tifie. Maybe, but it wasn't quite so , the only man who rough-and-rea- as some fans think. ever threw an overhand raise ball; In the series this year will be than McCormick, than Jim Keefe, with his marvelous change of pace; Baker, Collins, CHdring, Mclnnes, than , than Radbourne, Murphy, HerzogBurns, McCormick, or , the greatest of them Merkle, Meyers all- great batters, all? When Amos was right his fast but how about Brouthers, Thompson, ball looked like a streak of dust. , Richardson, Kelley, Compare Chief Meyers, Lapp, Wil- Ewing, Comiskey, Anson, Ryan, son and Schang to the greatest back- Dalrymple, O'Neill, Stovey, Welch stop that ever lived "Silver" Flint and Browning? or to ' or Charlie Ben- You read about the speed of Col- nett, and TELL ME THE ANSWER! lins, Snodgrass, Merkle, Mclnnes and is a great second Herzog. Could they outsprint Lath- baseman, but when,I think ofi Fred am, Pfeffer, Stovey, Hamilton and, Pfeffer, who forced the rulemakers may I add, ? to write Section 8 of Rule 51, which (Editor's Note Sunday, the fast- declares the batter out if he bat an est man who ever played in the Na- infield fly, with first and second oc- tional League. He was timed 100 cupied, because of his deadly trap- yards in 101-- 5 seconds, and his race ping, I enjoy a chuckle. with Latham was a hollow victory. There have been Baker, Bradley, Sunday was once timed 300 yards in Collins, Herzog all great third base- 31 seconds, flat.) men but not one of them compared I have read much of the scoring with or JDenny. from second on .an infield out by Ed Williamson, despite his weight ts like and was the fastest I ever saw. Joe Jackson andVof the HIsfielding and ability to throw with play as proving is faster to- terrific speed from any position was day. simply marvelous and. 'he played WE DID these things, too, but we with bare hands, REMEMBER! had no names for them. I scored And are Barry and Fletcher better twice from second on infield outs in than or Herman one series. The first time King Kel- Long? ley signaled that he'd the next The great batters Cobb, Jackson, ball and I started 'with the 's Wagner, Daubert, Lajoie, McDonald, motion, sliding around the catcher Speaker what have they on Ed as the ball was relayed from first, , Ed William- where "Kel" had been retired. son, Tip O'Neill, Mike Tieraan, Cap- Great speed and perfect timing are tain Anson, Browning, Ewing, Brou- necessary to score from second, but thers, Richardson or, the greatest of only the cleanest fielding can prevent them all, Mike Kelley, whose ability a good sprinter turning the trick. to foul off the "ball forced the foul , Chase and Konetchy strike rule? are the best first basemen today, but I have seen Kelley foul off a. dozen I never saw the man who had a thing balls at one turn and drive Fer- on Captain Anson! I have seen him guson of the Phillies from the box, itake throws from Ed Williamson, saying things you can't print and bare-hand- and, man, how Wil- wouldn't want to ! liamson could hop that ball across Recently, against , from the short field! As for fielding, the Athletics laid down bunt after how much better are these chaps bunt seven, I believe. Johnson got than Charlie Comiskey? the first six, but en the seventh he 1 What pitcher today is better than went up in the air and the Athletica

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