Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24

the eager base runner and the man whom
ne had forced off second, and the third
man had gone out on a long fly that
would have tied the score, Watty went
forth to do things to the ivory headed
boy whose miscue had Grabbed the game.
What In the name of the blue con-
catenated dome of misery" walled Mr..
Watkins, did you mean by that jackass
piay! The young man stared at Watty
with injured, innocent expression.
Mr.. Watkins said he, you distinctly
told us that We had to obey the signals
or get fired off this team And you told
us the signal to steal second was when
you tapped your forehead. 1 seen you
tap your forehead and l done what you
ordered. Whatcha kickin' about, any
how?'
The signal code of Mr.. Watkins ball
club was materially altered that very
evening
Players Like Soft Soap.
Generalship that doesn't apply in the
actual principles of mechanical play. but
counts tremendously in the science of
jollyirg players outside the game. and
of cheering them along till they put forth
tremendous efforts, all unconscious of
their being the recipients of the soft
soap or the con" The best work of this
kind that has been done in recent year
was the way in which Frank Chance and
Charlie Murphy handled Harry Steinfeldt
and Jimmy Sheckard. Chance told MUIR
phy that these two men, added to the
roster of the Cub team, could win the
flag. Both men, at this time, 1905, were
considered all in and practically worth
less. Sheckard was condemned in Brook
lyn for sullen. surly disposition, and
was believed to be the meanest PROPOSE
ton any manager could attempt to ham
die. Steinfeldt was regarded as a sulky
German of the mulish kind, and had be-
come extremely ill-liked in Cincinnati
and in the Red ball club. Murphy got
them both in trades. giving equivalents
far under their value, but apparently
ample in view of their alleged sulkiness
and their failing quality. The result
Both men turned in. played magnificent
pail Tor Chicago, and were vast factors
IN the winning Of three flags.
How did you do it," asked an old
timer. who had been among those hostile
to Steinfeldt and Sheckard. and had pre-
dicted that both would be failures in
Chicago. How on earth did you get
those fellows to behave the way they've
done?''
Murphy gurgled with laughter. Easiest
thing in the world said he Il have
simply treated them as gentlemen and
good ball players, and they have shown
me that made no mistake
Glasscock's Scheme.
twenty years and more ago Jack Glass
cock was handling the Indianapolis team.
1t was way down in the race, but play
ing good ball. The New Yorks, playing
at their fastest stride, the pace that won
them the flag that season and the cham
pionship of the world, came along late
in the schedule. and Glasscock was wild
to beat them. He had only two effective
pitchers ready for the brunt. One of
them was lazy fellow, who hated to work
oftener than was absolutely necessary to
keep him on the pay roll-the other was
Amos Rusie. then at the threshold of
his great career
Say, old man. said Glasscock to the
lazy fellow. go in and beat them TODAY,
and you won't have to work again this
week. The lazy man nearly flung his
arm OFF, and New York was beaten Then
said Glasscock to his great young pitcher.
mos. there are the New Yorks. Beat
them today and I'll let you pitch again
tomorrow And Rusie won his game
hands down. That was an example of the
way TO jolly different styles of men.