The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
TUE NEWARK 4BLE CAREER OF
PITCHER NICHOLS.
Hrgln, Ills Nineteenth Consecutive Year in
The IioN THIS spring, and Tells the
TREASON Nhy-The National Game In
Coach Stages Football Ideas.

Charley NItUNls, lNf manager VI wv ~
T.gI- Nationals. can be pointed TO as strik-
In. example OF what player may accom-
rI-h if DTS hnbits are exemplary. Nichols.
',iag1. the malnstay OF the Boston Nationals
nt.fN.' . wears. begins his nineteenth con
.r ,r, uupajgn Hs n pitcher this spring.
u. ri. u,ycr pitched lass than thirty FIVE
pmr- 40 season and has always won
a.,te of them The veteran was in town
tHa n,rr day. and when asked TO what he
attributed bis success said
u.a has 10 have several qualities TO
.tr u fl. game actively a5 long rs | have.
lgtfth.uk tie principal thing is that / have
rover rron afraid to let the batsmhn hit
hehiu always remember the fact that a
GOOD lat>uan cannot put iuore than one
in tire. Iitohed balls safe. 4 poor batsman
,u, u four. ar even less. ! never throw
III, arm ~ trying to strike man 1t Is
r.fg hard to fan a good hitter. and it
..a.u't rly To- try 1t on a poor one let
,ber ..f ~. but try to keep them from hitting
.1,e u~cr forgetting that have eight men
with ne Who are Just as eager as | am to
retire the hntter.
Years ago l pIactlsed and developed
high. lump ball. one that passes over the
Mate no a mans shoulder and changes its
course ever so slightly as it passes him. 1t
pa hard bail to hit safe. To make a hard hit
tho hlt-man must meet the ball squarely
on the centre. and my aim has always been
10 keep HIM from doing that. II he hits
under 1t the result is a fly that can almost
surely be eobbled up by one OF the heders. II
be hii5 IL on top the ball goes on the ground
10 one OF the inhelders. While this jump
ball has been my most elective argument
never worked it to death.
My policy has always been to keep the
batter guessing A good hitter may strike
Wild ri tho first one. but II YOU give him
another in the same place he is quite likely
to have it sized up and clam 1t out OF the lot
Don't let him know. therefore. where the
next ono ia coming. A high fast one with
jump. followed by n low. slow teaser will
keeping him guessing l very seldom throw
two balls in succession exactly alike, unless
the hasmnn is known to have a very serious
weakness on a certain kind OF ball or curve.
Another thin never believed in is throw
lnr wide balls on purpose, good many
pitchers think 4 is good policy to waste ono
or two occasionally Not for me. 1 never
could see the advantage OF 1t. What is the
u.e Of deliberately throwing a ball that only
waste. your strength and puts YOU In the
hole, My object is to make the hatsman
hit ut tho first one and tho second one and
the third one BY that time he is out or has
made hit and the chances are to that
h "a the former OF course ] give bases on
balls and pitch many wide ones. but 1t is
never Intentional.
Citig lilH Eastman A'iN ,',Ni. ''''A'
Ing Make him hat. but keep him from hitting
safe il you can. Don't be AFRAID to trust
your nelders, and always Keep IN good con,
pitching in a big league; although !
started nineteen years ago My arm seems
as sJron as it ever was ! keep IA shape
al the year round and do great deal OF
bowling ia the winter.
Nichols never touches LIQUOR in any form,
but Is something of smoker. He mas saved
his money and IS said to be worth 100000.
IA oN1 f,,ut
returned from a cruise in the Far East.
saws that the Japs are rapidly mastering
Americas nat national game me Japahese
true aportsmen Even the umpire is safe
over there They never dispute decisions,
treated with great hospitality. Teachers in
treIr schools have been educated in Ameri,
,6e sport ia Japan And the people have !
taken To readily The Jeps are not good
better u.an would be expected on the dia-
mond At fielding they are fine . II a fly Is
hatei up tie PLAYER might as well go to the !
bench Ilev are fairly good at the bat, but |
their great weakness ia In pitching. They /
haven't caught onto the tricks of the twirlers |
yet especially he curves
When ne laps play they don I wear shoes. !
aud their hegdLear is a long japanese towel. /
worn lke. an old negro NANNY wears lban- |
da4ha Their masks and gloves are made |
30 japan In Toxic have seen 10. 010 persons /
al game. and every time good play, was (
made no matter by whom. thcy. would all /
applaud After game we would be Invited |
DION IN a regular feast at which the Amer- |
cn add Japanese flags would be crossed. and |
everybody was made To feel like hero.
Ihe Jap7 are good ball players but they
ere not as good az the Hawaiians When |
our feet pu' No at Honolulu a picked team |
tom an the ships went ashore and played /
TIE natives. who 4eatus In very close game.
A. Stage. physical. director at the tni-
versiy OF chicago. has several suggestions .
% make 70 ne rule makers when he meets
them. He thinks that Walter Camps ten I
ward rule e. LNyOI thing to hut with D
certain restrictions He will advocate the
numbering of players on the backs of their
Jackets or Jerseys. that the epectato
ran better follow the movements OF the ball.
S'ass Is opposed to side line coaching IN any
form aud SAYS the penalties for such be-
,av.7r should be made particularly heavy:
He has some IDEAS about the composition OF
iooionll al'nor and also concerning the
mafe-up oi the pgskin itself. As a student |
Of football stage rates with the big men In
ue government OF the game.
The winter racing, married as Il has been by
rs'n snow and zero weather has not been
WoNah" one for the hookmaker-. and at
Dire dI-tr'- AZ Oakland. Bill Jackman and
loe En-' a'r -ald to be heavy losers Jack
Ha1 f. reverted to have lost $4,000 In two /
dsrs rag ~ Lo- Angelica George Rose has
stood tne .rnt Of The talents onslaught and
OF 6IIats exists Steve L'Hommedieu losing
. bank roll at each place Dave johnson
returned the other day from Hot Springs
heavy Nngr on Rosebcn and threw up his
lahq- Jo" lcaget Is also n solid loser on
ts book al the Yapor City. Fhvortes at
all the winter tracks, together with many
GOOD things have been successful There
fave been few fragrant form reversals and
had looking races have been limited to a
smaller number than ever before. With such
starp eyed officials in the jud ges stands az
Joe Murphy. Frank Bryan, A W Hamilton
tnd I'd Hopper IL seems rs II persons in
,.ihea 70 indulge In sharp practice have been
w. ecailst i.
Although he has not yet signed a contract
WIN any owner, Jockey Baird will probably
Ilae Tor +. y. Thomas on tho Jockey Club
tracks tbs wear Baird has made hls mark
Az New Orleans this winter and Is FAR and
away me best apprentice there. He Ia de-
s1flhcf as a natural horseman, with good
seat and fine hands.
Sla0'i irnH sulinc for Europe before Sa tur-
VIZ 4'i 3f us plans we're laid 10 leave
trf' N" E". ago for Switzerland. Maher.
a' i~. F.i fide In England Other Ameri-
,ei COWS Dc SIN wear SILKS on the Euro
H. c" COURSES this year are "Skeets
y JOY Rams b, Winnie O'Connor, Fred
,tii!' Dickson, Nash Turner, Leo Turner,
A'' 'au. II Shields, b., Rigby. DUFFY.
Carr gan. Hayes. Waugh. James.
ilul. Kelly, Chanler. hoar Wink
'ha.'os NcCaHerty's colt Or. Lego Is the
'r' .'.'N". Notr-old on tho Coast. He Is
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