The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-26

through the gates. He certainly
knows when to take him out. We knew
all the time FaIkenberg would weather
the storm"
Three days later, in the last game OF
the same series, Falk Is again sent
to the mound Cleveland scores two
runs right at the start. Again, in the
seventh. New York comes back with
three putting it in the lead. Take
him OUT again shout the fans. But
Stovall kept him in and New York
won this game 8 to 2.
Say. that guy Stovall don't know
enough to come inout of the rain, =
Mcguire would have taken F'alkenberg
out when they began to get to him
and we would have won sure with
the lead we had"
How'd You Like to Be Manager.
Some bright play maker has written
a song entitled, How'd You Like to
Be the Umpire. The same music
could, with justice. be used in connec-
ton with the manager.
Hugh Jennings Of the Detroit Tt
gers has broken all records this sea-
son in the substitution of players. AS
soon as there was the slightest indi-
cation of a break Hughey would shoot
In relief corps. In almost every in
stance he has made good, too. Chicago
fans will not soon forget that II to 16
game their Sox lost a few weeks ago.
After having a clean lead OF twelve
runs. Jennings started to send fresh
men into the fight, and eventually won
out.
This sunny, scrapping manager Of
the Tigers seems to have an uncanny
ability to do the right thing at the
right time. For years Frank Chance
of the Cubs has been regarded as the
star man for knowing when to change
pitchers, or send new men up to bat.
But Jennings has seemingly passed
the peerless leader in this respect.
"Beaning" of batters has become
more serious this season than ever in
the past, Many pitchers, in their
anxiety to scare the batter, send the
ball whiting past their head, hoping
to make then either pop out or strike
out This practice has practically put
Frank Chance out of the game for
good. Fred Clark. the grand manager
of the Pirates. has received a blow
on the head the world will not soon
forget.
Intimidates the Players.
Many a budding young swatter has
had his career cut off short by being
"beaned." A few have been able TO
overcome their fear and developed into
good hitters. For example, Mclean of
St Louis started out like a demonic
whirlwind His swatting brought the
crowds out to the Sox park. One day,
however, he received wallop on the
head, and couldn't face the pitcher
again with his old time confidence as
long as he remained with the Sox. But
he seemed to get over this when he
went to the Browns and may be one
OF our great players yet
Then there was Billy PurteI1, now
third baseman of the Boston Red Sox.
He started hitting right when he
joined the White Sox some three years
ago. IT don't see where these pitchers
have anything on me-" the writer
heard him exclaim one day. But final
ly he received his "beaning" and 1t
took him nearly two years to over
come his tendency to draw back while
at the plate.
Billy Sullivan draws back to this
day. But he has learned how to hit
from this position, so the case is not
is evident now when 1t applies to him.
1t takes worlds Of courage to overcome
the dread which follows blow in the
head and it's a pity such things have
to be. But no pitcher has perfect
control, so there's no remedy In sight.