tto this tills year real should make history tle Connie Macks Mack's son Is IB a chip of the old I block The Tho other othor day da he made a now new worlds world's record for chances a accepted in a a ii L hail ball hal game between the the tite Raleigh and and I Durham cub clubs of ot the tho Carolina league Mack accepted thirty-one thirty chances twenty nine outs and two assists with out an error The game went eighteen I Innings The Tt sensational form of the Giants Giant in i I running up n. n 0 long lonG string of victories victorien I prompted Manager Jennings to como come to tc bat with wih the this prediction that I team tam would walk right Into tho the Na tonal League championship TIters There Th re is no doubt In my mind that t the Giants Glant will wi have havo no trouble troubie in winnIng win win- ning flIng the pennant said tile the TI Tigers Tigers' er le lead err er They have havo the strength to pd pull I pul them through and McGraw will go get t every evory ever bit of at power there thero Is la In iii wi the tho club ciul out of ot it i. i I It 11 looks now as If I nothing can stop the Athletics from tram winning winninG the thc AmerIcan Ameri Amen can league flag so so there will undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un be a Worlds World's series divided between New York ork and Philadelphia President Navin of at Detroit agrees wJ with h his manager In these predictions prediction He Hc lck picks both the Giants Giant and Athletics I I t to o capture their respective pennants pennant If I If things things come out as ns the they should s said aid the Tigers Tigers' Tiger boss both these clubs cubs s should hould win their flags without the worry of a a. a n final spurt to bother them I and a as nd the they should show a a. worlds world's series s uch such as has never been played before