The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
SOME NOTES
ABOUT THE
STAR PLAYERS
Pitcher Russell Meets
With an Accident.
LOHMAN'S GREAT THROWING
HE DEMONSTRATES A PRACTI-
CAL POINT.
Pitcher and Catcher Must Work in
Unison to Consummate Such
Plays-Lange's Long
Hit.
HE DEMONSTRATES A PRACTI
CAL POINT.
By doe Corbett.

Pitcher Russell, the star twirler Of the
! Oakland club, met with a most serious
| accident Monday last and in conse-
| quence will be out of the game for at
| least six weeks. A weight weighing many
pounds fell on his leg and tore that mem
Der from the calf to the ankle, and not
| satisfied with the damage already in
| flicted smashed his ankle in a horrible
manner. The doctor said it would be six
weeks and possibly longer before the
great pitcher will be able to take his
| turn in the box.
| Russell began pitching in the middle of
| the season and was a success from the
| start. His mark, however, at the begin
| ming was not so good as 1T was month
| later, for he had few faults which took
| time to overcome. He mastered his de-
| ficiencies in much quicker time than the
average player takes and was, just before
| his sad misfortune, one of the very best
twirlers in the league. Manager Cal
Ewing feels greatly depressed over the
loss of his great standby and says it will
be a hard task to replace him.
Pete Lohman's worth as a catcher
struck baseballdom with terrific force on
Sunday last. The old veteran many were
inclined to believe had seen his best days
behind the mask or chest-protector, but
all time after Pete's superb exhibition of
throwing to bases in last Sundays men,
orable contest.
Time and again have expatiated with
an occasional bit. of acrinlony, on the
question that baseman had no more
right to steal from first to second, with
a man on third without being moleSted
than he had without this runner being on
third. Ny efforts to spur catchers on to
consummate this play met with little or
no success. Each game saw runners
walking from first to second, until last
Sunday Lehman surprised everybody by
catching those runners every time they
started but once. And even his one man
who escaped did so because Hanley failed
to be at the bag.
Lohman'S great work was received with
thunders of applause. Even the most
diSintereSted spectators knew that this
work of Lohmans was out Of the ordi-
nary, and therefore the treat was glori-
Gus one. l myself felt quite jubilant, al
though it made but little difference to me
whether Lehman threw to second or not.
be made and that no runner had a right to
walk to second base under any circum-
stances without some attempt being made
to catch him. My arguments failing to
ton of the play will in all probability
meet with approval 1t should, at any
rate, and all catchers In the future should
make the play, for If tohman can do so
cannot.
The pitcher plays a most important
role in the contamination of this play;
and l really consider him as responsible
brought to satisfactory termination.
The idea among the pitchers of the Pa
cific Coast League is that they, like the
majority of backstops, labor under the
one on third, is entitled to second. They,
therefore, in view of the fact, pay but
little attention to the man on first, and in
consequence he secures lead that the