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WALTER JOHNSON IS TAMPA LION Most Admired Ball Player in Tampa Generally Honor Guest at Any Function in Which Athlete Can Shine. Br JOHN B. FOSTER ^ CswrtsM. in. k l>! Afc..? Tampa, Florida, March 2#? Wal ter Johnson, that superb old pitcher of the WaBhlngtons ? and he Is not called old on account of his age, but with that endearment that goes among old fellows when they meet as friends ? Is the most ad mired ball player of the fans in this part of the world. This player, who Is to the pitchers *??*' Napoleon Lajole was to the lnflelders, the star without a pen nant. is the guest of honor at Tampa whenever there Is a func "9? that admits of a speech by an Atnlete. Johnson has been coming here for many years to make the first ad vances toward unshackling his arm for a winning season, and while there have been plenty of seasons for htm personally. Washington has) yet to gain the pennant that John son ought to have to crown his career. Johnson starts off this season as| methodically as he has started those other seasons that are now . history. He Is as hopeful as ever and as patient as ever with his arm. Of course there Is nobody who knows, not. even Johnson, whether that nrm which has been the mar vel of the baseball world year after year will prove as effective as it was In 1923. Yet It Is fair to predict that opposing batsmen had better be careful how they try to take liberties with It. The man who has struck out over 3.000 batters Is still an athlete. There must be a tremendous reserve strength within him. How liberally he has drawn upon It! And yet It responds gen erously when that folg arm swings from his shoulder down his side, anil another batter falls prey to the man who never quits. Were there two Johnson's on the Washington team. It might win a championship by sheer force of pitching, provided the team were a wee bit over the average In other respects. That's a strong claim to make and yet one entirely within reason. because the success of a pitcher Is not to be gauged alone by the number of victories he wins, as the victories would have been Increased In number had he been playing with a better team. Johnson paid a great tribute to Ruel when he declared that young man to have hailed him as suc cessfully as any other catcher who has been enlisted with the Wash ington Club. Some how. It seems to have heen overlooked that Ruel was the busiest catcher In the Amer ican League last year, but when Johnson spoke of him so warmly, his record was unearthed. It showed that Ruel had S28 putonts In 1923, a record for the league. Hp had 146 assists, whlrh la another league record. He played In 133 games, being second In that column. And Johnson Is not tho only num ber of the Washlnglons who has praise for Ruel. Most of the Sen ators believe they have the lengue's coming catcher in Ruel. Qrlffln scored well In the deal that got him. Plclnlch, who wont to Roston In exchange for him, did not do so well. Tlie question now arises, how much can Ruel do to Improve the Washington Club? The better the catcher, the more confidence the pitchers havo In him, and confidence Is as Important to a pitcher as a tall is to a kite. Therefore. Htiel. with the confidence ho built up last sea son ought to be a decided help to hlsl club. As for pitchers. Orlff has a lot ofi them who have done so well In the' minors that It seems Impossible to ! send any of them away without giv ing a round or two in fast enm-j Psny. It may he that the experi ment will not unearth any more Johnson's but Orlff can gain noth ing unless he makes It. The Washington team pussies you J It wns fifth In fielding last year,! yet It had more assists than any team In the circuit, and was second In putouts. with one more than New York. Putouts, of course, are sec ondary plays, except when they are fly catches or touchouts on fielded grounders. .The Senators could get on top of the ball often enough ? more often than most of their rivals? yet Ihey couldn't play their chances with the sureness of the Yanks. Thev had !1? errors to New York's 144. Some how that seems to be one of the reasons why the Yanks are champ ions. They put their chances away, while Washington kicked Its chances away, that, Is too many of them. Yet It cannot be denied that Wash ington Is a team with hands like ham*. berauie It get* more whacks at the hall than Its rival*. Orlff says they will f (old better thin year. If they do. and continue to handle aa muoh on the field, may he they will he the dark horse to feed In tho Ynn ? kee oat bin. ?MIm Minnie Himaoy who hn* been' v lulling MIm Kvelvn Jon?? left 1 Monday for Hertford where *he will Tlalt bar brother. Dr. F. L. Huuey. PHONE 114 Statfard Pharmacy ,WILL SEND IT. GAMES SAKE. BY tAWRENCE PERRY (CmiWt. !??. ?? TK Ataw .New York, March 26. ? Chancel lor Charles W. Flint of Syracuse . University, who has been In New York the past few days. Is not great-; ly worried by the present athletic trend- In our universities. Adequate; control, he believes, is all that lsj necessary to keep varsity aports In their proper place with respect to the essential work of an educational institution. The chancellor spoke with special reference to the recent j outgiving of the Carnegie Founda tion on the subject of intercollegiate , athletics. He will make some more extended reference to this in his an nual report but in the meantime a i few of his reactions are as interest- j lng as they are timely. "The paid coach." said the chan- i cellor, "has no enmity from me. He j must, of course be the right sort of; coach, a qualified Instructor and a wholesome Influence. Being such I prefer him to the amateur coach j who serves without pay if only be-! cause the paid coach can be con-| trolled and the amateur coach can- 1 not. "Big stadiums when buHt to meetl a demand and thus financially feast-' ble. are not objectionable. Rather1 the contrary, 1 believe. Alumni bod ies increase year by year and hence the necessity for greater seating capacity grows normally. "A graduate or a student can do a lot of wore? things than spend an afternoon in a football or baseball stand exercising his lungs. In fact I approve of this. It makes for col legiate solidarity and spreads the wind and sunlight of outdoors throughout an institution. "The Ideal varsity athlete, that Is to say the athlete of whom I most heartily approve, is the man who can transfer his enthusiasm, his powers of concentration and his tenacity of purpose from the ath letic field to the class room. Athletes can do that; they are doing It right now in Syracuse. Publicity of athletes? This does no harm to the right sort of boy and the wrong! sort is hurt by almost anything." BASEBALL QUESTION BOX If you have some question I to ask about, baseball ? If you want a rule Interpre ted ? If you want to know any thing about a play or player ? Write to John B. Foster, the man who helped make the rutes under which the game Is played today. If you want a personal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed en velope. Otherwise your ques tion will be anawjred In tt's column. Address: iQhn B. Foster, special baseball correspondent I ? of The Daily Advance, 811 I World Building, New York. (C*nrifiit. 1184, By Th? Atfvame) Question ? Runner on first and , second. Catcher tries to get the runner at first napping. He throws the ball to the first baseman and the | latter trying to tag the runner runs i his arm under the runner's foot lift ing it from the base. One umpire j called it out and one eafe. What < was it. I' Answer ? Umpire was Justified I in calling the runner safe if he was J satisfied the fielder Interfered with | him and the decision should have been made by the Field Umpire. Question ? Runner is on his way to third aftei*a ball has been hit to the outfield and the outfielder in trying to throw to third to get him lilts the runner with the ball. The umpire calls the runner out for in terference although the runner had his back to the play. Was the um pire right? Answer ? No. It Is evident that a runner does not interfere with a play of this kind that he cannot see. Question ? Runner on first. Bat ter hits to shortstop. The latter throws to second but the second baseman is not on the base. Second baseman figures that if he goes to the base be will be too late to gej the batter and throws io first. Run ner remains on first all of the time. First baseman touches the base and then the runner. Umpire will not give a double play. Was he right? Answer ? Yes. When the first baseman touched the base the batter j was out and the runner at liberty j to hold the base. Had he oaught the] DON'T YOU LOVE IT I V/hat ? That brand-new flavor. That triple-atrangth flavor. That coo1 rafraahina flavor of Plaar > ball and first touched the runner! and then the base It would hare been I a double play. Question ? Runner steals second base. Catcher throws the ball to sec-j ond base and there Is no one there to. receive It. The runner goes on to third. Who gets the error? Answer ? Second baseman. He Is! supposed to guard the base even it it' Is true that some times the shortstop! plays it. If the shortstop is willing j to take the error give it to him. Question ? If a pitcher starts a game and Is sent to the bench can he be sent back into the game? Answer ? (Not without the permis sion ot the opposing captain. Once on the bench a player is out of the game for gcc d. I Question ? Did Mathewson ever win a qame in the world serlas pitching against Marquard of the, Athletics? Answer ? No Marquar.l never | pitclieu for the Athletics. He nas' always been a National League play-| PHONE 152 Albemarle Pharmacy and "Count the Minutes The Very Neuest in SHIRTS BLUE DEVILS with collar attached or with two laundered col lars. Color guaranteed fast. $ 2.50 each McCABE & GRICE The Busy Store" SPRING TIME I Is Clean Up And Paint Up Time \ DON'T PUT IT OFF. PUT IT ON. We wish lo announce to the public that we have re-arranged our corner ntore and are now carrying a full line of Gateways outside and interior paints, varnishes and stains. Also a full line of Valentine's Valspar varnish, stains and enamels. We specialize in painting porch furniture and refrigerators. Call Mr. Hales. He will gladly help you with any paint problem you may have. He knows paints and what you should use anywhere and under any conditions. He is. in our employ and there is no charge for his services. Call him at Phone 535. Or for any paint job large or small call Mr. W. L. Brothers, Phone 444-W, Mr. W. C. Morrisette, Phone 188-W, or Mr. R. E. Hill. They are using the above paints and they will gladly figure with you on any work you may have. We have also taken the anency for Rutland Wall Plaster, which is put up in small, convenient packages that any lady can use for patching cracked or broken plastered walls before papering or painting them. Try us once we'll get you afterwards. We are headquarters for Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles. You can put them on over old wooden shingles; Galvanized Corrugated Roofing; Slate, Tin and Composition Hoofing; Metal and Slate Surface Shingles, green, red or blue black; Boat Tanks and Pumps, Eave Troughs, Conductor Pipes, Valley Tin, Gal vanized Sheet Iron, Black Sheets. Copper and Repair Work a Specialty. If it's Auto Tires or Tire Repair Work ask for Mr. C. W. Johnson. 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