The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09

,,,re fsr The opening games OK the
.ss~x,aaaI baseball league ap-
- q a the old fans" commence 10
s1'-. how tbsy can arrange their al
~ Z. 10 b. on hand. There IS no @sy
- sts maxim. once 4 baseSasi en-
Iss-< .,vays baseball enthusiast.
- q 4 SoaEee Of endless comolfaa-
y - n&x featurss 10 those who have
...S1 /. for years. do not mean 10
ss.f every game brings forth new
- .ra meg Illustrations. but any Gre
~ !. !. sor7s.asf attendant OF nigh-eiitss
..-n nIayirg Will say that they are
-......fsv ssesng new points In addition
- -,,4nx the perfect contamination OF
:. 49, Ne matter how many games
r.,s have seen, he Is always ready
.-siaad when an iBfielder Or an out
F.. rerfarms q piece OF clever work
So. -tx.cai posnt A common play. for
AS.~ viii Illustrate this point: Vita
q. - cut there is a man on third base.
-. tesrnan aas hot grounder tribe
!. - ieft Of SECOND base. The man on
- Snaa~ a sss. runner decides n
- ~ second that the chances are
]. 49, a Ms reaching the home plate In
49, II he zcoTss the run IL may mean
| 49, sor his team; IL he Is put cut he
- - ATTRACTION of knowing that he
- - eocd PLAY instead or poor JUDI
- H1 Starts for tas home plate, ana
~ s,sertssoz by a clever piece Of work
=. - haE on the run. and without loss
-. r11ier returns IL straight as die to
- - mate. The catcher is there 10
1899 he bail. HIg hands are out
..-ss.l1. the ball l. coming rapidly, hut
I, =. hme time the runner IL on his way.
.s-s1-6r every nerve to beat IL Out or
- Susrr. Every old baseball crank
$500 the outcome Of such q play with
~. -. keen interest and critical judy
- III 4 whist expert does a fine play.
a - m reaches the catcher a fraction
= Z Geund ahead of the runner and a
s&ss ioueh-ous Is made the baseball
- learr back In his chair and breathes
/. - A relief. do not talk Of this from
1907. have seen the best saortstcps.
- ia time o. Sam Wise. OF Boston,
"a e Williamson. OF Chicago. 10 Hnghey
i.urssns Oh Baltimore. and Herman Long,
q Bfei1f execute these plays. and
sssr somethiDg al the feelings Of the
,parsss spertxior. Some may say that IL
: ri i dsGicuit play 70 cut or a speedy
ssuseg at the plate on q sharp in-field
a. - leave 10 differ with any and all
~ have that view. | maintain that the
taedrf who can return the bali 20 the
40 At a critical point and do II accu-
ai<)y and without loss Of time has he,sn
nSjerfed 10 The supreme rest. have
| tnsA people N the rrandstand yell at
&msssgps wto returned the bali a irias
- xnd this gave the bare runner An
eportunlty o score by Tong slide. I
~ eandsdiy that have always felt the
uesiess synpa Thy for the infieider under
m circumstance. and Il ] had my way.
De person who gave vent to his hoodlsim
sxpstxfson under such circumstances
veald b promptly elected from the
sfoahds A man who ran play good ball
notwithstanding the taun;s of the crowd
mus. u ! Kelly or Tebeau or an Arson.
IN sinking OF theae things at this time
have special reference to the coming
hnAdf season. 80 not ask that a play
q b. oreivsn for Indifferent or careless
playin. but II seems 10 me that Il IL no
uof~ han right that all the players be
efs,na fair show. They VIII make errors.
n shy did not the game would pot ne half
20 iieresfiar bot a. long as they make
casrientfcus effort 10 play the game
efcef1y. HfvA them encouragement, In
~ o. CRYING out rotten" when an err
NJ msdc Any ono can yeli out DC