T/le men who hope that Beckett may
Indulge with Jack in strife
Are not the ones who'd have to pay
Insurance on his life.
RESEBYE STRENGTH.
The need of reserve strength is shown, as usual, this season by in
juries at the training camps and in exhibition games. Take the Giants, for
instance. Frisch has had an injured foot and Groh a split finger. McGraw
has been forced to play an outfielder In the infield. And there have been
many other cases.
There is where luck plays Its part in a league race. A manager who
can keep an average team together is better off than a rival with a big
hospital list of injured stars. Good utility men are valuable Assets. We
can remember a season when Otey Crandall played every position on the
New York team, except that of catcher.
HOPPE.
If Willie Hoppe really has decided to retire from competition It will be
a big Ions to the billiard ggm& For fifteen years he was so far ahead of all
rivals that U destroyed intei-cdt in competition. Now young Jake Bchaefer has
come along, and there is always a chance for a real battle again. These two
could play championship matches in every big city in the country and be as
sured of satisfactory returns from the gate receipts.
Tour Uncle Wilbert Robinson will, as usual, have a good pitching staff
in Brooklyn. Robby is one of the best developers and handlers of pitchers
who ever played the game.
'ROUND THE CORNER.
Ton were so intent on something
You'd no time to talk toith me,
And yon hurried 'round the corner,
Just as busy as could be.
I don't know what you were playing.
