The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-03

times he swings his bat to and fro, as II
IN defiance at the pitcher, and makes free,
terrific swings at the ball, piyoting around
on his heels II he misses. and be 1; more apt
Keller and E1berfeld manner. he gets
a good many hits for the simple reason
that he goes against ball 30 hard 1t often
is whining by fielder before the latter
can get to it. He can bat With feet together,
Harry Bay Of the Clevelands, one Of the
batting elect, is a chop hitter. He does
not hit the ball hard and beats out many
an infield poke with his speed. after the
manner Of Fultz, Green, Hoffman, Browne
and others. His bat rests on his shoulder
OF the slugger type, has nice position at
the plate, heels together and straight. He
takes a long, hard swing bent on hitting
the ball as hard as he can. He steps for
who stands up straight and easy at the plate
Is Joe Kelley, whose batting attitude Is
admirable. Kelley faces the pitcher more
than most batters, and differs from Hiok-
man In that he is ready to make q quick
stab at the ball at any instant from the
time it leaves the pitchers hands until 1t
scoots over the plate.
Mike Donlin Of the New York Nationals
IL another batter who is always prepared
Like Kelley and Keller he can decide when
the ball Is almost upon him. He IL not as
unconcerned or natura! In manner at the
plate as Kelley, but makes more base hits
His feet are neither together nor far apart
but 80 placed that he can take q short step
up to the ball make quick lunge and
meet the horsehide on the nose. He pushes
the bat rather than swings It, has 1t under
good control when doing this and can hit
to every field. Dan McGann is a much
freer hitter than Donlin; that Ia he makes
freer, wider swing, graspinG his bat at
the handle and getting full sweep. while
Donlin takes hold OF tho bludgeon further
up and gets his body into the blow more than
Jimmy Williams Is . batter who swings
free and grabs the bat at the handle, but he
differs from MoGann In that his feet are set
and further apart. He docs all his batting
quick and hard and not started until the ball
Is almost at the plate. Bresnahan, the
hard hitting catcher Of the New York
Nationals, fuses around q good deal In
the box, 1t being a favorite trick Of his to
step forward and meet. the ball before 1t
breaks. He has a good eye, swings hard
and meets the ball we'll.
Jimmy Collins Of the Boston Americans
a hard man to fool, Ia as graceful at the bat
as in the field, and that IL saying a good
deal. He stands erect and motionless
until he Is ready to hit. then with an easy
attractive batters in baseball is Mike Grady
Of the st. Louis Nationals, straight as a
soldier, yet not at all stiff the bat resting
on his shoulder and not move until be is
ready to SWING. Few batters hit the bali
with as much force as does Grady.
Fred Pfeffer had most peculiar style
at the bat. This refers to the way he held
the bat. His body position was not un-
usual, but with bat grabbed at the handle
he held IL in front Of him straight up and
down. like a man carrying flag pole, but
waving it slightly. He was an invariable
right field hitter. Pat Dougherty. a good
hitter. has motion that is cross between
a swing and a push, and q strong point
about his batting is ability to land on the
ball squarely. Bowerman has a. style all
his own, a stiff arm movement, his hands
seemingly as low down as his waist.
Most OF the men mentioned are flrst class
going about 1t They take different means
to accomplish the same end. By no means
all Of the first GLASS batters in the two big
leagues have been referred TO, but enough
to show the Municipalities Of q number
OF the best and that a good eye and stand
ing we'll UP to the plate may count for a.
much as poise Of body.