The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
like THE DOCTORS,
THEY DON'T AGREE.
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Wallace Says Every Shortstop
4 Has Own Ideas About Play
4 ing Position.
MANY RELY ON SIGNALS
Playing the shortficld Means
That Man Must Have His
Thinking Cap On.
MANY RELY ON SIGNALS

1 Bobby Wallace declares no two
inhortstops have the same idea about
( playins that position. In baseball
there are SO many different ends at
3ninost all stages of the game tia: 1t
Is hard to keep any formulated plan,
| but there must be one just the game,
hand one that is understood by the men
{ playing with you. A great many
hshortstons rely almos. entirely on Sig
nails for their WORK with tile indeld.
Frankly. must confess that do not.
\ Harry Niles, who plays second
base with our club, is II tine fellow to
work with and mighty quick to catch
ION to any change that is going to take
place. Sometimes when l think 1t
might be q good idea to shift our
positions, will call to Harry If lie
does not answer ME don't move. but
remain right there and await develop
\, tnents. Generally that js r!le proper
sthing TODD and works out all right
Know the movements Of the pitchers
ion your team. Watch them all the
(, time and keep an eye on the kind OF
4 ball they are ABOUT to pitch. At the
same time watch tho batter.
s Watch tho ritc,,,r.
I eff your pitcher IS going TO send
curve ball over, get ready to go in tho
+; direction you think it Is going tc take
! If the batter Is lcft-kandni try to pre-
J pare yourself to be up and on the 20
lin the right dtr ,ct!on WHEN he hits
the ball. Don't shift your position at
any time unnacsssarily. lie you move
lNs1~ t,osy n f.>
what you are about all the time Try
to read what's il tile mind OF .he bat
ter and the runners II there are any
on bases Try to plnn> out all the
time plays that are possible under the
existing circumstances. If you
can do this 1t will be of grea. value to
you. because YOU are then prepared
for action when quick run or quick
throw Is needed to help wiz. d game
IL there Is runner on base never
shift my position unless the catcher
has the ball in his hands.
This will prevent many stolen bases
If adhered to at all times. Never move
out OF your place while the pitcher
has the ball or as he delivers it. II
you do some time you will be caught
off your stride and miss an opportun-
lty to do good piece of work. do
not believe much In shortstop going
after fly balls. because II lie has to
turn and run he is not in a position
TO throw after he gets It. The out
FEEDERS should come in for balls of
that kind. They are in natural posi-
ton to get them and can throw with
out having to turn
Don't Chase Flies.
"A shortstop has enough TO do with
out going after flies, AMI it lie will
attend to the other things that come
before him, Will be KEEP, busy. Some
players do not believe there is such
q thing as scientific ball They pin
their faith entirely on the hit-and-
run idea, and do not take any stock
in baseball played In scientific man
uer.
II cannot agree with the ones who
believe that way, for scientific base
ball Is the greatest game in MI this
world. This applies to hitting, base
stealing and. in fact. to every feature
Of the game. The squeeze play is the
result of scientific ball. Base stoal.
ingAis another. If you are ct the bat
and one of your team Is on base, be
doing something to the ball all the
time.
eli your man gets a chance and
starts to second, hit thu ball. swing
your bat. reach out your arms; in
short. help that man to land safely
yourself. but remember that there is q
man ahead of you and help him Ee1
arotsnd' tks bags and over the home
pirate: That means q run for YOU
club that you are u part Of"