Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 28, 14 December 1914 — Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, DEC. 14, 1914.

CITY LOTS PRODUCE PLAYERS WHO STAR ' IN MAJORiEAGUES Men Profit by Imitation of Nation's Best Performers More Small Town Stars Reach Top.

BY FRANK G. MENKE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14. This city

youth with big league baseball ambl tlons either must toss aside those am

bltlons or move to a small town. Otherwise he has just about as much chance or basting Into the big leagues as Jesse Wlllard has of winning from Jack Johnson In an honest fight. For some strange reason, big heagno scoMts pass up the big towns and spend thHr time borrowing among the small towns. The farther away the small Town is the better. The scouts seem to give more weight to "tips" concerning ball players operating in towns of 25.000 and 50,000. When tho tcouts get a tip that there ts a real ball player frisking around on the sand lots of Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Philadelphia or some other towns they give those tips no consideration whatever.

Follow League Example. Ifs strange, inexplicable situation. Cities like the above mentioned develop thousands of real ball players evry year. Those players, when real ability in concerned are far superior to the s-iaall towns players. Those city players who have natural ability also have the added benefit of watching the major leaguers perform in their itioa. The major leaguers act as models lor the city ball players. The city chaps watch their actions closely. They watch the way Ty Cobb takes a lead off lirst, they watch how he swings the ball. They watch how Mattheweon awl Johnson wind up, how they throw nd how they meet every crislB that the big games present. Everything considered the sand lot laJl player of the bis cities is a mere .finished article than his brother in the ona!l town. Yet the big league scouts 3mSB him by. Rarely do city boys get chance to break into the big leagues. There's thai strange prejudice against them. Tjook ewer the roster of the big leajruors and yon will find tha.t out of every 100 players about 90 per cent aro products of the small towns. Only ten per oent graduated from the cities. Tx)ok over the lot of recruits each year and you wQl fmd that 90 per cent of them are graduates from small towns

CHILEAN OFFICER DESCRIBES SEA ENGAGEMENT IN PACIFIC

BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON, Dee. 14. An official of the Chilean navy, who saw the official report of the naval battle In the Pacific ocean, on board the German cruisers, In today's TelegTaph gives the following account of the action which took place near the Hand of Santa Maria: "The concentration of the German washlps took place north of Valparaiso, and the united and sailed south In search of the English squadron. On the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 1. the four German warships steaming in line abreast. When the German squadron reached the latitude

of Concepcion the English outlooks reported the German fleet at a little past six in the evening. A gale was blowing from the north. The German ships changed formation from line In front to line In file, the Scharnhorst in front followed by the Gneisenau, Dresden and Nuernberg. At this moment, the Goodhope was seen approaching from the west at full speed. Concentrate on Goodhope. "The two flotillas, following parallel lines, steamed toward the south, the

Germans near the coast, the English

man further seaward. At .6:32 p. m. the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau fired. The fire was concentrated on the

Goodhope. The Goodhope could not at first reply on account of the heavy sea. For a time, the German shots fell wide for the same reason. When the distance was reduced to about

6,000 metres the Goodhope began to

reply, but could only do so with two

nin inch guns. Her eight-inch guns were on such a low line that they were rendered useless by the gale.

and that only ten per cent are products of the big cities. Make Good Showing, The city chaps who finally work their way into the big leagues have made a better showing, In ratio to the numbers than have the small town players. Of course, the biggest portion of the stars are from the small towns, but why shouldn't that be the case? Ten small town players get a chance for every one city player.

j If the big league scouts devoted their energies for one year to looking I over the talent that is placed on exhibition in the city ant1, ots they would ; bring to the fore a greater number of real ball players each year than J they do now. In every city where semipro and amateur baseball flourishes I there are scores of ball players good 'enough to hold down regular jobs in

WHITESIDE SERVES ON FINANCE BOARD OF ATHLETIC BODY

"After the Goodhope had fired three volleys a German projeetile struck her tower. Fire followed and obliged her

to cease firing. The Goodhope turned to the starboard and the Monmouth came forward to cover up and take up the fight.

"No wthe contest was between the Monmouth and the Glasgow, and their four adversaries. Two of the German armored cruisers concentrated their fire of their twelve 8.2 inch guns on the Monmouth. At the first broadside four shots went home. The second broadside hold the Monmouth and set her on fire. She then floundered after the Scharnhorst, with two more shots, completed the ruin. Gunnery Poor. "The English gunnery, according to the Germans was poor. The Monmouth only was able to get a shot between the two forward guns of the Gneisenau. "The Goodhope, hit by more shells,

began to burn seriously. A big explosion was heard and the vessel turned toward the best. This was at 7:14 p m. when the Goodhope was distance was 6,300 meters. Night had almost completely fallen and the Goodhope disappeared into obscurity. "Admiral Spee detatched the Nuernberg to search for the Goodhope, but could find neither vessel, nor Indication of her having foundered. During the night the Germans intercepted wireless messages from the Glasgom calling the Goodhope, to which there was no reply. The Germans made no

attempt to save the survivors from the Monmouth, is It was imposslmle to lounch boats."

Class A. and even Class AA league teams and who with one year's experience in the minors would be ripe for the majors.

Earlham Coach Gets Place With Secondary College Organization Butler Becomes New Member.

LYDIA JOHNSON DIES AT EATON

BATON, O., Dec. 14. Mrs. Lydla Johnson, 74, died Saturday evening at her home ml South Beach street, from the efftgQLla.Jtrlppe and heart ailment. She had been in poor Health a long time. She is survived by two

sons and three daughters. They are Joseph Johnson of Richmond; Louis Johnson, near Sugar Valley; Mrs. P. Hill, southwest of Eaton; Mrs. Hattle Surface of New Hope, and Mrs. Sylvester . Low man 6f Dayton. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Barron Street Church of Christ, conducted by the-pastor, ftev. Harvey C. Bream. Burial in Monnd Hill cemetery.

$5.00 special sale on Coats, Suits and Dresses, Tuesday at' 8 a.m. KnollenbergsReady to-Wear Department. ' Although most of the efties- tn Japan have good sidewalks, modern streetpaving is practically tmkfrown tit the empire.

Corner Shots BY ALLIE.

Following the first polo practice tonight all players are requested to be

i present at the meeting which will be i held In the dressing room. This api plies to all the players listed on the various teams.

Coach H. B. Whiteside was elected a member of the finance committee of the Indiana Athletic association at a meeting Saturday at the Denlson hotel, Indianapolis. One of the most important acts of

the association Saturday was the admission of Butler college as a member i of the association. Butler heretofore has refused to become a member on account of stringent eligibility rules. By her entrance, all of the secondary colleges In the state are represented. An attempt was made to allow college men to participate in summer baseball without putting It on the basis of professionalism, but this attempt failed. Coach Whiteside took a stand against it Baying that It would tend to lower the standard of college athletics. Drop Hammer Throw. The hammer throw was abolished from the annual state track and field imeet. The reason assigned was the ; danger to spectators on some of the

small fields. John Thurber, coach of athletics at Franklin, was elected president; A. F.

i Westphal, Terre Haute, vice-president land permanent secretary; Ileber Elj Her, DePauw, treasurer. Mr, Westphal

is the other member of the finance committee with Coach Whiteside. The next state field and track meet will be held at Hanover, May 4, 1914. The admission of Butler as a member of tho association ends a long strife between Butler and the other

! secondary colleges of the state. Be

cause of her low standard of athletics, Butler was enabled the past year to win from all of the secondary football teams and claim the championship. One of the reasons that Butler decided to join the association this year is believed to be the result of an understanding among the other secondary colleges to boycott Butler's teams on this account. It only took ten hours of work for a player to be eligible on Butler's teams while the other school required twelve. Other rules were not compiled with by the Irvington school.

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