Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
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Fielder Jones Plays No Favor
ties, Which Accounts for
His Success.

One little incident OF game played last
June at Sportsman's Park between the
Browns and White Sox shows why Fielder
Jones is great leader the ball field.
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat The
Chicago manager i'll a most heartless man
ner ignored sentiment entirely and wrung
victory from the Browns in one of the
most desperate eleven-fnning battles ever
seen in the city. 1t was a beating that
Will long be remembered by the St. Louis
fans. for only the strategy of the cold Mr..
Jones prevented the Browns from winning
in glorious fashion.
RUDE Waddel and Frank Smith were
the pitchers that day and both were in
excellent form. At the end Of the tenth
inning the Browns had made seven hits
off the Chicago strong man and the So,l
had beted but five safe ones off Rube' s
left-handed benders. Though both pitch
ers had experienced spells of wildness,
sharp fielding by both teams had pre-
vented trouble except in two of the in
nings.
In the third frame after two men had
been retired Jimmy Williams. who was
punching the ball without mercy at that
time. drove one of Smiths speedy ones
In the sixth inning Fielder Jones poked Il
safe single to left field. stole second and
was driven home by timely single by
Big Jawn Anderson. That tied up the
score and the teams battled desperately
through the tenth inning with neither one
getting another counter.
In the eleventh inning the SoX raped
three singles off Rube's curves and scored
one run. apparently having the game won.
But it was far from over. as the next few
m showed Frank
knew what he was about the Browns had
three men on the bases in their half of
the eleventh and no one out. That was a
situation that would have caused many a
manager to give up in despair. but Fielder
Jones never 1inched. All he did was eXer
else a bit of brain power
George Stone was the next man to bat
and the Browns rOOterS We're nearly wild
with excitement. Stone was standing at
the plate knocking the dirt from his
spikes, eager to get In the batter's box.
Frank Smith was in the box surrounded
by all of the infielders of the Chicago
team, each one giving him advice.
Then Fielder Jones appeared on the
scene. He trotted in from the outfeld.
waved Smith from the box, though the
big pitcher had been doing most excellent
work and called in Doc White from
the far corner of the field where he had
been warming up. Jones knew that
Stone would be weaker against left
handler.
White never threw bigger and faster
curves than he handed George Stone.
With three anxious runners on the bases
Stone famed out, when a single would
have won the game.
Danny Hoffman was the next batter
on the list, but he, too, is weak against
left-ha nders, so Manager McAeer held
him on the bench and sent Jimmy
Stephens in to bat.
Once more Fielder Jones trotted in
from the outfield. He asked the UNI
pire if Stephens had officially been sub
stituted for Hoffman, and learning such
was the case, he waved Doc White to
the bench and called in Big Ed Walsh.
Walsh shot his famous spitball' at
Stephens like bullet and Jimmy swung
wildly three times Two men were out.
Jimmy Williams was the next batter
and Walsh was left to handle him.
Jimmy selected nice one and cracked it,
The ball went in a line straight over
Donohue's head but the ever-ready
"Jiggs' leaped into the air and clutched
It. The game was over and the three
ST. Louis runners were dead on the bases.
1t was probably just such actions as
that on the ball field that allowed Jones
to keep the White SoX up in the race until
the closing day of the season. He has no
sentiment for any one of his players on
the field. He never hesitates to take q
man out of the pitchers box if he thinks
1t the best thing to do in order to win
the game. He plays no favorites what
ever