The Washington herald., 1908-06-20
YANKEES GET PATTEN
Former National Fails to
Make Good at the Hub.
CANTILLON Is INDICATED
McGuire's Action in Letting Case
Out Proves that the Blonde Twirl-
er Is About All In-TOm Hughes
DIscOurseth on the Disadvantages
of Having Too Much Control.

Satisfied that Case Patterns days as a
major Lacquer are nearing an END Mana
ger Jim Mcclure. of Boston, yesterday
obtained waivers on the pitcher and
turned him 0ver 10 Manager Clarke Grif-
htn, Of New York.
Mcclure took his time about using Pat
ten. and 1t was not until Thursday that
the once great pitcher had his first oppor-
tunity TO show his worth He was sent
In against Chicago. but was pounded for
eight hits in three innings. This con-
vinced Mcclure that Patten would not
do. and as the southpaw was drawing a
good-sized salary no time was lost In
sending him TO New York as soon as
Griffith announced his willingness to re-
ceive the player as a Yankee.
While Jesse TannehiI has not yet
shown much brilliancy as a National. Can
tillon lost nothing by the deal. as Tame
hill is quite hitter. and can be used in
the outfield in case OF emergency.
Boston has sent Pitcher Ralph Glaze
to Providence.
1t would seem that Long Tom Hughes
mas a KICK coming.
do you know that there is such
thing as a pitcher being too true?" asked
Hughes the other day in Cleveland. L
haven't hit a batter this year, and 1 am
paying the penalty for II in getting beat
IN these l 10 and 20 ! games / ought
10 win. ! am not in favor OF this thing
OF aiming the bali at the batters head
to drive him away from the plate. but
In these days Of low scores, when every
thing almost depends on the man in the
box. il sometimes becomes almost imper-
ative.
Let a pitcher once got a reputation
for keeping the ball over the heart Of the
plate, and the batters VIII hear all about
it quick enough. You viii see them com
ing up there like little majors. fairly en-
bracing the plate I'm the knowledge that
they are practically insured against a
crack on the head or IN the ribs.
Last year ait two men with the ball
One was Claude Rossman. He had hugged
the plate until II became exasperating in
the extreme, and so 1 shot one at his
cap. He lodged just in time 10 escape a
good headache and the ball hit his Shout
ders. didn't want 20 do IL, but 70 kept
him from making love 10 the plate for a
good long while.
It's all right, this thing OF having
perfect control. as Cy Young. Addie JOSS.
and a few other pitchers can testify, but
once in a while ii pays TO forget that the
batter has any feelings and keep him
from choking the plate. as he will when ne
knows he is taking no risks.
Il think l could have knocked over a
walking stick II Il had been stuck IN the
ground back of the plate Saturday. Some
way the ball simply obeyed my every
command. But, just 10 illustrate how
small a thing may turn the tide in a
baseball game, let me say that I lost
that contest by pitching a high. fast bali
10 Liebhardt. when ali my reasoning told
me should serve UP a curve.
Il pitched just one bad ball out OF the
l75 or $50 balls l had 10 serve, and Il cost
me the game.
perhaps II 1 had aimed at Glenn s
head and driven him away from the plate,
might have won. But that only goes
to illustrate what I said at the start
that there is such a thing as a pitcher
having too good control"