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is playing a grand third bast arid batting around i324j Moeller, also ffom Rochester, adts like & veterafl irt right find hits .300; Shanks ffom YoUngstoWn, O., is hittirfg .513, and Gondii the- clean up rjtan, said by Griffith to be the one man needed to round out the infield, is hitting J08. Washihgton catchers are as good as the best. Ainsniith, Hfiflry and Williams are a winning-factor, There remains Herman ( y er many") Schaefer, comedian ex traordinary, and an important c5 in the combination, lie is the life of the 'team. His coach man in baseball. Some ttf Schaefer's chatter" is worth the price of admission: "Ladies and gentlemen, I've just wired a Washingtoh contrac tor to erect 4,000 extra seats for the wdrld's series betweeh the Giants and oUr dub.'1 "Washington plays here to morrow, arid yoii'd better come, because 1 may" play." "There are only tWo great play ers. T"he other dfle ib Ty Cobb." "The pennatit will be nailed to the flagstafr Oh the capltol by dent, special permission from the presi- "Photographer, lend me your injt has several shades oh Hugh caniera. Now, Gaiidll, I'll photo- graph you making this three-bag- gen Be sure to touch every; base." Jennings. He talks constantly to the fans, and even the players laugh at him. He can imitate any - , rt-M3 . 'HI" JOHNSON AND HIS PIPE SELDOM APART nubww '0 0 "Are you going to give youf daughter a musical education?" "Oh, yes We're going to teach her how to run the phonograph tfhen 3he's6 years old1 The weakest among Us ha& a gift, however seemihgly trivial, which is pecliliar to hirri, and which, worthily Used, will be a, gift aiso to his raCe. KusTdh. -