The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-30
(Chicago Daily NewsO

hard. don't know what my average
on winning games Is, for they only
tell me about the ones l lose, and my
average on writing how TO win them /
has Deen 900 up to now Still, if you
think it may help young ball players |
and amateurs I'll try to tell all know,
and sometimes Chance and half a !
dozen others tell me l don't know |
Others have told about the game !
and their own positions, so I'll try to |
tell about third base. The first thing !
player at third base needs is a pair /
of hands. Every one has pair of |
hands, but in baseball that means
good hands, strong hands and hands |
that can block hard balls The balls |
hit down third-base line, especially
those hit between fielder and the base,
are the hardest hit balls, and the line
drives that come that way, curving
outward, always are hit hard, because
the batter has met curve before the
break, or caught slow one. The
third baseman must have strength and
strong hands and a strong arm. If he
lacks strong hands some of those
drives will go through and cripple
him. He must have the weight and
strength to stop such hits, as we'll as
| to keep those baserunners who are
| turning third from humping him off
the map to make the ball go wild.
Above ALL he must have a strong arm.
If he lacks strong, powerful throw
ing arm he will not last long over at
that corner, for the reason that he
must block down lot of balls that he
cannot field clearly except by luck
and then recover in time to make the
! long throw to first.
Third baseman cannot possibly pick
| up as many balls clearly as do the
second baseman and shortstop, be.
cause the work is different. In the
] first place he is much closer to the
plate and right in range of the hard
hit balls that are pulled. He cannot
/ drop back behind the base unless he
/ is certain that batter is going to hit
and not bunt, and that is never certain
! in the up-to-date gamei He must
watch closely every move of the bat
| ter, and also watch the coachers to
! see If there is signal passed before
ball is pitched He must watch his
own pitcher and catcher to see what
ball is being pitched, and when he
sees bunt coming h" 1nust tear in to
field it. Then, if the batter takes a
crack s,d drives the bell his way, he
is Likely % be murde . because he
made Il mistake.
Development of bunting and of polk
ing off the ball to left field make the
third baseman's position much more
difficult 1t is rarely that the third
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horse a day for seven years, and his
care and equipment will be such as
! BELTS the monarch of the harness
world.
During the coming season Dan will
still be the topliner of the Savage
combination of PAGERS, and whenever
Minor Heir, George Gano, Hedge
wood Boy and Lady Maud G. race and
try for new records Dan will he on
hand
! For ten years Dan Patch has been
without a peer in the harness horse
world. In manners, in disposition
in courage, in gameness and speed he
has stood alone.
The performances of other horses
have been judged by the standard oi
this worlds champion. He has re
peatedly performed what experts once
pronounced impossible feats. He has
paced seventy-three miles under 90
He has lowered the worlds record
fourteen times, and he now holds
seven worlds records.
Dams last fast miles were al
Phoenix, Ariz., last fall, where he
paced two miles in 03 IL, and @.
OF 10 without much preparation. Earl.
in the season Dan slightly injured one
leg on a half-mile track, and this
bothered him some last fall, so tina
Hersey did not key him up to extreme
miles. These two miles at Phoeni'
were acknowledged by horsemen t
be phenomenal on account of Dam
having no practical preparation, ant
many considered them the creates
: of his performances.
Last winter, on the Internationa
, Farm, Dan rested in his stall NOR
than ever before in his life. He i
t today in grand physical condition. HI
l is Jogging soundly, and many VIII
5 know the horse are willing to yer
. ture the prediction that he woul
t train this season and go more fas
3 miles. His owner firmly believe
!, that he could do this. He has watct