Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05
By Clarence L. Cullen.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK, July 4, 1905
Christy Mathewson the star pitcher
Eyes. he is still a starr for the Giants
was talking the other day about that
Take him OUT howl of the fans when
a pitcher is showing signs of weakening
in his, work Mathewson. in addition to
bein- a collegian. Is naturally one of the
mot intelligent men in base ball.
Il don't suppose the fans ever will give
up that Take him out cry of theirs he
said, but it would be a mighty good
thing If they could be induced to toss
that demand into the discard. 1t would
be a great help to the young pitchers
just breaking into quick company. any
way The oid-timers get used to it, as
a rule-thouSh l could mention even a
few of the veterans who get to balloon
ing the minute the gang in the stand
and bleachers begin to bawl that Take
linn out stuff
But the Take him out howl certainly
dos knock all of the gimp out of the
young fellows. A mans physical Prov
ess and ability are more or less regu-
lated by the state Of his mind. of course,
and mentally disturbed base ball pitch
er Is OF just about as much use a. an
automobile without a carburretter. The
demand that he be timed is a thing that
AFFECT: this pitcher one way and that
pitcher another. way. but it can't help
but get the wheels. either of fear or of
defiance. o., at dEy rate, of stubbOrnnesS,
TO revolving In the going-up pitcher
head.
The young pitcher getting his first
try-out in the big company is always
warned in advance by the od-timers how
10 behave in case he slackens for a min
ute and then has to listen TO that tanta-
lizint Take him out yell. He's told to
close his ears TO it, not TO mind 1t, to
20 right ahead pitching as IL there was
nobody in the stand. and so on. But 1t S
generally good advice wasted. Pitchers
are human. despite an occasionally con-
trary impression and it's human trait
10 feel shriveied and withered and meas
ley under hard-roared criticism. l know
plenty OF pitchers. perfectly competent TO
make good in faS: company. who when
t.ley got the Take him out goad at their
first try-out. made such a mess of II
that they were permanently RELOCATED TO
the minors Their hearts worked their
Wy Into their mouths when they heard
the gang bawling at them, and they
simply could not. by any effort of will,
throw OF the feeling of humiliation and
Set the SKILL and the power into their
arms that their arms normally possessed
II takes long time for pitcher to
develop sufficient poise to be able TO
steady himself against the Take him out
cry They pulled that howl on me sew
cral times early this season, and, as
hadn't heard 1t applied to myself for
quite number of years. IL sure did put
q hinge In my arm. and did have to be
taken out every time the demand was
hurled out 10y the gang. for j was per-
ieci!y incCmpet. Mt Ia go ahead and work.
ii,ialy got pig headed about 1t, though.
and one day when / started to pitch
against Pittsburg after having been yank-
ed from the box only two days before
made mp my mind to beat 'em out on their
cry somehow I didn't have much on this
day at that. and was some wild In the
bargain. that in the very first inning
j walked two men and hit another. filling
the bases.
Then they slipped me the big. big hol-
Ter. Take him out and ! felt ugly and
desperate It was during that spring
reriOd when / had my bad slump, and
really was beginning to believe that
was more or less to the bad. With those
three men on the bases, and the game
bowling for my thinning. McGraw trudScd
down the lot and motioned me to go get
my drink of water. / shook my head al
him. He came closer and told me to beat
IL ! gave him the nix good and strone
and told him that l was there to pitch
ard that pitch intended to do. Muggsy
looked me over. picked up blade o.