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c'tyi1 r?-f'4MzjmTiP & fyf; &?r- f &-' r-'?f?v'" best batters work. Study their style, watch how they hold them selves, notice the way they hold their bats and how they swing them. There is a reason for every movement that a first-class batter makes, and you will find out that reason for yourselves if you imi tate them. A youngster should not try to Ty Cobb. use a bat that is too'heavy for him. Most boys love to get hold of a bat that has been used by some big player and try and use it in spite of the fact that it is far too heavy for their strength. You should not use a bat that you, can not handle with ease and com pletely control. Of course, the most important thing in batting is your eye. Some -eyes seem to be naturally formed for the judging of distance and speed, but training will do a great deal. If it is at all possible to get a good coach it will help a lot, but a boy who works hard will get there if jie has it in him. Aside from hitting, sliding is one of the most important points of the game. In this, as in batting, the best way to learn is to watch fellows do it who know how. If you want to be a good ball player remember to keep yourself in good physical condition, as this " is absolutely necessary, and clean living is the only way to health. o o LOOKING FORWARD A lady, who was especially fond of getting bargains, came home one day from a sale and started to display her purchases. "Why on earth did you buy this?" demanded her husband, taking up a brass plate for a door, with the name "Brown" on it. "Well," said the wife, "it was so cheap. I only gave twopence for it." "But you are throwing two pence away." "Oh," said the wife, "you never know how things come In, for you! might die and I might marry a man named Brown!" Horner's Weekly. o o ' New weaves of the cotton voiles are being used for shear summer frocks. 1 i AJttl3iim:t?iJ-.i . .- -, -s uifaajj"