The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-29

tlce. and that you will get them for him
ana hand them to him when the teams
are dressing for the afternoon game. Also
that he can hand YOU the money later.
What YOU really give him. though is a
plank sheet OF paper He'll walk Off with
mat thinking he has the signals, and
Inc real Joke VIII be on him and he won [
dare peep. while we can enjoy IL secret
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Hal did everything as ne was Instruct
ed McGrew called and when Hal told
Will be all right"
Hal promptly met him in the dressing
room and handed him the paper at the
proper time and he stuck IL in his pocket
Hugnie was OF course watching, but in
stead OF laughing TO himself and euloyinc
The joke on McGrew. he ran over stuck
his hand in McGrew's pocket and pulled
out Il paper.
asked, and then he opened the paper and
looked at Hal in surprise. He started
TO read and his eyes bulged almost out
ot ms mead; Why: these are the days
mean"
"l, means that one youngstcr on the
Lowell team hasn't stood the test or
loyalty which Is required OF our Alma
Mater. | arranged with Case last night
to tip me off TO the signals today I'm this
way. | paid him $l25 last night" said
is This true. asked Hughie Did
sheet Of paper Of the same kind he had
handed McGrcw. Hal took the paper and
almost collapsed ON the paper Was the
following written In very good imita-
tion of his writing:
when Hughie uses players name
after the word Careful as for instance
Careful Johnny. even though mixed up
In lot of talk from the coaching lines.
II means that the coach has discovered
that The opposing pitcher is about to
throw fast. straight ball, and johnny
at bat Is thus given the signal to hit
with two men on bases il Huchie
raises his cap it is a signal Tor double
steal,
When IIushe nuIs grass with his
right hand IL means hit the next ball
pitched. and when he pulls grass with
his left hand II means try to get a
base on balls. II he lifts his left foot
is the best place to hit it. and II he
does the same but with his right foot
IL means that the left fielder is out OF
position and the best place TO knock the
When the batter walks up to the plate
with two bats in his hand and one or
throws the extra bat behind him with
his left hand II means that he is going
to HIT the first ball pitched.
'If he throws The extra bat away
from him with his right hand II means
that he has orders 10 try TO get a base
on balls.
IF Hughie on the coaching lines un-
buttons the top button of his sweater 1t
means that the fellow on first must get
ready TO steal second. II IIughie on the
coaching lines Jumps in tile air and waves
his arms yelling Eyah, Eyah" twice
Il means to the batter bunt. II he only
says 'F,yah" once IL means hit ii out
as hard as you can.
Catcher's Signals.
III the catcher In telling the pitcher
what kind of ball To secrve up laws two
fingers OF his bare hand against the iu-
side of his catching mltt thumb out
stretched. he is signalling for an out
curve. One finger means an iucurre.
With two fingers OH the glove. thumb
turned under a low outcurve is wanted.
II with one finger on the glove. thumb
turned under. n low incurve is asked for.
The whole hand doubled up in the glove
means send one wide OF the plate;
have detected a signal TO steal Hold