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About The Daily Bulletin/Reveille. (College Station, Tex.) 1916-1938 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1920)
Tuesday, March 23, 1920. THE BUSINESS OF BEING A MAN THE IMPORTANT THING CHAMPION PINCH HITTER OF MAJOR (Continued from Page 1) no escape from life, it is a serious ad- justment to this life, wherein all ones | forces are brought into play, all ones | talents are put to use and ones whole | being is put to tasks to work out sal- | vation. The soul is not a commodity played out by an invisible destiny man is not . z : 3 a mere chattel upon this earth. Al-| The champion pinch hitter of the though he is affected by the general major leagues in 1919 will appear laws of the universe; the law of grav- with the St. Louis Cardinals when ity and the law of decay, yet he may | they play an exhibition game Sgeins be superior to his surroundings, knowing his needs he must not nec- essarily starve or drown. He can put | forth strength and work out, but it | takes a real man to use force, to make a serious effort. The divinest thing in the world is a man working at a task, actually accomplishing something. The Master often referred to him- self with certain titles and the one most often used was “The Son of man’. His trust, his task, his busi- ness was in saving men by being a | man. : Your business is being a man and | hind with men on bases. not an angel. Men are wanted. The a hit at this critical stage of the con- world is crying out for them. The |test would mean a victory and the supply will never equal the demand. The Philistine leader said be! (op ten of the 17 occasions, Clemons strong, quit yourselves like men and fight, not merely to resist and strike was charged with ten times ai bag blow for blow; but to be destroyed and came through with five safe hits. being a man, be consumed at the On the other times he was either in- task. tentionally given his base on balls, It is within the province of man to be consumed in the task of being a Will be Seen at College Station With the St. Louis Cardinals on March 29. | Station, Texas, an March 29th. He is Vernon J. Clemons, the roly poly catcher of the St. Louis Club, who outdid all other players in the Na- tional League and American League last season when sent to the bat “in the pinch” for some teammate. used in pinch 17 Clemons was times last season. On most of these occasions the score was either tied or the Cardinals were a run or two be- Invariably issue was put up to Clemons. by pitched ball, man. : " . Thus, the five hits in ten times at President Bizzell introduced the Ne speaker. He said, “I have a senti- bat give him an average of an even mental attachment for Dr. Barton. |.500 when serving as a pinch hitter. This is due to the fact that my first official act as President of the Col- lege of Industrial Arts at Denton was to appoint the sister of Dr. Bar- | ton as head of the music department of the College. She is one of the most talented women I have ever of .264. Another catcher, er of the Cleveland Club, finished second in the list of pinch hitters. He Been: went to bat 10 times for a fellow member of the Cleveland Club and Evening Service. | delivered a pinch hit on four occa:- In the Y. M. C. A. Chapel Sunday | ions, giving him an average of .400 evening, Dr. K. P. Barton spoke the | While serving as a pinch hitter. Man- | “Gavvy” Cravath of the Phil- “Principles Controlling One’s Life.” ager After recalling the Biblical story of |adelphia Nationals, Joseph’s life in a manner more inter- | | for second honors, esting and forceful than any modern| Clemons served his first full sea- fiction, Dr. Barton showed the ap-|Son with the Cardinals last year. He plication to our own lives. | was obtained from the Louisville “The main quality that Joseph dis- | (American Association) club, where of tied Nunamaker played throughout his career was | he had a grand average more | strength of character. He was the [than .280, covering a period of five | same sort of fellow from first to last; | years. always ready to do the right thing and ‘prepared to make any sacrifice today and is especiall valuable be- that the occasion might demand. | cause of his ability to deliver safe Joseph never forgot his purpose, hits at critical times. Y xr * tr 13 ‘ Pp 4 y —teet ete —e— never allowed himself to follow un- useful pursuits. He kept i ine ¢ leptin mind SPECIAL MEETING better things and continued to strive Ivanhoe Commandery, for them. The modern man general- | m . Yocid ; a it ne val Templar, Masonic Temple, Bryan, | v Knows how to be useful, b elm m Oe - Arh 2 : ut ¢ | Texas, Tuesday, March 23, at 5 and does not think often enough of 17:30 p. m : others to apply it. We were made | : § 3 TT Cy PPI ere. mad J. S. DOANE, E. C. for something better than to sell our- TRIO 0 > Mabe Fy > e's he eed +h seleeteed > Joedeeteeteetedt hy +o Joeeetestes selves for material things that do not Aaa eoleele - count. Let us know our purpose, |% | i and work steadfastly towards this | NANTS! ) yO £ - OO 3 . « ro » ge 3 fou, no foresting at ve cout; PLACE YOUR ORDER BEFORE a g al 2 < < 3 38S Lg ole experienced are looking to us f (1 T x xperienc ar king tc S OY | of 65 3 TN " ; ! 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