Evening star., 1909-06-13

Then there's the slow-speiling, deliberate
glug who approaches the subject from
what he regards as the coldly scientific
side
This ball club sezzee. 'is suffering
from an acute case of the twists. that's
all that ails it, The men are all right,
but they're nearly all of 'em covering the
wrong patches Of the ball yard Take
right to be playing short He doesn't be-
long there. He's all right going after
stuff that blazes along on his right. but
he's CLEAN at snagging the stuff to the
left of him. because his left hand is
Methodist Well, Carrotbean ought to be
playing second see? That's where he be-
longs at second Then take Mushnut.
Where does he figure at third? Why, say,
he's no more of third baseman than my
old maid aunt in Falls Church. third
| baseman has got to know how to flop
down and fall on top of sneaky little
bunts that rambIe down the third-base
line. and Mushnut couldn't fall into the
Eastern branch if somebody pushed him.
could he? Well. then. I see you're get
ting me-Ive reasoned this thing out on
a dead scientific bass. you see. Now.
Mushnut, while he's a lightning bug at
the bottom of a deep we'll as third base
man, is the naturalist bern center fielder
that YOU ever clapped your Wicks on.
That's where that hombrey sure does be-
iong-in the center patch. He's there with
the speed and the Judgment Of flies-ever
see him practice out there?-and. besides.
he'd feel more at home out there. Oh. 1
know that he's never played center field,
but that doesn't make any difference.
How do l know that? Well that's
long story. but. I'm saving, I've doped
| this out from the scientific side. and 1
pronounce Mushnut to be all the bonbons
as a center fielder If he played that
garden, why. he'd bat about 167 per
cent better at least. because he'd feel
more at home and easier in his mind.
Then I'd take Ginkovitch, the first slab
man. and put him. etc, etc, until you
begin to inch away with the excuse that
you've got an appointment to convoy
doll down to Marshall Hall in three min
utes and must be on your way.
| Then there's the humorist who jes
| knows tha. the trouble with the club is
| all-around boneheade dness.
Its the only collection of ball players
on the North American continent. chir-
| runs this one, gaily, leach and every
| member Of which is fitted with a solid
sutta oercha bean. That's the trouble
| with the club-too much gutta percha in
the conks of the players. Y'see. me boy.
| they don't play inside ball You savvy
| inside ball? Well, maybe you think you
savvy inside ball. but you don't. All you
know about-no offense. pal. but it's TIE
| truths the old army game; the barnva rd
game Now never let it be sad that m
| there with boost for myself, but / am
| tho Johannes if anybody, who understa nds
this inside ball gag, and that is why. II
l do say it myself as shouldn't. l am
| dead sure that l could make this bunch
| of ivory skulls into real ball players if
| | had the management of 'em for cou-
pie weeks or SO. They're not such bad
| PLAYERS, you see, but they re way behind
the parade when it comes 70 getting away
with the little dainty. delicate, subtle.
cagey kinks of the game. They need in
struction. training and practice in the
nossy stuff. They need to be pulled out
Of the rut of he old fashioned game. by
| the hair of the head If necessary. and put
| jerry 70 the real kaZuzz kind of modern
ball playing. l don't care If every gink
| on the team could hit over 800. that ism
the stuff they need a. all. What they
need is peek at the inside stylish stuff,