The evening times., 1911-03-28

Although Addie Joss, the Cleveland
pitcher, thinks that his own fin is
done for as a twirling arm, he takes
great pains in teaching the Nap
youngsters how to deliver the leather.
One Of his most ambitious students
is Willie Mitchell. The latter is try
ing to master the 'fade-away ball, but
finds 1t difficult. Never mind" says
Joss, "you just keep on practicing.
You know you don't acquire a ball
like that without few weeks and
sometimes months Of practice. Often
1t doesn't come anyway"
The Chicago cubs are still talking
about the easy way in which the
Athletics defeated them in the
worlds series. Frank Chance, in a
flaming bee, blamed Jack Barry for
their downfall. The Chicago manager
also insinuated that Barry, although
he has a bone-head name, is the best
shortstop in the business.
Howard Camnitz was guilty of q
laughable mistake during a game in
which he worked for the Yanigans.
Fred Clarke was at bat and Howard
was determined to retire him. Cammy
knows that the captain fairly kills
the ball when 'tis sent close to him,
so he tried to keep it outside. /"
Clarke swung at a couple which cut
the outside corner of the plate and
set himself for another in the same
place. The Rosebud, seeing this,
thought 'twould be foxy move to
"cross" the boss, so he sent one up
inside" Clarke saw the pill coming,
and just at the right moment stepped
back and swung his bat with terrific
force. Result: The ball went over
the fence for a double.
A new phenom has been unearthed
out on the coast. He is called Dutch"
Coombs. He can fling the ball with
a great deal of ginger A deaf and
dumb catcher and one-armed second
baseman are playing with semi-pro-
fessional teams out near the golden
gate, but Coombs, not of the Athletics.
but the legless pitcher, is the only
player of the kind known.
The Pittsburg management expects
Honus Wagner, the big German short
stop, to top the list again in the field
ing and batting line. He is already
down to weight and is covering the
territory around the short garden like
a two-year-old. He accomplished the
same feat Eddie Collins did when he
slammed the first bail pitched to him
in the first spring training game over
the fence for circuit. The Flying
Dutchman is fast on the bases, and
will, as usual, be a terror to the
catchers as we'll as the pitchers.
Although Harry Balm, the German
wrestler, known as Samson" re.
ceived a badly wrenched spine and
narrowly escaped broken neck when
Frank Gotch, the worlds champion
tossed him over his head, the crap
pier is ready for another go. He also
wishes to meet George Hacken
schmidt, and is willing. to, bet 81 ,ool
that the Russian Lion cannot com'
as near as Frank. did in. breaking hi
neck.
Honus Wagner's brother, AL, who il
on the training trip with the Pitts
burg team, is ready to post an.
dluOuuC VI uIOuoy ludC tNo IlIdle
will be. in the running for the, pennan
this season. Al states that the yani
gans are showing up lot better thai
any. lot of. youngsters he ever sav
before. II believe Pittsburg is goini
to win the pennant." he said, "an'
that they will have to fight it out witt
New York."
Columbia has taken the initiative II
an attempt to bring about an inter
collegiate baseball league. Heretofor
there has been little uniformity il
college baseball. and the advantage o
some such organization has beel
widely recognized. Although tn
large colleges play series of games
this rarely settles the question of tn
championship in a satisfactory way
1t is the idea to have the leagu'
modelled on the lines of the Intercol
legiate Basketball league. with a two
game round robin series of games.