The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-06-10

was beaten to 0. When the last
one of the visitors had been retired
Rusie's father jumped back into the
field, took Amos by the arm and
walked with him to the dressing room.
1t was sentimental spectacle, the
solicitude of the great pitchers father
for his boy and his pride in the young
Hercules work.
Poor Amos! Had he only stuck by
his good old father and ignored the al
legged friends who got him to travelling
in the broad road that leads to early
retirement, not to say disgrace, he
might be in the major league today as
famous and as popular as is old Cy
Young; earning $4,000 or $4,000
year instead of digging bitches. as he
is. for $1.75 day."
For the first time since the days in
Cincinnati when Tony Mullane used to
switch arms and rest one by twirling
with t'other, there's an ambidextrous
twirler in major league company. His
name Is Charles Friene and he is a
member of Connie Macks Philadelphia
Athletics.
Friene first attracted attention as
ball player while pitching for Santa
Clara college, the institution which
produced Hal Chase, the wonderful
first sacker of the New York High
landers. Then he broke into the Pa
Nnocf ayn1
pitched game for San Jose against
the Chicago White Sox, in which said
Sox looked like deck of deuce spots.
They secured six scattered hits off the
youth who switches arms while
pitching.
Whenever the opposing team threat
ems with batting rally, Friene just
uses the other arm, and it is said that
this plan works as effectively as put
ting new pitcher in the box, with
the additional advantage that the old
one can be reinstated, as there is no
rule in baseball that pitcher can't
change back to the arm he had been
using.
That Friene appears to have a good
brand of goods is evidenced by the
fact that Manager Connie Mack looked
him over for several weeks on the
spring training trip and then branded
him with you'll do" Friene is still
with the Athletics. He is the only
ambidextrous finger in the major
leagues, and possibly in all leagues.
Lajofe is hitting the ball harder this
spring than he has in several years.
and the prediction is made that the
big Frenchman will lead the league
this year. Lajoie is said to be much
lighter than he has been in recent
years. and with the worry of handling
the team shifted to Jim McGuire's
shoulders, he is playing much better
ball. What is more, Mcclure is not
allowing Lajoie to play the hit-and-
run game as persistently as he used
to-, thus handicapping his hitting, for
on most occasions he had to hit at a
bad ball. Now Lajois just waits for
what he wants and wallops, and he js
getting hits in punches.
who. Of all the batters you have
ever faced, hit the ball the hardest to
the outfield?" was the question an old
time fan asked of Duffy, the manager
Of the Chicago White Sox, and then
the fan added: "Of course, it was
either Bill LANCE or Larry Lajoie."
NO." replied Duffy. after reflection.
There never was, never will be and
isn't now more natural batter than
was Ed Delahanty. When you took a
line drive from his bat you took
chances of going to the hospital with
broken hand. Were it possible to
measure the speed Of a batted ball
from the time it leaves the bat until
it hits the fielder's glove or the
ground or the fence, wouldn't be sur
prised If a ball from the only Dels
bat would be found to hold all records
for speed"
Tim Jordan made his debut in big
company with home run. He also
made his exit in a similar manner.
The last time he was at bat was at
the Polo grounds, when he poled one
over the right field fence for the cir
cult, sending in two runs ahead of
him. If Jordan comes around all right
he may be recalled by Brooklyn at the
end of the Eastern league season