The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-10
OUTFIELD BETTER
PLAYED YEARSAGO
Quarter of Century Back Saw
Faster Men in Outer
Gardens.
PRESENT INFIELD SHADED
SPEED BOYS OF TODAY SHOW
BETTER TEAM WORK.
By SAM CRANE.

New York. July She outneld
playing Of today IL hardly MP % what
II was In the earlier days OF base
balTbalL In the infleId the present
day style Is faster. for they have moro
speed boys now than formerly, and
also the great advantage that goes
with the feeders glove. But the best
individual lnnelders OF today are no
better. n a. good. as those Of a quar-
ter OF a century ago.
I'd. Williamson. Jerry Denny, Jack
Glasscoek. FRED Pfsffer. Danny
Richardson, Club Sullivan, Charley
Comiskey. Ariie Latham, and other
crack infieiders OF twenty-five years
past were possibly superior IN many
ways 20 the stars ~ today IN the same
positions. Williamson has never been
surpassed IN the all around ability
that goes to make n cracherjaciS
shortstop. and neither has Jack Glass
cock "Pebby Jack" who, although ne
wore number 4 cap. was all there
when IL was I'D 90 him 20 play base
bali.
Jerry Denny was the best thirdba=e-
man OF his day. He was a two-hand-
ed player, and. mind you. never wore
a glove when he was at his best.
Either to the right or left he was Just
as good and his overland scoops"
and Of hot grounders were famous.
There was Tommy Burns. too. who
was Just as good a thirdbaseu1an as
mere - playing ball today
Johnny 'vers or Eddie Collins
never had anything on Fred Pfeffer
or pannie Richardson or Fred Dun
ZAP IA fielding the second base posi-
lon' OF IN head work either. and
Evers is considered one OF the BRAIN
est players today-and he a.
Hats Off 70 Cbase
As 70 first basemen. all hats must
come of 70 Hal Chase OF the New
ork Americana. He has never been
even approached IN playing the mi
tial bag But there were great first
oassgnen In Charley Cnr7islrv- Who
urst made first base a fielding posi-
tloh- Long John" Reilly Al Nc
nLnnon and Club" Sullivan Dan
nrouthers. Roger Conner and Can
Arson were first basemen. INT not
great felders. But, my. how tbev
could wsllop the bani one does NOT
sc m ny batsmen OF their caIfhra
nowadays, and the pitchers boz, ~
the days when that big trio OF hittsr1
we're IN their prime was only forty
Nv Ne. i :. away from tho home plate
But Il was IN the outffeld that ~.
old-umers showed tho greatest s.,-
periority over the present guardians OF
the outer pasture There are Tv Cobb
now and ChisS Speakers and lack
Mheats. but In the days OF TWENTY
i've years ago there were the Fred
AicAleers. the curt WEIGHS. the Char
ley Fergusons, the Joe Horuunrs. the
tommy McCarthys. the 4u0hev
Duffys. the Sam Thompsons. the Ned
dstVlouA the George Woods and
others. who. n they didn't throw ont
one or two runners at the home pfate
IN every game. didn't think they were
earning their salaries. and they we're
getung Just as big stipends I'm those
GAYS as PLAYERS are today. VINO ever
hears nowadays Of outfielders pulling
OF such shrewd tricks in the outfieId
as those heavenly twins" Ten Nc
earthly and Hughcy Duffey used 10
% right along. I saw McCartbv
trap two fly balls IN one game and
oouble-up runners both times.
The games are faster al present
man quarter OF a century ago. Der-
maps. because there are more "a,
players. but as ali around ball piavers
IN batting. fielding and running ira
stars Of the old DAYS had a shade 81,
the nashiest Of today.