The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24

fDP4C@ ~ EMA DRAM~"~e
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President Lynch % tho National LaAGus
isn't one q those Who have grown gray N
bassbAn who tAAnk tAat ths gAnas hlAt ang
faster than u was fifteen o. twSney y~aso
asO. Hs was tAlkiAS IN this subject fsw
days arc and saId thaa fepm What he had
seen of the game this season he wAa cure
q had gone ahsad IN skill and seisnee since
no wss an umDirs On the BIG league oarcuii
nfteen yeAFs agO.
The neldinS and the batting are more
sclentilc. even u the Individual DlayeFs
aren't any beetsr. said Mr.. Lynch. and ]
am sure more fast playa ere made nowadays
than hssd 70 b the oase. ! osllsve that one
ToAson why batting has como 20 be 80
diG8cult h because of the Improved nsldang.
Faaldoga uss thRtr hoAdp moro IN playing
for a batter than they used 10. stndy the
batter more. They dOn't always have 20
wait for q signal 70 do u either. but nom
watching the pitcher and batter seem -
know what to expoct from tho batter. Far
that very reason the hAteeSs have 500 20
do more studying and planning 70 ke~p NO
their end.
The smart way IN Whlch lnnsidsFs nhift
their position b an evidence of how me
scheming has come To play q part N the
game IL the tnnsldsr wants to sAift hin
position for q certain batter be doesn't
always 20 about Il deliberately. but masks
bis intention With some other movement.
such - picking up . pebble. % that he can
edge over with Out attRactinG the hAtters
attention.
4 have told MY umpires that the game
10 ROinR ahead a. tho time and that n they
vNnt 20 keep up With u they too mus -
sifnaaiona o. the game and the likely plays
just ahead. 20 a. t. 30 IN the right Pes,ioa
sS;s ISs 1:.t Py comes Ss oS % = n 'e <.
i Ia1typ ; .ssass Ss VI . s,sssr c worth a.
e 70 ne ss ss N sSss .Sa:.s s sssass
the NeS Yo.k Aner,csss has the b. 81 80. 80
ifibaiod strength and seaeraIly wiehPY.
sss s. s'n q .sssn,ia soa sSScss AsrssS
fore KS ben the HiehiAnders' position.
Sp' ne s'.a ~: y:aI &. Sy,s syss HrfSss
lot. but even that l. no .ars thing
yI u u; ara % ..s' an ~ S ss'
boyle t~iri.d SsaiHss !Ss 1iSiss.es. he
the greatest number Of rune made by an
.S s"SS S% q ra y: Sc SS.t
total q runs for the oIheT Iaama Vas fifteen.
AZ average q two and q h&lI tuns gAnss .
six games Was fofty-slx. That IL an average
OF little over seven hits = game, and the
scarcity q runs IN connscsion St.n the bits
rom sroaplns their siss 10 an lSdicalioH o.
Ten hits were made on Vaughn. In the
frst game. hve OF Quinn ald Ford in the
Eext MIN: on Frin IN tee essr Twelve s on
ten ten Sits sa vaughn only. lear raas yers
.S9 S iH a n: .G non. "a
n! GIa 80. s@f iusSs. are PHI 3 - beard from
ra ss s q ssls s osssa he rs
az s.SS. sSs sSS SsS q m S
Nor san and JOHPsoG 6sys, been pitied
ssia hen: Lam 81 t sss toROvs3 IL :a
Ing since lawns home at the beginning
there are a good many yugRrOesrs Of
stAllinGs use bis pitchers in regular turn
pisShsr according 70 the club to be faced.
Irrespective Of turn.
In none Of their arst six games did the
Gianta bat into double agyres. 6u. that
Was Offset BY the fact that their opponent4
he opposins clubs down % fever 6iss
Of aHairs continues there VII 30 no cause
to worry a. reGsrds the box. There hasn't
want Of hitting in pincS:s vas the msIe
pIscnins. Won only Saii OF tSsir. ar., hall
f bssn 'H Sar: .p.ns sa Ss Hs S amy
the, batting Of the pitchers Mashsysen
and wiitss went long way towaEd IN
Quantity when u comes 20 having some
GOAy 20 depend on day IN and day out.
However there are Two or three more
TO sxpect better haEtina than they are now
doing Seymour and Murray among them
Bridweh too will do better pinch hitting "
he keeps No 90 the form he hitherto has
New Works have they don't have 20 bit
the tall a. hard - several OF their rivals.
bat 80 far they have not welded their
sAtons a. ro60s,Iy a. ,ne Snses.os or t, n.
to give them tho most trouble. These tWo
teams TO date appear to he quite as enter
pri-ing In winning games az they ever have
been.
AZ between the quality Of tho teams met
by the Gianta and by the Cubs and Pirates
there lsn't much 70 choese. not As regards
Shs Pira,f;s The ,I: :s.sT the 80 .SI
dInSIs there Wss sOrssthing whole /
went At The Csrdlnaisl howsx.r. And e
speed on their part this. rear thSrs have
been no external rtFns o. L. Yet there Il
one thing about the Giants. the harder
!Ss Ss s.r s, 'efH op So
nsnts than the Cubs and Pirates have had
with theiru dOesn't argue AZ ali that they
won't he equal to the occasion when they
meet the best OF their anto@onists