Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-06-08

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we'll, and if they will profit without
taking offence, they will "eet togeth
or" and play ball.
Manager Enans has done good
work to get together an organic stion
that will do credit to harrisburg,
but frmness is quality that he must
exercise without Partially to any
one. No matter how well a player
may play ball, the manager must see
TO it that he does not play badly
when he becomes discouraged. Mr..
Evans, keep your men moving, al
low no quarreling, personally enthuse
the game, allow your assistant to
look little after the finances while
YOU 90 on the field and encourage
your men no matter how lar ahead
the other club may be in the score.
Some of your players are players
not for salary, but because they want
Martinsburg to win and like the
sport. If they do not want to play
there is enough backing in the town
to help you get players who will play
and not quarrel. Drinking you may
not prevent, but when disaster is H.
able to be the result of your men i'm
billing, retire the drinker, and will
ingly sacrifice the game with weaker
yet clearer.headed players, rather
than to try to win with good play
ers unable to play because of excess
in that direction.
Clarence Young is one Of your
strongest players, but he has made
some costly errors. Every player
makes them sometimes, but do not
allow him or any other player to say
'if," and try to shift part of the cost
on the pitcher or other members. If
Clarence has failed to play well ev-
cry time, he should remember that
each game improves him. and oppor-
tuDities to redeem are never wanting.
Zimmerman is all right, but will
be better when his head and hands
play at the same time. His place is
third base, and since the return of
Pitzer, put him there. One man can
not win the game, and 1T is about
true that one man cannot win. If
all of you play under the circum-
stances of Zimmerman and do as
well, no complaint will be made.
However, Zimmerman, keep your
head, play your game, and pay no
attention to any one but your mana
ager and your pitchers signs.
Bradley's place is either short or
second. When playing he has al
| ways been in excellent shape, but he
should be careful to keep himself in
that shape all the time. With his
playing we find no fault yet. His
field work is good, his treatment of
the club IS good, but he should exer-
else the same charity to himself per-
sonally. BY all means retain him /;
he is valuable acquisition.
We may err, but think that Lam
on holds the ball little to long. His
batting average could be improved,
and his field work little more
spicy, but otherwise Bert is all right.
But before we forget it, let US
urge a'more spirited coaching" par.
ty. When our boys are behind in
the score they think too much of the
man at the bat, and not the fellows
on bases. Yelling from the home
plate or players bench don't count,
but quiet word from a good coach
will steal many base, and make no
noise, but help Che score.
Creque's Fl ling record would be
100 per Co.. 81. for a bad muff in
the Frederick game. We cannot
agree with the World reporter when
he says that chad not Creque drop
ped high fly our boys would have
come home victorious" and then
contradicts himself by saying that
the loss of the game can be attribut-
ed to DeHart. Creque must take
his share OF the medicine, and this
is bitter doee, but he will now get
better.
For DeHart,i in spite of the trounc-
ing others would give him, we have
none but kindly criticism. All alone
he could not win a game against the
weakest nine in the country. His
record and strength, it is true, could
be improved, but in the face of the
poor support given lately, we ask
who could play ball? If you want
to know whether his balls go over
the plate, look up the Frederick game
and see his record. Thirteen errors
lost that game, and not DeHart.
Get another or a dozen pitchers if
you want, but you'll make mistake
If you don't keep him somewhere on
the field.
Slinkman's lack Of confidence at
the bat used to be proverbial, and
his present trouble still partly con-
sists in trying to "knock the cover
off the ball." when smaller hits
would do just as well. But for
Johnnie we can say she is all right. :"
He has made enough brilliant catch
es to place him at short stop and
keep him there. Instead of jump
ing on Slinkman now, some of the
members ought to remember that
"charity begins at home" and play
themselves and not watch others
play.
Horner seldom misses his man at
first base, but when he goes to the
bat the size of the ball decreases and
he cannot see it, His fielding aver
age is good enough, but he lacks hit
ting the ball. Ed. should remember
that small hits get you to bases as
easy as long ones, and not try to
drive the ball out of sight. Balls
cost money, and there is usually
some one who finds it before he gets
to first, if he doesn't make vacuum
in the air.
Combs reedeming feature thus far
has been very scarcely exhibited.
His remarkable fumbles didn't make
any runs for our club. but always
seemed to run up the other fellows
scores. Combs can bat and throw,
but he needs to skirmish up his
ground pick-ups.
Pitzer is now at home, aud will
form an impetus to good playing.
His ball playing needs no comment.
AS a catcher he is the best ever
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