Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-21
WADDELL TELLS
HOW He DOES IT.
Pnbs Does Not Think Very Much
OF the NewIangled
Balls.
Ne LIKES THE GOOD OLD WAY.
UCiye It to 'em High aud Fast and
Mix EN- Up Llttle-COnlroI is
Everything to Pitcher"

when the mighty 'Rube' Waddcll
sn,rpors into the box and swing his
Hollike arms the unlucky batsman who
faces him always feels thrill OF appie-
nension stealing over him. What Is the
nIg fellow going to dish up? That Is the
question that bothers him, and before his
think tank IS working In good order tho
hqu PUSHES up to the plate jumps hlst t.
,ho right and then to the LETT and finally
falls I'm the catchers hands, as the UNI
nlre bellows Strike" The "Rube' IS
way up in the striking out game, and
tells how he does II AS follows, In an ar
tlcIes for the Atlanta Journal;
"I'ye played baseball, football, flshed,
been on the stage and up against ieW
other games, but THIS rs the tirst time /
ever wrote an article for paper Ihdt
is one Of the reasons ! was glad 10 ny It,
Tor ] always Ike 10 20 up against "A new
game. / suppose In starting out the PEG
Ie will want to know what | think Of IN .
anti ball. lump ball, stop bail and som
Diners. We'll / don't tnlnk much Of tnom.
Nncn | heard about all these new
tangled throws ] said 70 myself;
"'Rube, you want To- cut thoSe ou-
You lay back on that high fast one YOU
always got away with, and it tney can
Int H. why let en- INT IL out ana tahg
your medicine.
THE spit balr is the only one OF the
new ones that amt rake. The rest are
all dope balls. But tno spit ball hurts
your arm, or II does nine, and | only
use 1t once IN a while You see you have
tu let It go with "a snap 10 get I'M the
sharp curve and this hurts your wrist
Nobody car tell me a snalp curve bali
can be thrown without stTdlnlug the
wrist some anyway
'"The old style Is good enough for me.
rast ones, slow ones low ana nigh mlAc
mp Is good enough II you have the arm
and the head, | mix EN- up all the time,
using a fast one around the neck more
than any other and as get more speed
each season IL comes In handy.
Sometimes you rRn against a fellow
who can hit anything you pltch, LaJols
and kceler don't worry me much, but
the one who always makes me look cheap
is kid" Elberhed, who Is with Clara
Grlffths Now York team, He can hut
anything ! throw over, and so now when
he comes up | cut 'em straight over and
take my chance at some iieder being In
the way
~ had hard luck last season In my
games, l lost eleven out Of nineteen by
one run, but at that I'm not beehng, for
our own team was crippled all the year.
Davis, Seabold Hoffman, Ilartsell AMI
Lave Cross We're out of the game good
part Of the time, and this weakened the
team This season I'm about the only
one who Is out Of condition. and ! would
Ike TO bet We will be right there. ! can't
see why We haven't swell chance for
the rag. Connie Mach IS the wlscst Of
them all and we have a well balanced
team to boot,
The only trouble with my arm is that
the muscles are too hard. For anyone
70 have good speed these muscles should
be soft and spOngy 80 there will be no
hitch IN throwing, Ny advice TO young
pitchers is to take good care Of III In
arms this time OF the year and not t.
take too much work. Here is anothe'
point I'd like to. give pitchers starting
uut--prdCtise getting them over. II you
haven't control you are not there and
never will he til you get IT, This Is one
Of the reasons / manage TO fan so many
men each season. Two years ago ] got
SOL and last season 5lS, More Of them