The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-26

a few well-chosen remarks upon winning
games on tho major circuit. Mr., .Dahlen
believes that harmony, concentration and
regularity are the things which do the
business.
Says Dahlen: "Thc only theory on
which l ever have worked is that every
man on team should work for the com
mon interest; that each man should help
out each other one, and that eight men,
If strong, ought to HELM out the weak one
"Close attention TO every move is es-
sential. Not only should player watch
every change of position of his oppo"
nents. but he should watch his fellow
players TO see what they are doing. The
mind must be alert at every instant dur
Ing a game. There is no room In major
league baseball for any except last think :.
mean that a player must be a ten second
man. I mean he must be on his toes.
ready to jump in an. given direction
"'Footwork in baseball is one of the
most necessary things. y man who han
dies his feet we'll. either batting, field
! ing or base running. is good player @ @foT
hands II is as necessary for player TO
be shifty on his feet as 1t is for a boxer,
| is as bad as a flat headed one--and usu-
ally the two things go together.
"The batter who Is on his toes, pal
for he can shift and swing and still get
! his weight behind the bat. The shiity
| runner on first is ready 10 move eilner
way-to dive back TO first or go on 70
second In the neld he moves with the
ball. and is moving when IL is HIT so
he covers more ground. o,
ness should watch every move of the
batter and poise himself for the start
Just as a sprinter does. | remember tnat
one of the first things taught me AFTER
| ing, and the crowd OF great players under
Anson won many games because they
started faster and were reader In selz-
| ing an opportunity than their opponents
| were. Another thing they taught me ~aS
| sliding to bases. not only so as 10 avolc
being touched: but also 10 avoid getiinne
known as the Chicago slide was the In
vention OF Kelly and adopted by Burns
Williamson, Pfeffer and the greater play
ers OF that day"
An athletic and sport programme OF
wide interest has been planned for the
historic California town OF Sonor,a FOR
| the Fourth OF July. carnival Of nations
will be held In sonoma on July l. 2. and
4. and there Will be contests of vari-
Gus kinds. with horse racing every day
A new oval for athletic exercises Is
being constructed in Washington under
the guidance OF Colonel Spencer Crosby
superintendent OF public buildings, and
grounds The work Is BEL being rushed t1,i ape nc
the municipal games on Independence
day. For a long time athletic Washing
ton has been in need OF an oval, as there
has been no outdoor track where train
ing could be done or where meets could
be held. All the public school meets ir
the future will be held upon the new
track.
a fine new concrete stadium for nth-
Ietic meets viii be built at the United
States Naval academy at Annapolis. Il
will house track and field meets ano
football and baseball games. The stadium
WAS recommended after visit OF in
speutlon by the board of visitors, The
board In its report speaks highly Of the
high athletic standing Of the academy
and urges that 2n appropriation be made
moment.