The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-08
RATIfRS FACE
GREAT DANGER
or,y ALMOST ENTIRELY UPON
p,TcHeB's CONTROL TO SAVE
THEM FROM ACCIDENTS
AT THE PLATE

cd a dangerous sahh0' -
Of young Louis Menu at freepers'
u, demonstrates that is 1t one OF the
u,ost dangerous that young men can
NAV saws the Detroit Free Press
vonng Menu, at bat, was looking
-. an outcurve. He stepped close
,,,o the plate to allow the anticipate
,o,d nj the ball. The pitcher
.outeuessed" him as baseball play
0rs call Il. Instead of an out-curve
no threw an inshoot, fast BALL
os professionals have shoots on them'
rh,s one hit the batter over the heart
and he died.
II Is really "A tribute to the excel
,ence of pitching that so few players
are injured while at bat. Consider
ing the tremendous speed with when
Tho hail is thrown, the dullness OF the
owes that bat but once week, the
recossary proximity OF the batter TO
the plate, the absolute necessity Oh
the pitcher putting 1t over, 1t VIII
40 seen that batters are very fortunate
IA escape serious injury while at the
bat.
oddly enough, the danger of being
MI with a pitched ball is not feared
so much by amateurs as by profess
ionals The amateur does not stahu
SO close to the plate as the profess
ional. The speed he opposes Is not
so great. OF course, the control OF
the professional pitcher is much SUI
perior To that of the amateur, but ms
speed with the width of his shoot are
also much superior too.
II is when professionals are pitch
ING against amateurs that they are
in greatest dread. They fear To MT
them. The amateur instnctiveiy
seems TO depend on the skilled pro-
fessional not to hit him and there
fore abandons care of himself.
Pitchers Who Hit Batters.
The marvel of the infrequency Oh
injury from pitched balls Is maze
greater when II is understood that
many crack professionals Will ue-
liberately throw ball at the pat
ter's head in order to handicap MS
hitting by driving him away from
the plate. Very few of the great pltch-
ers have been above trying this trick
when they are hard pressed. one
at his NUT is the way ball players
put IT, To have a ball whizzed pS
your teeth, kissing like n snake, Is MOI
at all rcassuring, especially II mar
has been once ''crlmped" by pitche'
ball. as the players state IT.
one of the famous old pitchers
"Silver" King of the Browns OF 'h'
eighties, was known for his beilc
in the effectiveness of ball thrown
at the batter's head i'm tight pace
II batter had been hitting hihs
with certainty and frequency old ISL
We would tip his catcher thus:
81 haf to crimp him; he Is entirei!
doc confident" For King spoke VIII
decided Teutonic accent. fas
one at the head or in the ribs usu
ally had the desired effect.
When Rusie Jolted jennings.
one OF the most famous and fear
Jennings, now manager of the Detro'
club. by Amos Rusie, the most won
derful of all men that ever curved
base ball. Jennings, with Baltimor
then. was noted for his close huggih
of the plate. and his willingness
accept base by being hit by tn
pitcher. He relied upon his quicknes
of eve to minimize the effect of IN
blow.
Rusie had fearful curve pal
Jennings stood close and got one III
IN the head.
He fell nat For four days his III
was despaired of. but powerful con
stltution pulled him through, thoug
he was never the same nervy ma
again at the plate, and 1t was month
before he could play.
How Wallace Was Wounded.
Roderick Wallace. the famous ii
fielder OF the Browns, had his VA
ting efficiency seriously and perma
nently impaired twelve years ago VINE
he was hit In the head by n pa
thrown by Chick Frazer, who was the
with the Louisville club, Wallace WI
laid out for dead, and 1t was mar
days before he went to bat again.
constitution of iron enabled MIN
Withstand the shock. but he never WI
quite the same hitter afterward'
Dan Hoffman. the center helder
the Browns. was the victim OF
fearful blow at the hand OF Jesse Ia
nehill then with Boston, some yea
ago. Hoffman was at the time deem
the most promising young player
the American league. He was haVi
his first season and n most briliia
one 1t was. One day he made triI
double and single off Tanner
IN three trips to the plate.
fourth time up Tannehill hit
fearful blow over the right eN
The optic was driven out on
cheek. II almost killed the trair
muscular young athlete. Honm
lay as II dead. and II was four az
before he recovered consciousness.
Hoffman has never forgiven TAM
Hill o. nj. ho