The Huntington Herald from Huntington, Indiana • Page 2

THE HUNTINGTON HERALD v. 'V ft i i LESSQ lNSIN Airmoft oneAscBALL1 tor begin UCSSOIT THE DRIVE The Drive stroke, favorite of Rogers. Hornsby, champion better of the National. League, sends the ball between tbe abortatop and see on baseman, to centerfleld. A ball however may be driven to any field If tbe stroke used In bitting It It a Drive, not a Pull or a Cut a.

batter may try to Pull yet by bitting late, bit tbe ball to center or to rlgbt Tbe Drive la. at the word Implies, a stroke of the bat "aimed to "Drive' not Pull of Cut tbe ball. Tbe Drive la made moat easily on a fast ball or a fast curve, direct over tbe center of tbe plate or a Ilittle outsid of the eentei lot tbe plate. Balls which come close to 'the batter and blgb or low balls are difficult to Pull, so most drives are made off blgb or low balls through RUTH AT SWISH OF DRIVE It win be observed that Uiia great hitter does not carry bis bat crowd to his ear when finlahlag hia Drive stroke he carries It when ffw'fHitg his PuU, and that he puts more left hand power Into the Drtve than he put Into the PuU. Note the level bat haada and end of bat on sane horizontal line.

Also note the position of Ruth's feet with rotation to the plate. In the Drive the ball is sent to center field. or Just outside of the center of tbe plate. The ball which comes between tbe chest "and the thighs Is. easiest, to Pull provided It Is not too far away from the batter.

The ohjtetlon to the use of tbe Drive stroke Is that it sends the ball through tbe center of tbe field where six men, pitcher, shortstop, second baseman and three outfielders have chances to field it. When a man drives he is bitting agalnat six out of eight fielders, a tremendous handicap. When a batter Pulls or Cuts be Is bitting against but two fielders, third baseman and leftflelder, first baseman and right fielder or, at most, three fielders If we let the shortstop and second baseman in on plays made off at tempts to Pull or to Cut. When a ball properly Pulled or properly Cut the shortstop. and second base man won have much chance to field it The Drive is also danger oua with a man on first base.

If bit hart to tbe pitcher, shortstop or satnnd baseman a set up, double Xjtlles in front of them. DIG CROWD EXPECTED AT With tbe weather man's promise ot fair weather 8aturday and Sunday, another large turnout is expected Gunday at the Indian field when the Indians stack up against the Indian Bpolla'reaeraT's, a1d to be the fastest seml pro team lrrthe capital city. Men were being employed to get the. diamond In condition, and barring further rain the' field will be In good sbspe If Old Sol deigns to Bmlle a Lefty Radloff will perform on tbe tnound for the Indiana. Radloff has been one ot the regular twlriers for the Boater Red Box, In the days wben thai team was winning world series.

His appearance Sunday will introduce him to the Bane as it will be his Initial attempt to baffle opposing patsmen. Tbe playing of Rostlser, Indian catcher, alone will attract many fans to the park, as his exhibition last 6unday was one 0 the outstanding features or the game. He is consia ered tbe best catcher that Huntington has bad in many "moons." The Federala will come to Hunt lngton. under the recommendation of Manager jAck Hendrlx, of the Indian association team. Hendrlx las informed Dick McOreevy, owner, 'and Tony Burgwald.

manager, of tbe Indians, that the Federals rank first among tbe Indianapolis semt rpros. Tbe probable line ups are: Indianapolis Stelnsberger, cf; Dawson, 2b; Longmlre, Sb; Llddle, Tf; Rubusb, If; Paris, lb; Garrett, Flshbsek, sr; Hackleman or Stone king, p. Augustine, Long, Sagalooska, utility. Indians Wilkinson, rf: Schacht cf; Wolfe, ss; McKee, If; Tony Burg wald. 3t; Rostlser, Ted Burgwald lb; Radloff, Myles, 2b.

Commencing in June, tbe Indians Will play two games a week, on Sat' tirdays and Sundays. Practically every player will be able to be In Huntington on Saturdays. Burgwald's men are paid by the month and the Saturday games will occasion no other expense than the cost of the opposing team. 1 sWt MoW Isn't Return. Ja.i way, getting married la like calling up on telephone one doesn't always get the party one FEDERALS GAM BASEBALL BEGlNNTRS When it Is understood that Ruth, a confirmed Puller, hits only against two men, first baseman and rlgbt fielder and Hornsby a Driver bits against six men, pitcher, shortstop, second baseman and three outfielders tbe enormous handicap under which Hornsby Is bitting can be very readily seen.

Still the drive Is a very useful troke on alow or medium paced balls too far from tbe batter to be readily polled and too slow to offer good material for Cutting. A good hitter should be capable of using every stroke In tbe catalogue, Pull, Drive, Cut, Bunt, Drag, running bunt and their various sub divisions. When making the Drivs the bat ter bits Into the ball with the free swing of the PuU. but instead of letting bis bat follow through all tbe way around to his shoulder be sends tbe bat through TOWARDS CENTER FIELD and finishes with It, pointing towards second base Instead of towards third bus as In the Pull or towards first bats as In the Cut. He puts mere arm ap shoulder power, less body swing Into the Drive than into the Pull.

While not the beet stroke In tbe game tbe Drive la a becesaery equipment of good hitler. torlous Pullers are often fed with alow or medium paced balls on the outside corner of the plate. They reaeb out too far, cannot get a good hold of the ball with the bat and Pull it over for an easy lnflsld out. Such balls can be severely pun Ished by using the Drive or Cut stroke Instead of the Pull. JiSXT LESSON fag Qut.

COMING TQ CLASH WITH SPECIALS The Menton Independent whose pHcher, Johnny Oswalt, is rated aa the best in the Northern Indiana semi pro oirouH, will play the Erie Spec ials at the Erie field next Sunday alf ternoon. The Huntington team lias signed up two new players, including Hask ett, formerly with the Michigan Ontario 'who; Oft second choice to do Billy Ulery, who has played with the league at Ionia, will lay third base. Because be waa unable to move hit family to Ionia, Ulery returned and signed up with Huntington. 1 "I am sure," said Manager C. M.

Busaard Saturday, "that with the addition of these two players, the Erie Specials will be one of the beat bal anced fielding and hitting teams In the Northern Indiana league and should win most of their games." Oswalt has many "bafflers" and, averages about twenty strikeouts a Mentone was defeated last Sunday by a Gary team, 6 to 8 at Mentone, 1,500 persons witnessing the gsme. They are still smarting from the defeat and are coming with a determination to beat the Specials. Mentone Don. BUrtS Don. Bisk Pug.

Slsk Tober B. Bsst J. Rovinstine Eaton Joe Rovlnetlne Johnnie Oswalt Jantlss McSbery Specials D. Hamilton Baker 0. Blauvelt Billy Ulery Ksunamaker 'Earl Donahue R.

Hamilton R. William B. Hackett C. Blauvelt Geo. Hautch 2b rt It Sb ss 0 cf lb 0 Johnson Utility Umpire, Conelly.

The fast R. Marshall team, of Lima, will play in Huntington Sunday, May 28. The Marshall sporting goods company la putting this high class traveling club on tbe road to boost Its sporting goods. TESTERADY'S HOME RUNS. Miller, A thistles, total, 8.

Baker, Yankees, total, I. Schalk, White Sox. total, 1. Hornsby, Cardinals, total, 8. League totals: American, 107; Na tional, T5.

Tkeae That tit Around and Walt Every dog will have bis day, but for many dog It merely bis funer "'J 10 (Copyright 1923 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) Semi pro baseball In Philadelphia outdrawing the Philliei. Crowds ranging from 5,000 to 25, 000 are paying money to see 'the semi pros in action. There's not merely food for reflection in that statement fpr Organized Baseball leaders but there's a dancer signal. The condition which ex ists In the Quaker City today Is theJ most astonishing in the game's history. Yet, in another sense, it is not astonishing at all.

Ever since William F. Baiter assumed control of the Phillies, he fans pursued a policy ordained to alienate the affection of even the most "ardent baseball fan. Instead of trying to build up a team bo that Philadelphia might bo proud of it, he hs deliberately wrecked each and every machine seemed formidable. Baker has old Aleander, Killifer, Meusel, Bancroft, and others. He retained only the culls of baseball; men.

too old or too mediocre to be wanted anywhere else. And the teami he has assembled as representatives of the National League in Philadelphia are a disgrace to major league baseball. Oeriinly it's an outrage to charge major league prices to nee them play. Baker thought that Philadelphlans were so essentially of the boob variety that they would people his ball nark' no matter what sort of club he recruited to operate under the JPhil 4 lie banner. But he erred In that Idea.

Certain Bportsmen in Philadelphia, dlsguested by the Baker tactics, and yearning to see some sorfol good (baseball played began not merely na tive ability but plenty 01 nre, aasn and "pep." They steadied the lineups with once time players of the majors. Eventually a real rivalry between the teams representing different Philadel phia districts sprang up. The result was crowds ana crowos and ever Increasing crowds. Semi pro ball made a great hit with the natives last year. Whenever the teams of rival districts battled there was always a big hand of roosters on hand to lend vocal aid to their favorites.

The game took on the aspect and the solrit of collegiate football com bats and the players threw rwhole hearts and apula Into the com' bat. Philadelphia came to see once again baseball as basefiall should.be be played; with the mind, the arms, the spirit and to the last ounce Of energy. So successful was semi pro baseball in Philadelphia last year that one of the backers built a ball park which, in certain ways is a close rival of some ot the big leagues. It's known as Shetzllne Field, seats near ly 11,000 and can be made to seat 20,000. It has a regulation major league playing field.

Semi pro ball not only started off with a hurrah this spring it got nder way with a boom und a thund ed like Niagara. Shetiltne Field at time hasn't beon large enough to house the crowds which are getting more baseball, for 25 cents, 85 bents and 50 cents, than they've seen in the rhillle playground tor years. En thusiasm runs riot. New semi pro funs are beina made every day And each new day many of the lovers of baseball who have, remain ed faithful to the Phillies, largely for memory's sake, arj aeseriuiu lmcomlng semi pro conveys. Why not? and For a fan wantt to.soo a contest on the diamonaHa.sw.'Jiono,:vbeja the Phillies a41n "aetlblW rior noma tr what club they face.

It's 2 to 1. to 1, or 5 to 1 tliivt they'll lose and ao Philadelphia is doling out to t.lg league magnets ovorywhore ome thlm of a warning an1 one wbltb 4. Give blK league tawns blg'Toague or we'll hurdle to the semi pros, where we gei a run mr uur money; where we san t'et tno inrm nut the loy ot seeing baseball struj Bleu not auKlitevs 01 me nome town team." El IN EGG U16 FLOCKS OF 1,660 HOOSIER F4ftM3 IN PROJECT OF PUROUR UNIVERSITY "RAC" Lafayette, May 20 Mora than 150,000 hens are entered in the state wide egg record project which is being carried on again this year by the Purdue untverealty intension depen dent In cooperation with county i agricultural agents und farmers as soelatlons. A total ot 1M4 tarnws have their flocks entered, this num ber extending to 42 counties in th6 state. Brown county" has stepped to the front In this event with 88 en tires.

SwlUerland Is second with Harrison and Fulton counties each bave 71 farm flocks entered, DoKalb 70 and KoBciuscko 60. This is the third year for tbe con test and shows an increase lu num bers of nearly 80,000 bens. It start ed in moat counties on March Land will continue tor. 'one, year, Those who enter th pontest are comjellaiT to give the kind and alia pf the pouUl try flocks kept keep dally record of the eggs gathered, count their heps' once a month and report ta the coup i ty ageAV Xfc.7..M tBSVBfrj. X.

150,000 HENS ENT of of ed on mr i i i fi "i il i Ing In a well organized way to better their poultry methods. Flocks with less than 60 hens are' not accepted for the contest 'and they must be on farms ot '20 acres or m'ore, so that they represent the average Indiana farm flock. "The first two years of this co test have shown its value as an educational factor In poultry keeping" says L. L. Jones, of (he poultry extentlon staff of Purdue who has charge of the work.

"We have found that those who had flocks entered last year or the yoar before have adopted better feeding methods and principles of management which will help thorn succeed with poultry. A larfe number the cooperators who have been in two years have succeeded in bring' ihg up the average production of their hens from 10 to 30 eggo per hen per year. of the farmers have cbtalntd utriking results with their flocks the application the information they have gather while in the roijtcst." COLLEGE GAME CALLED OFF BECAUSE OF Huntington College did not play Munde Normal at Muncie Friday af ternoon as planned, the game having been called off because of the recent Incessant rains. Muncie is billed to play here at the Indian field next Monday afterno6The local coiieg ians will tangle horns twice next week, meeting Tri State, of Angola, Thursday, Home coming day. TOM iCOIIS OFFERED TWO LONDON MATCHES Chicago, May 20.

British promo ters bave pffered Tpm Gibbons, Jlght heavyweight boxer two matches in London, according to announcement made by Eddie Kane, Gibbons' manager. One match 1b with Georges Carpentier and the other with Joe Beckett. Cablegrams received by Kane said Carpentier and Beckett had accepted terms, MOLLA TO ENTER IN THE' BRITISH TENNIS New York, May 20. Mrs. Molla B.

Mallory, national woman's lawn tennis champion, sailed today at noon on tbs Cedric for England to take part In the British tennis championships be ginning at Wimbledon, June 26 It is expected that Mrs. Mallory and MUa. Mallory and Mile Suzanne Lenglen of France will settle their question ot aupremaqy, left in doubt by tbe French girl's default at Forest Hills last tan Tba Fertile Aphis. The report of tbe Smithsonian Institution, just Issued, gives an account of the bop aphis, which the nmaslng fecundity of these Is shown. to th4 atlioVlhe mother aphis produces 18 generations In a year.

As each generation con taint an average ef 100 individuals, II waa revealed that her progeny barring destruction from attacks of enemies and other natural causes would number well Into ten sextlllion aphides annually. Scientific American. Rest the Eyes, IVi a funny thing, but people never give their eyes a thought unless they have trouble with them. A person couldn't run or walk all day long with out giving legs a rest, a woman couldn't sew all day long without stop. ping for a few momenta to rest her hands, And still people will work their eyes all day without closing them for an instant Sunday, May 21st fvlentone BATTERY Male OiwaJt Revimtint 25c Ladies DELIEVE JACK "spooFinnn penyer, May 20.

The belief was expressed in Denver sporting cir cles today that Jack Dempsey had acquired a little English "spooflnd" along wlthh ie monocle and Oxonian accent, when reports were circulated here that he was to marry Miss Edtth a Denver girl attending the University of Colorado at Boulder. Newspaper men spent most of the night in an effort to locate Miss Rockwell here and In Boulder but no trace of her could be found. College records failed to disclose any Edith Rockwell at Boulder and she was unknown, among the "town girls." A mysterious telephone call from a girl in Boulder to a Denver hotel ask ing for Dempsey caused a flurry of excitement, but efforts to trace the person who put in the call were unsuccessful. 1 (By International News Service.) New York, May 20. An American girl for me for a wKf," Jack Dempsey told the International News Service shortly after his arrival from France, lp answer to questions about bis rumored marriage.

"European girls know too much about men to suit me." Edith Rockwell, ot Denver, nineteen year old red haired, weight 134 pounds, la to be tbe future wife ot tbe ring according to his own confessions. "Some time between now and Christmas, after I get other business out ot the way, the wedding balls will ring tor Miss Rockwell and myself," said Dempsey, "and I shall be the happlest man lnthe world. lwsnt every pne to know about, it Many of my friends bad different movie stars selected as my future wife, but none of it for me." Miss Rockwell Is now attending Boulder college. Dempsey asserts be has known her for several' years and that the engagement has been a thing they have kept secret for some time. "She Is a dandy girl and will make a peach of a wife.

A home, nice wife and twelve kids is my idea of domestic happiness," Dempsey concluded. It was indicated today that Demp sey would start west in a few days without signing to meet any challeng ers for his world a heavyweight title. Dempsey has declared that be will figHtbrBeptmbjsr but at thM. time he would meet the best, man avauame, mrry wuis not Darrea, What Eye Indicate. Round eyes, placid In expression, In dlcate generosity and amiability Large blue eyes, clear and almost transparent, are signs of great ability and sensitiveness.

They also Indicate Jealous disposition. 2,173 Day Join Church. An average of 2,178 persons a day Join the various churches In the United States, ft 1 Ilidianipote Huntingt INDIAN FIELD 3:00 P. M. AWttanee Grand Stand, 70c including tax.

Good Bleacher Seats for fee including Boys Free Indpts. vs. rmutingcoa Erie Specials 'tf. aux for seven runs in the third Inning and they were an ample sufficiency. Nina runs off Sotheron end 3agby la the first two Innings sent the Cleve land Indiana on their way out of, New, York with thejow of three straight ball gamea hanging over their heads.

The Indiana are now staging a run hlng battle with; th Senators tor aventh place. t. Couch made ths Phillies lie down; and behave, holding them to three hits while the Reds manhandled Ring and Wlntera jhelrwill." Couch cer tainly found the going veryjeoft The Senators pnTledr out a ninth: inning victory over the Tigers, when Rlgney failed to come up with' Bower's tap with the run racing over the plate. Young Francis held the Tigera to four hita. LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS (By International News Sprvlee.) At New York Benny Leonard stop ped Soldier Bartfleld In four' rounds.

At Baltimore Young Dempsey beat Eddie Ocbs in six rounds At Milwaukee Tony Dennla beat Eddie Boehme In ten rounds. At Chicago Mike Dundee stopped" Bill Henry in tbe eighth round a scheduled ten round go. At Cleveland Pete McCloskey won from Joe Nelson In five rounds; Tony Ross knocked out Fred Shaw In the fourth round. Whin a Nsfl Lboens1PUiter. When Vna'U "drlVen in wall gets' loose Vn'4 the pi ssler beklDs t(ffll off saturate.

'of "cotton "ftrttn' thick glue, wrap, as much as the nail and push' Uu'a'Vnck'fiHo" place pressing bard as possible. This will firmly act the, nail in plee. TO AUTO OWNERS We will sell Tiger Foot Tire at tb following pricei.flhili ftw.M (ac price usr07 it 7 80x3 Fabric 14 30x314 four ply 15 MxVt five ply 1030x32 Cord 323j Fabric 481x4 Fabric 8 32x4 Fabrle 882x4 Fabric 844x4 Fabrle $10.05 art 8.25 $13.75 at $10.00 $14.75 at 12.6G $17.00 at $14.00 $19,15 at $14.85 $21,1 at $1843 $24.8 at $19.70 $28.80 at $20.75 $28.86 at $2120 YOUNG'S TIRE SERVICE 8TATIOH 232 E. Washington 8t Huntington, np. Ete 21st Don't Miss It Indians Adiissionucluding TaxGents 50c WITH RETURN OF "BAMBINO" (By International News Service.) New York, May 20.

Seemingly the 1928 baseball season started today at the Polo grounds with the return of Babe Ruth from shadowy exile to the Indulgent glare ot the spotlight. Upward of forty thousand elbow champions fought their way into the great stadium on the bank of the Harlem to eee the home run bitter In action for the first time this season and the crowd that was left to yammer In vain 'outside the gates looked big enough to stage a mob scene in Yellowstone Park. There have been some thirty odd games played at the Polo grounds to date while Ruth and his accomplice In mischief, Bob Meusel, waited in the outer darkness tor the official wrath of Judge Lan dla to subside. The average attendance at these games xanged from eight to ten thousand persons. Two days ago tans wera standing in the rain to buy reservations against the Babe's impending return.

AH of ten thousand cash customers were obliged in this way. The. remaining 80,000 were accommodated before the game today, the gate having been ttfrown open at noon. Bets were offered and taken as to how many home runs' Ruth would smite within the next two days or whether "he would smile' any at all. Gentlemen of speculative Instinct al so evinced an inclination to wager on the possibility of Ruth eclipsing Ken Williams of the St.

Louis Browns In today's sortie. Ken will be In the line upegalnst the Yanksjandthe chancafo compare the'man who hit fl'ty nine home runs last year with the rival who has made eleven to date, has had the boys circle running for dome "days. The noble Babe has lost poms weight pince he underwent an operation for the removal ot, Ms tonsil! two weeks ago, but otherwise Is in better condition than he ordinarily deems necessary. The heavens, having wept Intermit tently for forty eight hours, very kindly elected to amlle today. Which was quite aa it should he.

Everybody la doing It piNUaJllSES i (Br InternaUonar'ieewS' iervlce.) Miliar put up hia entrance fee for the Ruth handicap yesterday by lifting two homers into the stands at Philadelphia while the Athletics were running eecond to the Chicago White Sox. The dear old Dodgers and Mr. Eb bets came back strong and were in their, old time form against the Car dinal. Which means that the dear 014 Dodgers lost another ball game, and Mr. Ebbets lost five pounds, advoldupola.

The Qards laid coarse, rought hands upon Mitchell add Mam 'fro on A Real Ball Game, fetec Mil Ray WUllui Ear! Grand Stand 15c 7 i.