The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-05
TEACHES BOOLA UNIVERSITY NINE
HomeRun Haggerty Has Trouble With Woudbe Advisers Who
Know All About Baseball and Would Teach Him to Teach
Demonstrates He Is Entire Mass of Information on
Diamond Lore and Goes Home

He's the graduate adviser to the man.
a6er- He thinks he knows something
OF baseball because he played when in
college, but his schemes are visionary.
Don't listen to him. Don't lose sight
on my idea I'll be back shortly to see
you demonstrate It.
He went out, leaving me sort of
dAzed and the fellow ne said was
Campleigh galloped up
Hello. Haggerty.' said he. givin' me
heart handshake. Listening to that
old gasbag's theories, Ell? Sorry l didn't
get here sooner. He's absolutely the
worst theorist In baseball l ever saw.
Now. we've got n likely bunch here
They can field a bit, bat fairly well,
and they're all good runners. For that
reason want you to teach the value
Of the bunt. That's the scientific touch
that's winning games just now-the
bunt hit
Il concluded that had kept silent
long enough.
. The bunt hit said 1. is an abject
confession on the part Of the batter that
he thinks the fence is too far away. 1t
puts him in the power Of the pitcher at
Cnce.'
No, no! No. no. You don't catch
the idea. The men must bunt They
absolutely must. It's the thing that s
going to beat these rivals OF ours. for
they're not good at II. Now I want you
TO put this idea through. Teach them
10 hunt on any and all occasions. Make
them dump the ball on the third base
line and tear for first. It's the greatest
play ever invented. I'll be back IN a
minute. In the meantime. here's the
chairman of the graduate committee
on baseball. He's another theorist
Don't listen to him. I'm the only prac-
teal ball player In the bunch. and II
you follow my advice things'H go Swim-
mingly.'
Buttonholed Again.
He passed along and up came the
graduate baseball committee chairman.
He had blue goggles and an automobile
cap. and he buttonnoled me iIst like tine
others.
4" 'Haggerty.' he said I've noticed .he
look Of pain that has Dervaded your
features as you listened to that has
been. and thought I'd butt in and talk
some real bail TO you. That Campleigh
thinks because ne played on 4 BOola
nine 'steen years ago that ae's It, You
know yourself that they didn't know
baseball then. His ideas are obsolete
He's out OF date. and what new ideas he
does get are just theories. Now l want
TO impress on you for this years team
the necessity Of a bunch OF scientific
hitters. Teach team play Don't Let
each man get up with the IDEA that he's
the sole hitter on the face Of the earth
Let him sacrifice a comrade along. md
in that way only can victory be secur-
ed That's sounI baseball. You can't
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son today IN self-abnesatioa.'
" Good soshr says l. I never heard
4 that play Bases n BARS hunts. sac
ifces: all them 1 know. But that last
II give up.
He smiled icely and said was a
joker. and ID Ihis day l don't Know
whether al cps = throw. or n Slide. or
4 trick with the bat he meant.
Just then the professor with the
bases on balls bug came back. and with
Kim Campleisn. and the three surround
d me
Between Three Fires.
Now Haggerty.' says the profess
sor. Wen start on the base on balls
Principle
Come. HagGerty.' says CampleiEh,
swapping his finger. Give us an ex-
9mple Of the nGnt hit for the boys.
Don't bother with that fooIishness,'
broke in the graduate committee chair
man. Thatll all come later What we
need now most Of all is a timely chapter
on sacrifice hitting
Now. look here. says /. kind o.
bridling up at all that advice they were
throwing at me. Do I run this team
while I'm here. or don't 1? Do they do
as say. or don't they? Am 1 goin' to
teach 'em how 70 play ball in my own
way, or must l stand lot Of advice on
things that's no ways important? What
is itY
oh. you must follow my advice,
says the professor.
Listen to what ! say says Camp