Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-13
FANS LIKE HARD HITTING.
Tame Pitchers Battles Make No Noise
With the Bleacherites in the Ma
tional Game.

A man may go to a baseball game
and sit through nine innings while two
pitchers battle for supremacy. At the
end of the game the score may oe to
0, and one Of the pitchers credited with
a one or two-hit game and the other
fellow with a four or a fve-hit game.
And there YOU have it all. The aver
age man, when his wife asks him about
the pitching duel he has just with ss-
ed nine times out OF ten will shake his
head wisely and remark: Yep, it was
nice game, all right, but And
there YOU have 1t all
Pitching dueis are all right the fan
realizes, and he looks on them as q
aort of necessary evil, which isn't 50
bad if the home pitcher happens to be
right and his team wins: but what the
real fan delights in is d hitting
game, full Of daring base running and
sensational fielding. Consequently the
actions of the best llitters in the game
While at bat and OF the best base run
ners ara OF considerable interest. In
deed. | heard wordy argument which
resulted in a bet OF good sized gum
of real money between a couple of fans
in Cleveland recently as to whether
Ty Cobb swung three bats before TAX
ing his Dositicfi AT the plate or con-
tented himself with swinging two of
the war clubs. The man who picked
the three won the bet
Cobb is nervous young chap who
is always thinking and schen1ing some
way whereby he can put something
over on the other fellows. About the
time Dayy Jones steps ND to the plate
Cobb gets off the bench. picks up three
of his favorite bats marches as near
the plate as the umpire will permit. and
stands there swinging his bats while
Jones and then Bush take their turns
at the pan. Cobb walks around the
umpire carrying the three bats. then
losses two of them over to the bat boy
and he is ready for the pitcher. He
stands clear in front of the plate. and
apparently meets the ball before it ala 6
time to break in the sharp curve. La
Jole Of the Maps stands out in front of
the players bench, swings two bats
for minute or so, throws one down
and then usually sits on the end of
the club he has selected until his turn
at the plate comes.
Larry walks around the umpire, takes
a look at the pitcher and then draws a
line along the right hand side of the
plate with the handle Of his bat He
raps the end of the Dat hard on the
plate. swings it UP over his shoulder
and waits for the hall. AS q rule he
takes one" that *. he lets the first
ball pitched pass him without attempt
ing to hit it. Many pitchers know this
and endeavor to work the big French
man by shooting the first one over
Larry, however. has q trick of cloutine
a straight one which has the pitchers
guessing. SO his bluff usually gets him
a. hall.
Wagner is good deal like the
Frenchman at the bat The big stoTid
German is never worried. He has
phenomanally long arms. which enable
him to swing wide over the plate. and
he meets the ball with the full force
Of his shoulders and back, like Lajoie
Iopo's attack is more choppy. but
man now playing the game. with the
possible exception of Laioie. Wagner
is patience itself if he believes a base
on balls will help his team as much as