The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-24
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and while he makes his share of wild
throws, there is a beautiful harmonic
ing of lift and speed to his filings. The
ball goes with a bullet-like fervor.
which makes even Stienfeldt's wild
throws attractive. He is the prettiest
thrower from the third corner we
have seen since Billie Nash's time.
Collins Grateful.
Another attractive thrOWer is jim
my Collins. His throws do not go with
the whizzng flight of Steinfeldts, but
he is easier and more graceful Nobody
ever saw Collins equal in natural
grace From the moment he goes after
balT-up in the air or scooping a
difficult bunt-all of Collins muscles
and movements are in perfect harmony.
His poise is picture.
A throWer of the Dahlen type is
Geo~~a Davis of the White Sox Da-
Wis t'Io is more useful than orna-
menta lie. too, is sidewheeler. He
suggests tie numbering rather than the
nimble but makes no false movements,
and is one of the very best judges in
knowing whether or not there is time
to retire the runner.
Hal Chase. the brilliant first base
man of the Yankees, has a marked
mannerism in his throwing. It is a
peculiar lift of the ball to a point just
over and close to the left shoulder
There is an almost imperceptibIe hitch
or break in the movement of the arm
just before the ball is thrown, then
the hand shoots forward just past the
ear. This forward movement is short,
h11f icho Of
Fitzsimmons' short-arm jolts. The ball
travels with great speed particularly
if it is going home or to third base.
Style His Own.
The great LajOie throws as he does
everything else on the ball field in an
Indifferent, careless manner. He is the
personificatiOn of careless, supple
grace. There is rather a wide sweep of
the arm, but with the movement so
we'll attuned to the requirement of the
occasion that it has the ease of every
thing else LajOie does. If he is ever
hurried he never shows it. He is sym
metrical in build and movement.
Quite different in build is Iajoie's
great rival in popular opinion as to
who is the greatest ball player in the
country. Dutch Wagner is less symmet
rical than massive Massive though he
is he is bOundless in his activity.
When it comes to throwing the Dutch
man can vary his style, just as he can
for batting. Sometimes he losses the
ball-merely flats it over to first base,
as if to show his contempt for the speed
of the runner. He knows what he is
about when he does this for he seldom
fails to time his throws correctly.
Sometimes when the time is short
his arm describes a swinging, swishing
arc, and then he cuts loose with great
force.
Kid Elberfeld is a determined, vi
cious thrOWer, who whips them across
on q line and uses his arm for all
there is in it. He has a powerful arm
and although his aim may be bad at
times, the ball goes straight, whether
into the the first basemans NIT. into
the ground or into the grandstand. 1t
isn't necessary for him to take a step
to make a throw.
Brad!ey's Reach.
Bill Bradley, the tall and rangy
third baseman of the Cleveland club,
makes a lariat of his arm, throws
with swinging motion and has such
a reach that he seems to be handing
the ball to the first baseman Few can
equal him at the underhand toss need
ed to field a bunt quickly. He is not
one of the graceful ones, but versatile