TJie San Francisco Sunday CalL IDOLS OF THE FANS > queen, city if tiisi-? \u25a0c^<?r* no pr.yslcal qualifications fr>"lio;pi^obTt out. There- is :another.- at*';Cincinnati v.'ho may sit on.the. throne of the v,-orshiped. Base- ball.players call him "Admiral" Sehley,**^ bccau?# his .name; is Sehlei. He 13 a* catcher, and; lie 'does things once in a while which. cause the phlegmatic Cin- cinnati "rooters" to rise to their feet, poundUheir">bC£T glasses in front of" ''*- th»m ;shout "Hocn "Washington 'would" hay*> an idol 'if strongf the team- ever ; could be matlo . ... enough to be a consistent \u25a0winner."' "Washington* people are disposed to be»_- come |enth uslastlc wnen. Patten pitches." He is their.,nearest approach to an idoL \u25a0Philadelphia, was once filled with idols. There /wore so many rivals that' it.almoct.vcEulted in an idol war. One section was" for one league and one for another. There were subsections of the rival leagues. The Quaker 3spent their , evenings discussing: the respective mer- its of the individual players: Then came baseball war and brok« up the happy family. Until la3t year ,the Athletics fur- nished the popular idol of. the city. Ha bit forihe is- abundantly able.to taKe sclf-tmpulsed "Wad- carb; of , enoagh that was the erratic and John B. Foster himself.' Little dell. He was worshiped because ha affects, the .'baseball' "fan," who is de- nothing anybody idols! What a long. ternjlned' to, sympathize could.d o like else. whether the pitch a perfectly there is joss- player s not; man He could rot like row of thorn in the cares" for it or This player. a happens \u25a0 to be" Brown, pitcher of normal baseball Once in same national sport. H the go to house of the -Chicago' league he beckoned to the uutfielder to the 'National- club. out the side. BASEBALLThere are names with which to Sometimes lie - lit'called . "Three Fin- the bench. Then he struck one claim for idolatry unsur- Jon Jure froai tho late 70s to the present geredlßrown." An accident- In youth He has a portion his right passed in the history of the national deprived him' of of game. day was sup- hand."; v did prevent: from One at Detroit he Havo "Al" Spaldihgr,- Gcorgre AYright, It not him posed to have been on hand to pitch . learning how to:pitch a curve and how parry Wright. "Ned"' Williamson. the most important game of the series. to^.controrithe ball-well.?- He failed to appear at the baseball *Saby" Aiisbh, "Arlie".Latham, "Buck" /Because of "his crippled hand those evening he : -dog park. Late that wandered twing. Charley Comiskey; "Mike"' Kel- who-- are .with .the' under in the a long string of fight always"! wisfted "Brown luck on into the hotel with John "Sir Timothy*' Keef«». % sen- fish in his hand and insisted upon i\ Clark'sbn. general principles:" . That 'created room Tcbeau, Montgomery taking them to the manager's to 'Pat" John Ward. timent for him.' The flrst.thing that spent knew was show them to him. He had tha *Joe" Start, "Old IIoss" Radbourne. the"; Chicago" fans Brown the -championship. day at Lake St. Clalr Instead of fool- Galvhi,. pitching his club to. ingaround a baseball team- "When 'Old Pport" "Dan" Brouthcis > :es- .with That made \him *anIidol. He ,was Philadelphia- they gay» t;eor»? and of others been firmly he arrived at tnd two more' tablished io^i a pedestal; founded ovation, every game of the west side of him an for he won :orgfjttcn in admiring. the achievements in.the affection Chi- that he pitched after the ashing trip. so, cago,:-and his: fame, and his, maimed »f- the idols of the present? Xct for a;' The Philadelphia Nationals were bur- \u25a0 hand; are ',• almost, as . much tradition • memory ; green. enough/ dened batting idols. They had the which is stilt ; \u25a0 ;long ..with ;of".Chicagolllterature as the rec- early seventies, and they to days rherishes as New them in the. h pit back former ord of .Mathcwson's . victories In had seldom! been without them until \u25a0 loudly" old, tim- York.^iBBHBMiMtiBMBaBBHBi Us retOilections.rtf the. the last three or four years. Nott they irs as its possessor admires, the skillful Michigan's Gritty 'ldol are cultivating a new one. His nama tho present generation. is Sherwood Magee. Heihas been with lit of > years, ;.:<\u25a0 Coughlln is-.the ;ld6l.of the .Detroit Philadelphia less than three but . Why • - is n l>*s<-ball idol? baseball" devotees. Itia. not because ho he has- shown a tremendous .zeal In "Arlie" Latham, tho wit of ti^ Jia- is fa particularly; graceful playeV or,a smashing the ball out of the lot. Henco wonderfully player. Cough- when he cornea to nond. or.o" answered lhat. aftcsOoaSby . accurate the popular clamor lin|has fine, faculty, in baseball of bat, likely to follow rci»lyiny, "l>occair<.> he can t help it. ;the. ' the and Magee is -»a-«i never, knowing.^when"- he :is -_;. '\u25a0' steps , "Bis Sam" Thompson ;ind - ;ibeaten.* in the : of !ure sentenced him to it. he has , He ;may.- make', an*~error ,one moment and Delehanty. fot to serve his term without any* time; that; will,give^ the otheriside one run. There is not a baseball "fan" In the proud and in the next five minutes 'make a United States who has not heard of >ff for behavior."- bring:In closely three bagger that will? 'three "Cy". Young of the Boston Americans. Analyze. Latht:ai's stat«iii:nt runs for his side.* That's why 'they like He Is an idol because of his as©. He truth tnd it wiilbe found tiiat is stowed Coughlln :in Michigan. There are other is a veteran. He began to pitch inIS3I worshiped by league, iwtiy in its piira'sing. players who -have been with"Cleveland of the National the of In the and-he has Tiv piibli' creates the baseball iJok<. '.basebair fans.. -.Detroit been in harness since that past— do iVou? Dennett, time, has never had an public recall "Charlie". and unsuccess- •ot ih<- marajrw. Tiie is keen "Lady" 1Baldwin,- ;VDeacon" White, ful season- in hi3life. Small 'wonder md inHsiy in its judgment. Itselects "Hardy" ;Ilichardson?— but none* -for that he Is an idol. Heias pitched "no aieti with i-.-.i I.i'.-t'il. t;u:ck perception,; hit" games/one hit games, record strike games and almost at;ilit.v. i>'.iyt-i(.ai gr.i<e son?- out all other kinds of {trpngth. grames.: A.giant physically, he is as "Umcs ami th« it.re skill of being able' gentle as a woman and as soft hearted to d.. Fui:»f>tli[iiW a littlo 'better than as;a"chlld. His personal conduct .13 \u25a0 above reproach, and there has never tom'ji">oy olse at a <-ritiea! moment. since pitching. been a harsh Word spoken of him It taker; one man for his he has been connected with the "na-. auotiu:r for Ine fielding, a third for"his tional game. \u25a0 - batting, and when it finds one rwbo ca:i Fred Tenney of the Boston .Nationals is an Idol in a way. Boston "fans" and 2eld, or another who can" " • Tun. bat like to see him make his quick play3 strike three men out -in^succession tosecond base, and like to see him hit when the game is- tightest and tha; the ball when there are men on bases. cxcjieiaent is ragir.r at fever heat, it They talk a lot "him as a ball -.\u25a0'.-\u25a0\u25a0 , player, when it comes to a roar Oi but? discuss- expresses its adoration. with ing him as a manager they criticise applause that drowns a.ll other sounds him. He is^the only instance of an idol witl.in the carrying "power of the being an idol and not*an Idol. Perhaps if he should: bring the Boston club up. human voice. v In the first division,this year he would Coin blued, irith the necessary physical , become a thirty-third degree idol. It ; (skill which."raust b« an;essential forv makes all the difference with.a man- • baseball i«ioii Uiere eeems to be 'a "ager whether his team; is successful or 'not. .Boston "fans" tell with pride that current of nuiftnf.ti>m between him*and Tenney originated the ;play, best made the cror.-<] tiiat puts both in common by* a left hander, of doubling up a The #that a. baseball batter bj-rjhrowir.g to second ahead of touch. mistakes catchins";the oecasiotiall>'may make are forgot- the- runner and batter at idol - «rst with;a quick* return. Ask them ten in the memory of what he did some t\<? won about. two-thirds of the. games h'eafls o{ the outfielders for three bag- rubber idol-of the national games ;..'the. lnanagor and captain. .The other. -•whom the "bleacherltes'~,aig in their th^ey 'Tenney's* man- ' what • think about \u25a0 the stress' of battle -^ •• - •'Hal" Hal." theyJcall IIplayers . are ..paid 'handsomely ..-solely toes more, persistently,' than' the swarthy ner r of handling: his players, and you ether time when which he pitched. / Kers when there .wtre two or- three — Chase-^VPrince r ' only'- , upon !;Coughlinl"-' fiercest, that brought victory to his \u25a0 ;nothing "V-. him -is hot an^- id61 because. he canVr their .merits asi players. -Their skinned .\- / 'get the Mr.,Hydeislde of,the question. was There seems to be men on the bases./ .' • " "which. ba bi.it Jjpcausb^ he plays '\u25a0; a.re ,-.known-only by liOui3; Brooklyn Far ': play^ H:-well.*.- 'it' salaries St.