Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16

practice of the home team a brand-new
ball had been fouled off and stuck fast
In the wire netting above the stands.
Little attention was paid to- ii by the
home players, but a number of the park
attaches found plenty of amusement try
ing to dislodge the ball from its resting
place The Washington team was the
attraction that day and when the visiting
players came on the field they noticed
with amusement the efforts of the Young
sters to recover the ball. Jim Deiehanty
watched them for a minute took a ball
out of his pocket, made a trial heave to
get the distance and on the very next
throw struck the ball sauarely and
caused it to drop to the ground. 1t was
really n wonderful feat, but was passed
by almost unnoticed
Bail players will tell yosl that the worth
or good throwing arm is never known
until the strength has been Sapped away
and to use the parlance of the game "A
glass arm * the result Its really
strange what poor Gaze the average PLAY
er, professional ard amateur, takes of
ms salary whip. Instead of nursing it
when 1t s good and strong, most PLAYERS
wait until they realize the arm is get
ting weak before giving it proper care
and attention.
Few If any players ever had a better
arm than Terry Turner when that MA yer
was at his best. yet for the past two
the Cleveland club because of an injury
to his throwing wing Not so many
years ago there used to be many argtl-
fnents over who had the best arm, Terry
Turner Or Bobby Wallace. Both had
wonderful whips. get Wallace still has
his strong arm, while Turner's is on the
hospital order. Therein is an interesting
tale.
wallace always has nurSed his throw
Ing arm. He cuts loose only when abso-
lutely necessary. On the same kind of a
drive he would throw out the speedy Cobb
or some numbering pitcher BY exactly
the same distance. On Cobb he would
huri the ball at d fast clip; In order Il
retire the pitcher he would simply lob i,
over He Was simply saving himself any
unnecessary eXertion. Turner OH tine
other hand. thought his arm was of iron
always cut loose at the same speed M
matter how fast or slow the runner. and
| now he is paying the penalty
/ The Washington club has in Mcbride
one OF the best tnrowerS III game has
ever seen. If YOU happen IL see Nc
! Bride i'll action next summer pay par
| ucular attention to play he pulls of
time and again to a successful end. Will
| a man on first and third ii is often tn.
| case that the double steal is attempted
| or the fake double steal, the man at third
not trying for home. while the man OF
| first pliers second. 1t is the usual Gus
tom Tor tWo -hilciueTs 10 ma e ms play
| the shortStop or often the man with til,
/ strongest arm taking the snort throw
/ so as to cut the run off at the plate
while the other man is i'll position Il
/ take the long throw should the man or
third make no effort to score. Mcbride
is one of the very few men who make
this play alone. He makes the play deep
(! this being possible because of his stroni
arm. If the man at third starts for HON,
| he ntercepts the throw-off and tries t
cut off the man at the plate. II it's evi
dent that the man at third base doesn'
| intend to score he backs up and makes
| a try at the man stealing second.