The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
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.rI auspicious for the
DALI baseball season in
Texas. Houston and
started to work. Galveston.
ror, Worth have good many
..ssrve and only San Antonio
move so far, though there is
spare time.
W n. Bailey was placed in
- houston franchise by the To-
,,,on and he at once signed
"A MS manager, which is a pop
Reed will have full control OF
and off the field. His first
Z sr,mer, who played with Deni-
,ason at first: he has played with
,s league teams and is well
! hitting was away over the 800
.oason and he is confident he can
A.,ter next year. On Bones Par
mmendation a young fellow, VIII
bsen signed to play third. Reed
IN play second and needs no rec
inn Hardy has been signed as
,rnati Is to train at San Antonio
season. the enthusiasm In that
ia he at a high pitch by the time
season opens. The Reds Will
cot TO Texas early in March and
weeks. Nothing has been done.
known, to get any other big team
the spring practice in the State.
tn that end may soon be taken by
no other cities.
wing OF the Cincinnatis, In talk
arry Weldon the other day, said:
access Of a player in stealing bases
chiefly in the kind of start he
! foot lost in getting off, a frac-
second wasted in getting a lead
re fatal to your chances at the
Of the steal. 10 be a good base
gu must be going at top speed
very first step. You can't spare
10 warm up to your best stride.
get off full flight with the first
a pitcher. If you have ever
professional sprinters In their
YOU will find that most of their
devoted. TO getting off the mark. 1
tched some good short distance
hut in an hour breaking from the
hot Perhaps they won't run
ards each time. All they were
at was to be going as fast the
as any other time in their flight
1t was this feature that set me
cling the same thing. This is what
such percentage in base run
never was very fast runner. but
beat fast runners simply because !
|hunch on them in getting off the
he first year of my managerial
be at Mobile we gave these fea-
training a great deal of attention
ling at San Antonio | am going 10
point 10 drill the men in this par
three and four times a week. !
the training next spring JUST as
pne ever since | took charge of the
have always made it my motto not
be players 10 do any more work In
than was willing to do myself.
down just as hight as | have been
r seasons that / have had charge
Reds"
ct likely that the bunt hit will DO
d at the spring meeting of the Ma
fague The opposition to this play
g ground, but it has hardly enough
to insure It's abolishment. George
anel of Boston advances a half
bod reasons why it should be abol-
e says
y rate, a year S trial without the
|ould meet with little disapproval,
/ exact value OF this important
In the nature of play would be
Elermined in much less than that
De following six reasons in the
Of the writer combine to justify
PAGE of the rule eliminating the
PAL bunt from the game,
would certainly result in sharper,
nltting, and consequently more
heldiug. Miraculous stops, amaz-
Fhes and lightning double plays
\ more in evidence than they are
tM, aud shorter, snappier games
fnaoly follow. The average contes
PSt lew years have been dragged
I hiteea to thirty minutes beyond
pable limit.
would remove burden of anxiety
shoulders of the pitcher, who al
Pays aoout twothirds Of the game.
Is compelled to handle a majority
MANTLE taps. Simplify his work.
Zen.
actual heavy batsmen would take
|Oper places in the average column.
\ Of clear eye, keen judgment and
1 swing should rank above him
|rnos chiefly upon his fast legs.
s. patience and ability to dump the
EsN yards in front of the plate.
responsibility ct batting In runs
y ~ De equally dividsd. At present,
- on hrst and second and no one
.ulru oatsman Just meets the ball,
M 1 OUT In advancing the runners,
III eneertully to the bench amid
IN e OF the spectators. He Is cred
y. sacrifice hit, and a time at
4. enarged against him. The next
h., supposed TO smash out a safe
mig mig IN Two runs. A groan OF dis
~ ISSUES from the staads if he
!, ,'nneet. Why not avoid this dif-
N Opportunity.
l,srt prevent that tiresome figure,
50, feature of the game as II now
au make every moment as il
ien. oIe or blissful uncertainty.
r,ss ,oiimbirg gamin knows what
I'M nm under the conditions named In
, -. reason, and any fairly clever
~ az up the ball into fair terri
a. r me aim-destroying swing is not
d ar Sele are occasions. to be sure,