'I'Wfl.''YfK'Wf? J!""" ""W ,. .T -r , . I EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917 32 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUN 4, ii BRAVES' PITCHERS SHOULD GET MUCH FUN AND FINE COACHING FROM FREDJACKLITSC JACKLITSCH SIGNED BY STALLINGS TO TAKE UP UNCARED-FOR BURDEN LEFT BY DEPARTURE OF MITCHELL . One-Time Philly Backstop, Eccentric and Orig inal, Succeeds Present Cub Manager as Coach of Boston Braves,3Hurlers ..i ,x , ... OEOnOE TWEEDY STAtiMNQS, tho volcanic as well as versatile (Jeronlmo of tho Boston Braves, haa signed Frederick Jacklltsch, who once sported tho colors of tho Phillies, as his coach for tho twlriers who havo pitched everything for the Bostonlans this season but victories. Mr. Jacklltsch was a Phil In tho days when the plutocratlo Taft, tho opulent Murphy and tho volatile but obliterated Fogel owned tho team at Broad and Huntingdon streets. But more of Jacklltsch'n past anon. The point which wo wish to Impress upon tho rococo of our readers li that Stalllngs's engagement of tho portly Jacklltsch Is an open confession that Mr. Frederick Yapp Mitchell, who now sits on tho Chicago bench with tho toga wrap ped about his paunchful person, really mado tho Warriors the champions of 1914, while the spotlight was entirely hViggcd by tho redoubtablo Planter and Baseball Bago of Haddock, Co Mr. Mitchell had nothing to do with tho pcnnant-wlnnlng climb of tho Braves, and the subsequent massacre of the Connlemacklans, except to keep tho pitching toff In condition and pick the twlrlors that Mr. mailings would bawl to the utnps s the "flrewhenreadygrldley" was handed out. Such a task Is an easy one, not less so than chasing Von Hlndenburg Into tho Baltic with an ovorlnnd submarine. Reliable old Mitchell saw that tho pitchers wero In shiipo, saw that they knew something of tho weaknesses of tho batters and kept their Individual Idlosyncraslos to themselves. Many of tho youth who donned tho regalia of Stalllngs In that hec Uo outburst of championship tolling of 1914 required considerable steadying. It was the duty of Tutor Mitchell to Impress upon these young moundlnecrs that the home plate Was a "fixed proposition, and that while tho backstop could leap around like a caterpillar playing leapfrog, unfeeling elder stutesmen had decreed that tho homo plate remain fixed. This, said tho esteemed Mitchell, In lachrymoso voice, compelled the pitchers to havo control. If tho plato was movable, Mitch admitted, his men required no coaching. Mr. Mitchell also kept tho Juvenllo Intellect fixed on the fact that a man might havo everything in tho world, but that If ho didn't possess control his repcrtoiro wai nbout as good to him as trying to play Hamlet In German Just outsldo of Paris. Q0 MITCHELL produced and kept his cotcrlo of twlriers In such fashion J that when the big drlvo started they Just brushed their opponents out of the way like a bowling ball ripping out a strike. Rudolph, Big Bill James, Lefty Tyler, all of them oo considerable to tho timely admonitions of Mitchell; and since ho wont away thero Is a gap In tho Braves' strength about tho slzo of tho Mammoth Cave. Stalllngs tried to nil It with a couplo of subdobutantes, but their efforts In taming the wild twlriers and Riving tho others the necessary tutoring were as effectual as trying to pen up tho Atlantic In a bonbon box. Turns to Jacklilsch Before All Hope Is Lost QO HE turned to Jacklltsch, and now a word to tho man who steps Into the toggery of tho Chi chieftain. JacklltBClt roamed tho mosa at Broad nnd Hunt ingdon streets In tho days of Demon Scout Billy Murray and the Sorrel-topped Songbird, Charlie Dooln, otherwise known as tho Irish Nightingale. Murray had several of tho happiest men in baseball; they could get out of a uniform In forty five seconds, but It required a shoehorn to get somo of them Into their caps for practice. Low Rlchlo, the Inimitable comedian, who felt that every matlnco on tho ball orchard was a rehearsal for personal vaudeville, headed tho list of theso entertainers. But while Rlchlo and tho rest of those gents who tlgurcd that each matinee was a thing of mirth, melody nnd mountebanking did original stunts, Jacklltsch, In his phlegmatic Dutch manner, managed to keep himself In tho spot light. Hcrr Jacklltsch was productlvo of many jams, serious nnd comic, and while ho appeared Infrequently In the box scores, nnd as n regular wns ns impor tant as tho ubiquitous scattering in tho election returns, ho gave tho bards and scribes of those days plenty of fat, Juicy stories to cook up. One day the eminent Mr. Jacklltsch appeared to warm tip tho twlrleis with a bagful of buseballs. When the inquisitive Murray asked tho reason for this flock of Spaldlngs, Jack Informed him that It took too much tlmo to salvage tho spheies that rambled away In tho wild pitches and ho Just threw out another. Aromatic spirits of nmmonla and tho club physician finally revived tho doughty Bill, nnd then ho proceeded to spread a vocabulary over tho landscapo that made the usual languago of Laflttc, Captain Kldd and thoso other maritime dies ternelds sound liko tho Intimate conversation of a pair of malo manicures. Ho called Jacklltsch a few names In English thnt could not bo translated, and a com plete record of tho Interchange, with Murray doing all the leading, would havo had tho exclamation point and tho asterisks on tho linotypes pushed to tho limit. "OUT Murray's peace was short-lived. It was a few days afterward that JJ Jacklltsch took a covey of curvers Into tho bullpen for their usual recitation of why-wo-don-get-ln-thero-rcgularly. Mr. Jacklltsch carried In one hand the usual glove, but his other was burdened by a chair. Every eye scanned the motley procession as It wound Its way slowly o'er tho lea and everybody wondered what tho acute but original Jack had to unloose." Jack Comes Through With Another Original Stunt ITfHEN tho bullpen wns reached Jack paced off tho requisite distance, planted ' tho chair upon tho loam and himself upon tho chair. Ho was thus engaged as a cross between a lounge lizard and a warm-up catcher when Billy Murray espied him. Bill didn't say anything, for although a temperance man ho thought that possibly his noso had got within tho finding range of somo of tho very best breaths of his noble outfit. So. when he got his glasses affixed to his aquilino beak, ho looked ono glance, and then baseball almost lost Billy Murray through Mr. Jacklltsch calmly watcficd tho pitcher waft tho baseball toward him and never moved except to languidly hurl tho ball back to its original custodian Mur ray finally did a Louis Chevrolet across tho diamond. "What tho h 's coming off hcioV" wero hlu harsh but Idontlcal words. The Indolent coach lifted his eyes Jubt to tho level of seeing the turbulent and red-faced manager. "What the ct cetera," repeated tho Impresario, as ho did a Sioux sun dance In his rage. "I'm warming up tho pltcheis," was Jack's easy reply. "But the chair?" queried William, tho Chief, as ho embellished his Inquiry with adequate sulphur and uncxpufyuted language. "Oh." replied Jack, in a lofty manner, "I sit down hero and make them nltch to me because it gives the pitchers control." rnilE ambulance took Murray nway, and his caso was dlagnosod as over- come by tho heat. Cutshaw May Be Traded to St. Louis Cardinals mtlE aversion of Charles H. Ebbets to a heavy salary roll and his bollof that .- he has somewhere a man who can handle second base for him In a satisfactory manner are likely to make George Cutshaw, Dodger second-sacker. a Cardinal -In exchange Ebbets only asks that Miller Hugglns turn over Catcher Frank Snyder recognized as one of the best backstops In tho game. Cutshaw's poor work In the last world's series, when ho single-handed lost at least ono gamo for the Dodgers hurt his pride considerably, and last winter ho wroto In a letter to a friend that ho would not play this summer. Then, when Ebbets came nlong with his palary euts, Cutshaw got his. However, tho nervy second-sacker was one of the first to show up when tho club got Into training action in Hot Springs, and he has been playing well ever since the season opened. Tho Dodgers had a hard time getting ' etarted, and when the Cardinals visited Now York and Brooklyn for a pair of aeries recently it appeared that the deal would be put over. Any kind of shake-up H seemed, would be wolcome to put tho Dodgers back on their feet. The Dodgers ' however, started winning, and tho deal has been postponed. ' Wllbert Robinson and Ebbets have been after Snyder since last fall Chlet Meyers Is slowlnjr up to such nn extent that his value is virtually over as a big leucuer. Otto Miller Is doing the bulk of the catching, and Otto, while an excellent . receiver. Is also afflicted with slowness. Snyder Is young, fast, a good hitter and n ' remarkably smart catcher. Compared In true values, Snyder overtops Cutshaw. but Hugglns Is Just as badly In need of a second baseman as tho Dodgers are In seed of a catcher. . . , , . . . f.UiirML "DIUJNO BETZEL has been doing the work around that station since - Hugglns himself gave up active participation Inhe games, and the best thing he's done has been to show a lot of nerve. His position Is third base. The deal probably will be put through before another season rolls around, if It isn't this season. ' Stallings Has Young "Unknown" on Bench, GEORGE STALLINGS is up to his old capers. Two or three young men very young men, with painfully new uniforms sit on the Boston bench; their names are not on the scorecard and they are not counted In any roster yet printed of the Bo"itpn club. They are Boston semi-pros, and are there for a purpose to go In at f. romnt'J notice In case spy one should be disable). If both Dowdy and Tntrnmr a!, fc hurt, one.of thetw kids would promptly appr In armor and .j..T ' It u.JilAUiL ...t . -.-. .. ,.. A .. - il. ' lw w mmcwmvy nm fiwt'wsv?s pv ffi1. THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT FwMlJjLM oh ,5KiM-rJAr I : !J .. . "issgssfeEs 'MWaiyi,1 ' ! ill S3 BR6AKIH I U kU ' I l-Wltii-JJ v .'iSS WHEN YOU FIGURE, WITH A CURSE, ?, LIFE COULD OFFER NOTHING WOM REFLECT-THE REDS DON'T OWN YOlJ T?nfp Mav Bean YouDouble-Cross: Yon L Sutter awiui jloss; out uie r uniis nave No Shaft Like a Cincinnati Draft SENSATIONS GALORE FEATURE BIG DAY'S DOINGS AMONG THE MINORS Contests Replete With Action and Out-of-the Ordinary Plays Ap pear Common JUDGING from a perusal of tho box scores tlio present Benson Is prolng a record breaking ono for close and exciting games In tho two dozen minor leagues which blazo forth In Philadelphia and Its adjacent sub urbs. Saturday apparently was the limit, and It Just appears as if all the pitchers, star hitters and fielders uncorked all their ncn B.itlons nt once, for gamo after game was decided In extra Innings, others wero won by long hits In tho ninth and Htur catches sacd tho day for many on numerous oc casions. Fern Hock still boasts a perfect record In tho Philadelphia Suburban League nnd has six straight wins to its credit The name club finished in lust place tho prclous cam pilgn Tho match between Olnoy nnd Fox Chase proed tho most thrilling to date. Maytrott, of Fox Chase, and Hcnsel. nf Olnoy, were tho headline in n dinging duel. Neither side was ablo to tally until tho ninth, when three siicochsIvo lilts for Olney thoted a trio of runners across the plate. Tho homo crowd camo to bat and In a rally counted twice, but were choked oft In their bid for victory by tho clocr work of Left-fielder Hurkhardt nnd Olney copped, 3-2 Fern Hock defeated I.lndley. t-1, tho affair being decided In tho first session "flrlrk" Mrlnnls. n brother of "Slurry," took n crark nt t'mplro lOenun In the Hrlll-Chettcr Ilelnwnr County 1.hku immo whn ho was "dln-n tho nlr" hy the ntlK IhI. The unip re taliate by klcklnu Mclnnl. Hrlll lost. 8 to (i. nnd Chester Is lrtuslly assured the pennant for tho nrit half In the other match Upl iml exiellt'd the iharnplon "Medes" nnd won. r, to .1. A sensational rntch hy Ally MeWllllnnis oft tho bnt of Shortstop Hjrne prnoked npplaue. It was iredlted with belnc tho greatest slop ever made In Iho leanue. After wlnnlntr four stratKht In the Main Line Lenirue and holding first plare the It. (1. Dun combination Is sklddlnK In tho other direction nnd vltti three straight losses hns fallen tu even terms with Wuyne. l.,oll nnd Narberth Autocar holds a two frame udvnntaf? ovr theso four, and the way the Ismbasted Dun makes It appear ns tf Charlie Itnrker's squad will prove a difficult proposition to dlslodee. With tho exception of the Dreel Hill High land ttlt the InlrrhoroURh produced some Keen competition. Highland drupped tho affair bv t to 1. Illdley Park and t'nlon remain In a deadlock for the plnnncla position, tho former hlanklntf Morlon-Uutledec, :t to 0. and tho lat ter noslni; out Media. L' to 1, uUhouch Union was outhlt. 8 to tt. There has been a chance made, and app-ir entlv for the irood In tho personnel of th" Shoo Manufai turcrs League, ltesal has sup planted llallahun. and the newcomur Kte a nifty exhibition nt Its tnnumiral mme. but lost to Lennox 4 to 3. A H Klnjc Company con tinues at tho head of tho procerslon with tle victories and no defeats. Ilethayres is lowly rounding Into form and showing Its old-tlrn. (lass In tho Montgomery County League. Jenklntown fans will lone r--member how the champions pulled Huturdiy'a ?nme nut of the lire with a hnlr-ralslng finish 'ho home crowd wis lending at the conclusion of the elirht 2 to (i. Kuterly opened the ninth with a single and Doertna followed suit. Hallo well, the second baseman of Hethayres. cjmo to llfo with u homo run. which gave the champs a one-run advantage, and as Jenkln town failed to tally In Its turn at bat. Uethairea won out. .1 to ! Fort Washington captured Its tlrst win of the season, defeating Ambler 7 to 2 while Dlenslde enjojed a slucfest at tho expense of Willow Orove by 13 to 1. The Industrials furnished their usual piota of surprlsese and sensations. Barrett and I.up ton Joined the lnss of "regular" teams, aitd their eleen-lnnlng !Mo-l exhibition Is regarded an tho best the organization has witnessed to date. I.upton won on six hits, while Ilnrrett registered eight Tho work of Pitcher IMew-a was an outstandln-c featuro of tho lless1lrlght Quaker City fracas Plews was credited with a pair of homo runs, and his club won. s to 3 The uncertainties of tho national game stand nut prominently In the results attained by Mldvale Meel Considered the class of tho north section, they haa now dropped to a tie with Keen Kutter as a result of a defeat b the Hlmmons rowd 4 to '.I. Itrfy Campbell hid the heavy-hlltlnr Hteel Men at his mercy and they compiled only (lo hits Ulsston, as fore casted, tnrew a jolt Into Dobson. 7 to 2, and the Haw makers und Tails crowd now sharo first place. . American Pulley refusese to be ousted as lead ers of .the Manufacturers' Lessue and easily defeated lllrard Shoe, tt to 2 The Pulley Ikijs hae been on tho winning side of everv start since the ler:uo began The C II. Wheeler crown, known as the "hard losers." at last beanie through. 4 to 3. at the expens of llut- terwortn narreit jmimtinnj .-nt, u, whitewash to Htnkes & Hmlth. 4 to o, and Ijinston Monotype proved too strong lor Ueckrr, Smith b Page, winning. 11 to 1. like to hear team C Hartm AMATEUR HASEUALL NOTES Centt-ry Hoys' Club. 4 uniformed team, would irom any murvreii-imecii-jrrar-uiu rtman, 1209 Frankford avenue. Itosewood Hoys' Club would like to arrrange ramea with any fourteen-flfteen teams on anv Hsturdayi during June. July and August. J. McTgguo, caro of Evzna LrDaia. Ilethel Haseball Club would like to hear from any nrsociasa teams in l-ennsyivnnia, nrw jer sey and Delaware, c. street. Calhoun, 243U Carpenter Falrhlll n. C, a fast traveling team, would Ilka to arrange games with any teams having ? rounds and paving a reasonable guarantee. II. unbare, 2824 North Falrhlll street. Wayne Junction A. C. haa Juna 9-20 open for any first-class home clubs. A. Bchrty, 4313 North Fifteenth street. Polo Tournaments Called Off by War NEW YOnK. Juna 4 At a special meetlns of lbs Folo Aasleatlon attended by the chair man. II, li. Herbert: tna secretary-treasurer. William A. Haszartli Dcvereux Mllburn Harry Farna Whitney, It was voted to declare pa in view PI ins war, ail ma pi-nriuiec tournaments, and also the national champion ships, on ths organlsxtlon's fields at the Point juauQ jroio m s4r, oenduetsd on old-rWp4 nao "WHO roar ua vusunass. Polo Field. iDh. Lead o mat ine; P f the Iattep club. said. how. Will be an open polo tostrna- Naraxanastt PUr P, H. tna latter clue, saia. Racdslph. head vr. mat tn I at the l. t. save Mmm -who may r wpietiniltjf' ta ln Ibslr toaJlets, t he.ler I phind Standlns of the Local League ir:LAw.iti: cop-nty i.r.MMi: H. i.. p.p. w. I.. n II I (KHI llrlll . . 3 t .1 H .SIX) .Mivlll 1 A P.P. .3.1.1 p.p. .ton .sow p.p. ..inn .1(17 .1117 MAIN LINK I.lUOPn , , V. I.. P.P. W. I.. P.P. Anlocnr . 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A I ,H3 Presbitrr'll I A MiioiUjiino I 2 .007 Itcrlln ft P.P. .A7I .420 .143 P.P. .311 .107 .107 WHEREABOUTS OF JOHNSON UNKNOWN "A" Pitcher Does Not Re port to Baltimore and Jack Dunn Is Guessing LAST HEARD OF IN PHILLY HocnuKo Kills Johnson Is entertaining, the Idea that ho Is Rood enough for tho Ameri can League, tho llaltlmoro team may lone, n, pitcher who was (loped hy l'hllly writers as a moundxman who hIiuuUI lie a winner ta the International League. rllnro Mnn.iRer Jai k Dunn was notified hy C01111I0 Mack, of tho Athletics, that ho had icleascd Jnhnton to Haltliuoro notliltiK has lieen heard fiom or of Johnson John son left the Miukmen In Ilctiolt nnd went to Philadelphia lie was expected to Join the Midi In cither Newark or I'ro Idcnie, hut didn't. It Is reported that Kills does not loll-li hehiB shipped from the Amerl i.in I.eiiKiie to tho International Should Johnson fall to report he will bo1 .1... .....! ..I...1 , . . . ., , ... I iw rc-ciMiii jiiii-iiur iuec 111 iiaiiimore III lll.lt manner liirly in the season MuiiiiRcr Dunn punhiihed IM Appleton from tho Ihookljn l)odeis When Kd learned of tho pale ho packed his duds, took the train for his home In Texas, nnd hasn't been heard from slnoo Another blc disappointment has hecn tho failure nf Jack Ileutley, expected to ho a star of tho staff, to Ret his southpaw-' icatly for work Jack Is a splendid hitter, how ever, and will help out in tho outfield until Illll Lamar recovers from his Biiralncd Lamar Is Btlll llinplnu r.nd may not Piay tor another week. ankle. bo ablo to CONNIE MACK TO TRY OUT STAR ATHLETE OF MAINE Patrick French, a member of the Univer sity of Mnlne baseball, football and track teams, will bo Klven a trial with tho Ath letics, lie will report to Mack on June 20 J. EVERS, JR., IS NAMED MANAGER OF RICHMOND IWHMO.Vn. Ind. Juno 4 J n Kers second baseman nf the Il.chmond Ccntrai Lc.ibuc baseball team, has been named man .(Ror "f the club, succeeding llabo Myers who was released b the directors ' iflOW TO PLAY GOLF- . tZiMarGSfCiicfc) Evans Jr. . Srftt- ttVyi JJIdI ctm iMti By GRANTLAND RICE Over a 40-Year Span When the Job on which you're toiling acts your goat; When you curse the grip of poverty ami such; When existence seems to have you by the throat As you stagger dally onward in its clutch; When it seems that Fate ha3 nicked you good and hard, When you've only known the run of fortune's shreds, When you figure with a curse, life could offer nothing morse, Well, suppose that you'd been drafted by the llcdg, Old dog, Just suppose that you'd been drafted by the Redst When they have you on the run across the tral': When they copper every bet you try to make; When you start out in the morning, dull and stale, And the boss begins to brand you at It fake; When they doublc-crois or slnm you on the bean, Among the undcr-palds and undcr-feds, Ere you figure, ever gruffer, life could offer nothing rougher, Just suppose that you'd been traded to the Reds, Old dog, Just suppose that you'd been traded to the Reds? A BOSTON", Philadelphia and Brooklyn In turn dashed out of the rut In 1911, 1915 and 1916 respectlicly. The Reds were due to round out the quartet this season, but so far the forty-year curso Is still harassing them at every turn. They nro still wear ing; bare spots deep In tho second dhlslon The All-Around Club Sir Among the ull-around boys what's the matter with Harold Janirln, of the Itcd Sox? I ham teen him play first, second, third and short, and play all four positions well This should put him up nmotiR tho first J. M J. Kir In regard to Charlie i'cikusoii, who onco caught for Virginia Cnlierslty. I onco saw him pitch the first four Innings with Philadelphia In faultless stylo and then go back of the bat nnd catch the remaining (l.ve innings with equal brilliancy He was it wonder. But did you know that Buck L'wlng, the best catcher that ecr wore n mask, filled etery position on the old New York Nationals? And that George Van Haltren, with New York nnd Chicago, caught, pitched and played every Infield and outfield position during his twenty years? Those wero the days when tho ball players had tho stnmlna nnd tho stuff Men like Buck Kwlng, Van Haltren nnd Mike Kelly could play almost any position on the team well enough to hold tho gap B. L. 11 Not Yet Ty Cobb began his major league career a trlflo ocr twelvo years ago. Ho Is now Midlng on past thirty But up to the mo nicnt of Fklddlng to press ho hasn't yet started sliding down hill "1 have no Idea what I'll hit this iei-" ho said a diy or so ago. "but I pec no rea son for any slump until I begin to lose my speod That means down .,, 1 tho way. But as far as I can tell I !no been ablo to get nround this spring ,ih well as over. It's the speed that always goes first not the batting eye." Labt September, when Cobb was batting .3B4, ho told us that he expected to finish a,r,.U ,.-370 ,,H concluding average was .371. He is still confident that ho can finish uuuo .J0U, aa no naan't been below mark In a good many campaigns. Don'ts and Re's In behalf of tho Senior Service Corps waiter Camp has extended a brief list of Don'ts and lie's that should bo incorporated In eery corral, whatever the game 1 Don't shirk; don't worry; don't ex. plain; don't knock; don't kick; don't nulf don't loaf; don't lag. Bi: prompt, alert, quiet, determined, steady, helpful, unselfish, considerate, gia clous. obberwint, brac, clean. If this doesn't cover tho field thero Is no particular uso In trying. "To settle n terrific and growing debate," writes Pip, "do tho best hitters bat third or fourth7 I say third, while others Fay the clean-up man Is fourth." Wo should bay third place has the edge Cobb bats third and so does Trls Speaker theso two being tho best hitters In the game. Kddlo Collins nnd Dave Robertson both bat thltd, nnd bo does Kddle Housh' I tlio leauing miter of tho lleds. But on tho Yanks Pipp bats fourth nnd Baker flfth. Stuffy Mclnnls. the best bats man on the Mackmcn, also bits ftfta, J Jackson bats fourth, and so does Hal Cbt, llut.lf there Is any margin It Is decUdt' favor of Cobb. Speaker, Collins and Rofcrl son. lfc have left the brassic behind; The racquet rests tn lf frame; ll'c are pointed notu In another tcay, Facing another game. And tchat mav rest ahead Xo man may know or tell. Hut we'll hold the slogan we kntuitfn The slogan vf "Give 'em 'ell." "You nre all w rong nbout the IUd oa' writes n bybtander. "Outsldo of two three good pitchers, they don't belonru will be lucky to finish second" Mybi and then again, maybe not. If a ball c, that wlnt two pennants and two wort seiles In succession, and then, after a In toad trip, returns homo In first place, b 1 hum hall club, Just where do the ottr belong? Tho lied Sox nre frequently rated an fair club or a poor club, with great pia Ing. AVheteas It Is a smart, a&greu powerful machine even beyond the pltchfc staff. this mo MY way of thinking, tho right method of learning golf Is to get the general Ideas of tho gamo from it professional nnd then to work one's own Individuality Into tho game. A man will soon bo ablo to pick up Ideas from the better play eis if he once learns to analyze another's gamo nnd to recog nize his own pecu liar necessities Last year nt Merlon, for example. I had a bad streak of putting Just before the National Amateur Champlon- blilp began. It Is put ting it mildly to say that I was wor ried I was playing a round, ho w ever, with one of tho country's bent. and I watched his game to discover n, euro for my own weakness 1 noticed that he turned the blade of his putter a little down, and then putting with his wrists sent tho clubhead wltiout fall through tho ball. He thus jivolded the fatal stab. Ills example at that time was n perfect godsend to mo and was of special help on tho short putts Must Work Yourself The point I wish to make by this little digression Is that no professional can teach you everything; not In a any, a year, in one lesson, or twenty, so that you may become a tine player, or n champion golfer. After the professional has Imparted his Ideas tho greater part of tho work still rests upon you. ' A Una golf gams results from a careful selection of Ideas picked up day In and day out all along the way. You will corns out of the heap If you can learn to reject the Ideas that are bad for you, and to hold fast to those that are good for you. Work- Playing Golf by System Slh i ml wirJa "-' "Hli ThiWtI HHCK EVAN8 SUITS H-i-M TO ORDER JLtJL Heduf4 tna ISO. $23 and fto PETER KORAN CO. !&" UM A MAKKH-. MKTMAXCK OK lfm a, b. com. rm akbuum iia ' fit. DiMf PfMstJCtfnr JCwsJfcff ve the 1ng along this Idea. I propose to glv .. ...t. en ,,s sanes or articles some-thing- entirely different from any ever given before in subsequent articles, nnd hope a description of my own plan of work may bo found Instructs, it Is playing golf oy o, system. Practiced Every Day Last year In my practice before the two big championships that 1 won, I put down each day in black nnd white what I had learned In my practice of the day before While preparing for ths championship I practiced every day. and some of my articles will gie the notes of this practice I consider them an explanation of dlscov nie.".,a.nia rect'"-'he survival of the in '.. "'SL" ns !" as ' ,nyM" wa con cerned. There should be Kumethlng In them to Interest every student of golf shots I do not necessarily commend that all my Ideas should be followed closely, but I do suggest giving them it little thought, ful attention These occasional extra" s front the Diary of a Golfer ought to possess greater authenticity than the most conscientious effo.t, of u man whS "its down in his study and tries t irmtn, ber the way he played certain shots list week, or month, as the case may be Mr. Jlvana wilt be pleased questions from our readers aiampea addressed envelope must v,u0ti ,u injure reply. to answer on nolt in. be OLYMPIA A. A. P.""? ninbridr. I1","' Wii""" ,.. BsiilliV Mu,rr Lew Ntlnitrr v. C'hariu tilnl. Mike Howell ! VounY'i'o.".!! Benny Leonard Si1,'- Uurk ncmim- v. In. U.l.L Adm. tit, ll.l. ni.. SOe 15e. Arena Re... i BASEBALL TODAY SHIBE PARK Athletics vs. Chicago OAMB CALLED AT tils p. M Tickets on tale at Olmbel.' and Spaldlni.' 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