The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-20
.A BLEACHER
FANS NINE
Follower of the Game States a
Lineup and Supports
His Choices.

Sporting Editor Advertiser.
Dear Sir: What the gallery is to &
theater, so are the bleachers to a ball
game, and as a member of the third
| base coterie who has followed baseball
here for the last eight years, suggest
a team for your consideration, as fol-
lows:
Darcy, c.; Hampton, Reuter-, and
Castle, D.; Pat Gleason, H.; Bill Van
malta, 3D.; En- Sue, 3d.; Evers, S.;
Eddie Desha, IF; Eddie Fernandez, If,
and Hampton and Castle, CT.
1 have put Darcy in as catcher, and
as he has played every position except
pitcher, he ought to do. As a sticker
| he is. needed, but for an infelder he Is
not fast in fielding ground ball. Then,
! too. 1 believe with men on bases he
/ would not lose his head and throw the
/ ball all over the lot. Another thing,
YOU need a man who will whip them
down to second and catch a runner
! from first when there is a runner at
thfrd-a man like that would relieve
the pitcher and not keep him guessing
as to when he was going to throw the
ball with men on bases.
If Barney pitches I would make an
outfielder out of Hampton, preferably
center; ne is pretty good with the
stick, and can climb over the ground
with any of them. "Hamp" has never
got the credit he deserves for pulling
baseball out of a rut and putting plays,
with a snap and jump to them, into the
game.
castle is not a strike-out pitcher and
needs a fast fielding team behind him
To show to good advantage. He fields
his position better than any pitcher we
have here, is a crack base-runner and
an average good batter. I am judging
him from previous years and not from
last Saturdays performance. Then,
again, the experience he got away from
here will be a big asset to any team.
as he worked with men who knew the
game from A to z.
Reuter- is not doing as well this year
and shows up poorly at times, which
looks to me like a lack of practise, but
if he can get into form he will make
them go some.
Since the days of CogswelI there has
never been any man who had a chance
with Pat on first; he gets the throw
anywhere and his speciality is poor ones
off the ground. OF course, you will say
he is off in his batting, but for getting
around the bases and playing ball all
the time nobody can holler at Pat.
Bill Van. at second by all means, and
he will make good. Bill is not playing |
the game he is capable of; he is drop |
ping the ball on a throw to second and !
not batting well, but practise is what |
he needs. It's almost enough to make |
quit to get in with some of the |
combinations Bill has had to put up
with this year. When he played with |
the Elks, If my memory is correct, he
played seven games without an error, /
and did not keep away from any
chances because they were hard ones.
That arm of his is not so bum as it
looks and I have seen him throw OUT
men at the plate.
Evers is the fastest man here at
short and can eat everything that gets
near him. He can cover second, steal
a base and hit the ball. What more do
you want?
En- Sue on third, if Jimmy Williams
is out OF the game. He is quick, can
come up fast on a bunt or slow hit on
the lHlTu-DdSe line, anu u6euS d spit
second to catch him on bases.
My object in putting Eddie Fernan-
1ez at left is because he can get them
on the ground or in the air and covers
lots of territory. You can not improve
On the infield and in this case are not
making a poor outfielder of a good in
fielder. To my notion, Eddie's biggest
fault is sending men down to steal a
base on chances that look good to him,
but are heart-breakers for the slow
ones.
Eddie Desha in right garden, where
the fewest chances are apt to be, but
where you need a live man, just the
same. He gets his share of stolen
bases, is a good sticker, and only needs !,
% forget the girls in the grandstand
70 keep up his end of the game.
With this combination you have, with
out one or two exceptions, batters and
oase-runners, and if you can develop
Darcy into a catcher, they look good i
to me. I have left out some of the
1eavies, because usually on bases they
need an automobile or a passed ball
20 advance them a base, and would be
EASIER on jolly from Coast players and
more apt TO overlook the fine points OF
The game.
Finally, on account of his knowledge /
If the game. Castle should be captain
and coach, and 1 think you will agree
With me when l say if he is good
enough to coach Harvard, he is our
first choice in this league.
Thanking you for the space, and hop
ng some other fans viii express them