The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
SPORTING NEWS.
Pitcher Callahan Relates Some
Baseball Stories
Says Players Do Not View Game
as Do Spectators.
SOME BRIGHT PLAYS
Great Tactics Used by Champion
Brooklyn Lads
Was Made the Victim Of
ShreWd Trick.
SOME BRIGHT PLAYS

Chicago Nov S.-sBaII players look A.
BAH games with entirely different eyes
than the spectators in the grandsta-a'ls
and see causes for defeats in close plays
other than those attributed by the rams,
Jimmy Callahan said a short time ago
while discussing the Chicago team II
general and some Of the hard luck
games = lost last season IN close n
ishes-
Take that game II which We were
beaten by single tally BY St LOUIS
the 20 2 game that We came 50 near
p1uching out 10 tie II the u1nln -
ming he continued. referring &c the
contest in which Bresnehau. 4 new man
since released. was sent home from rflf1
IN an attempt TO get there Win TIE
tying run ahead OF z. throw and rellraA
Of the bail from catcher 20 sh0rI stop
there being a man stealing second
II yasl remember. Griffith was pitch
ing good bah and they were not h1LLl1lz
him much Neither side had scored Tor
three innings. In their half Of the
fourth they managed to get around 10
third. Heidrfck making three nsser
with one man cut Donovan was os-l-
ting and put up high foul ny toward
Mccarthy who made a great r1n Tor
It ard just nipped II, making a pretty
catch-
But. let me tell you, he made a
stupid play in catching that ny ne
$
caught t Heidrick started for the pla-1s
and reached there ahead OF the ball De
ing q fast man II would have IaAeu 4
perfect throw 70 catch him. and NC
Carthv was N no position 70 MAKE one
after he made the catch
Il hrsr saw that play made py
Tommy Mccarthy during the last good
wear he lad with Boston IL was Lhen
a decided minor Lacquer and thought ne
showed more baseball brains than any
man I had ever seen- The play was
exactly similar to the one our Mccarthy
had The man on third was ready TO
sail home with the tying r1L-, ol
TOMMY after getting under the pan
and making 4 bluff TO catch II Jerzed
his hands away ard let II drop. al Lne
same tine gr1uuinE at the crowd rev
understood the play and there was some
Kissing The players understood l.
though. and as the nexr Two men up
were easy outs il showed now Vel ne
had figured Boston Won that game by
8 score Of 1 ID 0. and 1t was because
Mccarthy had the good sense not 70
catch that foul
7 see some Of the writer's take excep-
tons at the time 10 the play that SsnI
Brssnehan to tf1e plate that day from
third 7 think 1t was E good play and
would have ordered just what LoLLus
did providing Of course that the man
or third was a fast runner lou see
Crtger. the St Louis catcher nrsL h2c
70 male 4 perfect throw to short and
ths shorrstsp had 10 make a perfect
throw back home Well. it 50 happened
that the throws we're perfect Crlgsr
being 70 the shortsCcp' right hand ana
the shsrtstop's return being low and
swift lust 7Vhe-s Criger had only 10
stoop wait for the bah and put 1t On
the runner. as he sid under
Sometimes crowds think a pitcher Is
foolish in throwing 50 often 20 first base
70 hold q man close 70 the sack some
times they are right but more often
they are wrong was hooted AT several
-=r~r-
% first 70 catch Hamilton That was
during the year he was having trouble
with his knee You see. Hamilton. be-
cause Of his speed used TO take one step
more or first base than any other run
Ter ! noticed this and figured that if
could get him sliding back to first Z lew
times I would have his knee in trouble
Father InhuTan. perhaps. but ais 1alr
In baseball inside Of the rules
7 threw over to first i've times and
H hamilton slid back every time After
that there was nothing TO fear from
him for his knee could not stand the
pressure and he stuck close 10 the base
The Broozlyns have got some great
players and notice that some Of them
have BY this time found their way into
the minor leagues I was caught by the
ueatesr rick IN the world in one OF the
cary Brooklyn games This IS the play
Man q 6rSE and 4 man on second and
nobody cut Now, every body knows that
II Is good sense for the captain % tel
the next man up TO bunt into q sacrifice
and advance the runners. So the Brook /
Ivus all play IN close for the bUnt and
the runners take good leads OF their
bases. seeing no chance for q throw
fron the pitcher To catch either Of them
Suddenly DahlaH, at short wheels about
and makes 3 dash for second and the
pitcher, turning Al the same time. makes
a blur to throw TO the base. Instead he
turns and pitches one where it is certain
to be a nice burt for the batter The
latter fulfilling orders, bgnts Either the
pitcher OF third baseman gets It and ths
runner at second who has broken his
spine trying TO set back TO the base TO
avoid the throw he thinks IS coming to
DahIen- Is an easy victim for before he
can get started back toward third he IS
out
7 vas one Of the victims at second On
this play one day and was standing on
second base when I heard the umpire
say vas cut 7 didn't know for 4 few
seconds what had happened Then felt !
IKE . cents and Dahleu was giving me
the worst sort OF laugh. The only chance
60 avoid the play Is 20 have a quick
Fltra1 batter up who viii smash at the
1aL instead Of bunting it. But it. takes
last brains to see this play