When his hand is well he does not
insert It into the mitt more than half
way and catches the ball practically
on his finger tips, thus avoids pos
sibility of getting a stone bruise, which
is a source of much annoyance to
catchers.
Other catchers have their own meth
ods to avoid a contusion on the right
THE TOMAHAWK, WHITE EARTH. MINN.
J flinching, and calmly taking his
lot.
Be Game. &
Adverse forces always present
their strongest front in the be
ginning. Be Game. Stand your
ground. Outwit and outweigh
the best of them.
Be Game.
But don't wait fpr emergen
cies to test you out. Be Game
today. There will be plenty of
chances if you use the Initiative,
plnnted In your system, to search
hand from the constant impact of the
ball into the glove. At the opening of
the spring training period some catch
ers have large pieces of raw beefsteak
which they place In the palms of their
hands for a week or more and their
skin becomes hardened and is able to
stand the force of the globule. Some
use a small cork pad, and others pieces
of chamois, and many keep them in
use all summer long.
In Sight of Home, French
Soldier's Way Barred Two
Years by German Lines
Tragedy Is everywhere on the
French front, but I have never seen
greater agony than that of a certain
young artilleryman who for more than
two years has been stationed on the
Heights of the Meuse overlooking his
home town, Salnt-Mlhlel, writes Lin
coln Eyre to the New York World.
