The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24


Of the fast company. Then. some day,
when a pitcher has had the stufing kick
ed cut Of him. the youngster goes IN
from the bench and locks like a desiccated
lobster. Theoretically Of course. this
system ought to be all right. The boy is
going 10 school. as II were. and reeeiv-
ing the instruction TO fit him for his
business career. But, as a matter Of
plain fact and common sense, how about
it?
Your young pitcher comes up from
the brushwood with a sense OF sublime
confidence and an unlimited stock Of
nerve. He thinks he must be ALFRED
good, or the big team wouldn't have paid
so much money for him. lie knows that
IL he could go right In there and face
those big leaguers he'd make them look
Ike little monkeys. but he doesn't get
the chance, BY the time he has been
under Instructions for a week OF two he
has lost his confidence. He has had it
impressed upon him that he is only
fresh kid and lucky TO be alive. He has
had the merits of mis- natural style crit
cised and reviled: he has been shown a
lot of stunts. with the best of intentions.
but without the least effect. You take
hardy young fighter and put a fancy box
ing teacher in charge of him and the boy,
without learning much of the boxing
skill. will lose his own original punch
and rugged ability. So II is. in most
cases, with a young pitcher
"Anson used TO take them green from
the train, Good morning, Mr.. Arson. I'm
Hurlby. the new pitcher 'Umph Umph.
When did you get in? Why, Just ten
minutes ago, Mr.. Arson I'm huh. I'm
huh Well. young man. go eat good
steak and get out to the ball park before
$50 You pitch this afternoon.
And the greenhorn would go in. would
make the blamedest jassaks imaginable
out of the mighty sluggers. Why? Be
cause he came up fresh strong, fun Of
! confidence. He was chestily stuck on
himself. and his nerve helped him along.
The other fellows were scared not the
kid. They took it for granted the boy
must be a demon or he wouldn't be sent
| in bIOodraw from the little league. He
had new stuff and backwoods shoots; he
may have been crude. but q wise old
catcher would be helping him on and the
Old Man would be yelling. 'Haw, haw!
| Go IT, boy-haw. hawl Look at the poor
NUTS trying to hit that curve" And In
that way Arson made great pitchers.
Take 'em as they get of the train.
Feed them, wash their faces. and ram
'em into the uniform Send 'em straight
In that very afternoon. If the boys have
the stuff. they viii show it instantly.
and 1t viii be the opposing batsmen who
viii be attacked with stage fright. not the
new kids. And II you don't think I'm
right, study the old records and note
how the big stars broke in
| A New York baseball writer notes that
the Yankees may not appear to be a
classy team TO the people who follow the
fortunes Of the Giants. but the fact
stands out boldly that they win games.
and that is more than the Giants are
doing. It isn't always the so-called
classy team that wins pennants.
The Philadelphia Tines says: when
the race for the American League PEN
nent started this season great stress was
| laid upon the fact. that Connie Mack
was equipped with the best pitching stat
In the league. However, experts stated
that allow one or two of the men TO be
injured and the team would fall TO pieces.
How strong these experts were has been
shown In the last two weeks. During
that time Bender has been III. Krause
has devaoped a tender spot in his Shout
der. and Plank was off edge Jimmy
Dygert has not .regained his wonted con-
dition, while Tommy Atkins, being a re-
cruit. was not ready for active duty.
This allowed the brunt Of the games 10
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