Show 4 I STARS WHO WILL SHINE NEXT MONTH j I I I f t I FRED MERKLE GIANT FIRST SACKER I t I a tJ I I I I I I I 1 I L- L j I 1 SEcoND I IN N i I e. STARTED our IN AS A R I j I I II I lOUCH FRED EI H RILE p. p v 1 L 1 M. M j OO f 7 7 V IF MERKLE HERILE LIVES Tb b T B Be A A I HUMORED D Atis SINCE W T BonE NE S WHO IIO CA e E O l L' L ttE L. E OLD AND ANO SES ALON Tc ST eT ET I 4 U ON HiS 5 S CP CAN SOME 1 Abr 7 7 Ot el 5 BOOB BOOE oo WILt WiLL SHOUT SHouT SHouT- BY XE GORDON CORDON Copyright 1 1913 13 heler Syndicate IQ Inc Ice Fred I is the first baseman baneman of 01 the tho Giants but more generally known as the man who put second base on the n-ap n b by neglecting to touch toch It under un un- tier der c certain rather prEs pressing hu circumstance circum stance Not nearly so much general attention alteration had b been bien paid to second base Ill III V. V t. t this time tinie which wo vu was on n H Septem September Pt in- in ber 23 laps to b be accurate otherwise known as day This is one o of the f few w anniversaries on which Cl Charles ales l o ot of I I and does not dedicate something something some some- I thing and pl play a double hea double r. r Probably Probably n ably IC lives to be years ears old oJ and passes alon along the street tottering on his cane at that th advanced ad a age e. e someone someone some some- one In the crowd is going to shout Dont forget to touch second I Rut But let u us get a away wa from this slight ht I baseball informality of and nee ace hew he he ho horned Into the bl big league 1 Mr tr Jj Ilka every ce representative representative- of oC I tho the big town on the Giants neglected to be he born in Now Nev York YOl but first saw tho light of ol Jay duy ILY newspaper r c expression I out on the korose korc ic circuit in Watertown Water Water- I town AVIs Is This Is where the ou oll i ru nd actors who know that thill Broadway I only l bv h reputation find 1 ault fault I Ith the he single ln le huttl l. l hut but rr really rejoice over O the Iho bill because c they the can Jet get a at I t loom oom at it a price rice that fits tits hair s ilary It takes some J loti to to fit It the salary saJan I if I you ou know will whit what t I m maii an Fred Fret begun to pin play semIprofessional ball n n hid neighborhood at nt an earl early rH age ace e. e which means that tho the exponent takes lakes nv n y sometimes and sometimes not t 1 the tho size tUc Itc of oC th the tho gate ate Fred got o along talonS pre pretty tt well ehI at I it t a and In l 16 appealed d with tho Iho Independent teams of f Ohio an and Indiana loiter Later along alon In th the same alne year car carIer Ier Jo Joined f the e dub club nb of the tho Southern Michi Michl- Michigan gait gan league an and made a noise which sounded so much like a real ball ballplayer player that tha 1 the echo got ot In under tinder the bl big tent lent and ad McGraw I sent nt E Stout Scout out Dan to look Jool him over o to see If there w was s any truth In what he ho heard I reported that Merkle looked looke good to him an and MCGraw following tot fol lowing his usual custom of buying what ha ia hI wants b b the simple process of oC offering more money moncy than anybody else outbid several J other bl bi big league clubs and brou brought ht Fred Ird to Now ow w York for OO a high sum suni to pay for tor or a man manIn manIn manin In a n league eague of the dimensions lons oC ot the o Southern Michigan I Started tart r Ci tit ti Pitch hail had hat started tar t out In bas baseball as ag asa asa a pitcher but got over O that soon after I Joining TC J r. r h beca because the ba batters Hers In in that n neighborhood convinced con him he hE had Iad missed d his lila po position Ho Un Illa played cd first tnt r aso aRO with Tecumseh McGraw trl tried him n ut t se several seral ral positions when he lie joll joined d the Giants Giant after giving ln him a aC aCo fow Co C months on the tho bench In which n blob to observe e big league ue metho methods s and styles 38 as Is McGraws McGraw's cu custom tom You can take It from McGraw that Fred is one of the smartest players in baseball in spite spie of the fact act that the fans d arl arh delight to veil cl at him Neither did the Little Lito Corporal Corporal Corporal Cor Cor- ever e blame Fred for or his omission orals omis I sion In the mate matter of or second base I |