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tifie. Maybe, but it wasn't quite so John Clarkson, 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 Mickey Welch, than Radbourne, Murphy, HerzogBurns, McCormick, or Amos Rusie, 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. Roger Connor, 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 'Buck Ewing or Charlie Ben- You read about the speed of Col- nett, and TELL ME THE ANSWER! lins, Snodgrass, Merkle, Mclnnes and Eddie Collins 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, Billy Sunday? 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 Billy Nash or JDenny. from second on .an infield out by Ed Williamson, despite his weight ts like Ty Cobb and was the fastest shortstop I ever saw. Joe Jackson andVof the HIsfielding and ability to throw with play as proving baseball 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 Jack Glasscock or Herman one series. The first time King Kel- Long? ley signaled that he'd hit the next The great batters Cobb, Jackson, ball and I started 'with the pitcher's Wagner, Daubert, Lajoie, McDonald, motion, sliding around the catcher Speaker what have they on Ed as the ball was relayed from first, Sam Thompson, 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 Jake Daubert, 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 at bat 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 Walter Johnson, 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 S4W J--n sjlttfl.