Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
SOME ORIGINAL VIEWS
OF WILLIE KELLER
Bv Clarence L. Cullen.


Willie KeeIer. hcady ball player and viz
tuuso with the wood-you'u have observed
how his batting percentage has been
bounding along since the pessimstic ones
said he was all in early in the season
has some original views about things, anu
about coaching in particular
IF was an overseer and Citizen Fixit
in this ball playing business" he said to
me In the course of a morning hotel talk
in New York the other day. I'D smudge
out the coaching business altogether, ex-
cept for the gui lance of men on the bases.
It's all right to talk about pep and 'ginj.
hut there's a lot of this coaching of the
batsman that is foolish and worse,
I've got to he shown how it helps a
mans chance to paste the ball to nave
his fellow players bawling at him from the
coaching boxes. 1t never got me anything
in the way OF hits. that kind of yowllns:
In fact. | am sure that ii has taken iot
of hits away from me. II man IS going
to hit that pill, he'll hit 1t without the
aid of lot OF heated vapor funneled AT
him by the taIkists on the coaching lines
Their conversation isn't going to lend any
keenness to his wiCks or any power 10 MS
arms
LAS matter of fact a lot of the coach
Ing Of the hitter actually diSconcerts the
man who is up there to swat II. 1t MAKES
him nervous and fidgety He falls to think
Ing more about what tine cOachers are say
Ing than of the job he has in hand. 1t IS
especially injurious in its effect upon young
players. \ young fellow who is not used
To the gan stands up there, swlnEIhS tiit
wood and fully determined to lamoaSte II
on the beak if he can, and then the lei,
lows in the coaching box begin to runner
stuff at him. He tries To give ear to what
they're saying at the same time that hes
watching out for the kind of groove the
finger Is going To make with the bali. The
coaching stuff gives him too Keen an mn
preston Of what Is expected OF MN anu
that rattlrs him. His nSart pes'iS ~
thump with the responsibility and the
nerves in his arms to dance. lie Is All net
up 50 to speak under inc necessary M, n.e
Of so-c3llcd encouraging sun l.dt Si,Ia iI hi
his ears from me coat"!lE ooAgS' anu us
chances ~ cat'ninS tl' fVIe, "'t tI'e Ho1r,
or even OF laying one UoNh' @'e ne'S,iS
decreased through lh't so't o' he' Gus
ness .4u- 60. ,.ho
kHoW Plt.,S - ~ -. f,,i,CSS when
lnwarh'N h'le 'ie coz, inns Du G - ~,
lhtS We got t!e """u II ~. i.hi -.
thouSn tlrS ulS'lht ~ 9''S "',' 'a,,liS 80 he
IT, seeing '4dt tHt MINI Ie. it I,t.,,,,o, g.
EecpS 80. Ii1,ar,t no 10 To get
hoWIsd az the NOR M nc -, 80,
away Win soi,'''''''S; - S" -, r,,tfa
ing no" ""'u Suu IN ~ S,L ,,n,, as RI
LOT instance S''i'u pS anu DG go ~, 40
the va! you uuSHl An that was a
Suppose sIe w ~ ~ - ala nusb
neat downward stf"ke' ipu H't' u,u 80
In lot or those rpuEil sttNes III Carefni
that stroke. Now over inc Inn, 90 -
couple of swift downward sweeps S, ~
don't take a chance on cutting Soui SCI SCI
whoa there! lou cdile iSni9 ~ .hora
Ing yourself souse lleH- LooN Out, '"ro
or youI cut that ear IisHt on m
are the shave artist all rlSht-S"u kno"
how TO handie the seer apo,i' a. '. 80 az
any OF ehl,out pe sulv en- = 60
ana cIose-snaVe your seIL "p ' go -.
under lhe Skih anu YOU II .''N - -,
right. Look out ior that more 'htI me-, M, ~
your LETT ear tha' coFeieu w W. "a "a =,
-whoa! you came near vul, ms 49, Cor
then, ana IL you u'u tni' Sou u 80 - On
whole day. 1here you go ho"' o'ei vi
the right side. ana SO on
How long wouid man stanu i1i nc a.
kind or coachihE from ms spoue7 W. az
endeaVored 10 remove IN M In 49, ~
countenahce: ADOut ME an u. 70 -
seconds. Ell? Well whlle thiS may pe
somewhat stretched paraNei. t'e piincipie
Is about the same man VINO rs, - ms 81
In an operation eEtlS p.' "S t.I; ~, ba
operation OF shaving anu tie thhs ma nc
requires more imam any eise 70 pdaI
of mind. the calmness "hiSh VIII eHao.e
him 10 address hlmsef 10 Tue tash oi an
alyzing the tossers curves ana out,
him if Dossibie-and that ABOUT gu d inter
can do at any time, without Trying 10 heep
his ears open LOT WhoIe paIce' vi SUP.
ffuouS and unnecessary sao lroii TIC Goa|i''
ers.
1T makes me as sore as pu'cher u oe
hawled at when am up ueLe WIZ tie
pole in my hands We olleii hlE , aoo 'I.
II and asked EN- 10 let tiat NV -. -.
for Hogan when am Trying 10 push one "
a safe spot. and. although they maven cur
II out altogether. they doh STAKE me " 81
much of the foolish talk "hen am nanip
uladng the wood as they useo 10 men
hitter goes up there ne mas ms iiisti uc'iolla'
and II he Is man OF ambition anu ehSi ~,
and not a dub. he is going 10 90 the .hins
required OF him II he mas II IN MN 10 40 ~;
All the yipping and yapplhg IN the "o[Iu
from the coaching boxes ism soihs 10 pe
of any aid to him IL ne doesh happeh 70
I nar9 And a fellow who hasn't the gump-
ton and good gravies to try to put good
one away when he gets II up @lere, anu VIM
needs 10 De oucA oe, up ~ from the
coaching lines doesn't belong in the game
al all
ITS all right to have men in the coaching
boxes to tip on men on the pase as -, ~
what coming vi o. "" hn bayI tn but
~! - ,,i,L ono IittIa vote for the SUD-
nr"ssion of All those yammering noises from
the coaching boxes when man Is perform
ing with the baton at inc plalei ct,
SOM Oh we ~ iina ~ yachting that
I.rrf,gs stakes them TO when they are up