The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25

greatest catcher in the world GOULD not
overcome Now on play of this kino
the pitcher and catcher should Wo 1l,S, IN IN
unison. The first named 1ndlvloual
should hold the runner as near the nas Use
as he would If there were no runner on
third BY doing SO the catcher is en-
abled to get the ball to second IN tune,
good lead it is almost impossible for any
catcher to head him off: >, oo+o,ors ord
pitchers make this play. 1t cannoL pc
done always: and, again. a blum throw TO
second will occasionally eaten the man
place is a good play, but until Lehman
proved my assertion. the catchsrs dld
nothing else but bluff. The blum Is an ~
this thing brings but little good once
again / desire to compliment Lohman on
his superb work and upon, the lesson ne
has taught players who have let such
golden opportunities slip by: There can
hardly be an excuse offered in the future
by any battery for permitting the runner n11ad
to walk to second. He must be checked,
for Lehman has clearly demonstrated
that he can be.
Bib Bill LANCE has. accomplished many
great things during his career as star
ball player, and the following extract
shows that Bill continues to do these
great things In a surprising manner:
Bill LANCE has a record for the season of 1898.
He the first and only man that MT
ball the fence at Cincinnati Park IN a
championship game in 1888 BIZ maa 1,ea, tn pc
the grounds. It was a high fly, and was car
ried before the lively breeze that was blowing
until II went the fence at the extreme
northeast corner. In other seasons patls n The
been hit the fence at other points ne
boards was made by big Bill Phillips now of
the Indianapolis team Big Bill was tnen
member of the Reds and his hit eann9t De
compared to Lange's because 1t was mace on
amateur pitcher. 1t was nit IN game
the Reds played against the Cincinnati gyms ao
LANCE did not seem to throw his whole force
into the hit On the contrary IL went OH the
bat without the woody ring that senerany
Smiths Judgment of a fly ball is very keen
was shown by his action on Lange's home run.
first hit and then stopped. He saw long before
any one else did that 1t was useless 10 go aIter
the ball.
on the outside. One of the park policemen
gave the heavily-swatted sphere a chase; Inc
Western avenue. 1t bounded nearly as high
as the three-story building on the other slde
bounds and then caromed into the door of
Kehoe's liquid emporium near the corner OF
York street and western avenue e9 sotberee nasl
Then It caromed again and rolled under
table where half-dozen men were PIaS Sing
the bar and then broke for the door. The card
game broke up precipitately. The occupants
Of the saloon were under the impression that
the place had been struck by bolt OF hght,
ming. The sky was overcast at the time ana
found the cause of their scare and the ball was
given to the Cincinnati Park policeman VINO
made his appearance a few seconds later
Those who are inclined to be superstitious
found room for reflection from the disastrous
course taken by Big Bill Lange's home run
Break looking glass and you will have seven
years of bad luck No one believed that Bill
LANCE was going to have any such a direfui
time, but carrying out the superstition little
farther the Chicagos had seven runs 70 the
Reds nothing This looked like a forlorn hope.
vet the Reds came up from behind. made up
all the lost ground and won out IN the ninth
bv one run The superstitous insist that had
not Lange broken the mirror the Reds would
never have closed up that big gap