Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-20
BATTERS' STYLE IS
HARD TO CHANGE
The Way a Man Gets Up to
Bat Does Count Much in
When 1t Comes to Swatting
Sphere Says Jennings.

llughie Jennings, who has pilOtcl
the Detroit Tigers to three American
league pcnnants. believes a player
knows best how to stand al the plate
and swing nt bail For that rea.
son lluEhic doesn't tImpor much with
the STYLE of his batters.
That doesn't mean that Jennings
pays no attention at all 20 his players
az regards their batting lar from
anything Ike that he constantly
offers suggestions and tips 90 his
players but so long as his men are
meeting the ball squarely he doesn't
attempt 10 alter thoir position or
swing
What's the difference how q batter
stands at the plate or swings. u-
long as he hits the ball asks
Hughic
When the Tiger team returned 10
Detroit after The southern uaInlhg
trip Jennings had three different pie.
lures taken OF each player az ihc
bat one was his position it tn
start ct the swing, anuthCl about
half way. and the thltd Just as the
bat connects with the bail lie gave
each PLAYER a set OF his three pic.
lures iughie believes fhHt The
photos can give q player better idea
OF his style than an explanation itum
| himself The pictures, along vita
some suggestions. Hughio believes,
enable the players to see the defects.
/ % any. In their work
Jennings says that there were only
q few al his players whose tom was
really hal Cobb, Crawford Dele.
hanty MorartN Mcintyre and stan.
age all bar VA manner pleasing 10
/ Jennings Bush be- said, had about
as correct position at the bat as
could Doe desired
4 don't believe IT'S good 10 tWupor
with a PLAYERS batting position o.
swing % ne rs meeting the bali
sQuarclN." stated lounings The pla
Crs usually develop Themselves 49,
lattcrs 1hey know how they eau
/ hit best or course some players
need correcting This fellow Case,
/ and Ol.carN, both weak blttcrs
could improve their forms.
Form really counts Tor little aC-
Coriing 10 my way of thinking Take
| Claude Rossman, Tor instance when
/ he Joined ms several years ago, ho
had the most awkward. ungalnly pose
at the bar over saw Hut on Our
training "trip he began hitting the ball
hand and often ana didn't Interfere.
he sim bats The same way He may
not be- an imposing creature az the
hat but as long as ne hits it's ali
right
OF course 81 player Is IN slump
u "a 81 1 Itgl a.
IN trying new STYLES aad systems
Mar be he takes his step forward a
moment too quick, or maybe toe
la,o Then DE- may bc holding his
bat al the wrong angle when % meets
the ball Mal be IL he tries few
changes he will hit on the proper com
6inatiou and begin to meet the bal
aquaTcly Il doesn't necessarily mean
that he gets the ball safe. as Ions
us hV begins to push IL out with
force The hits are almost bound
TO come later once he accmplishes
that
Then anjher thing that people tall
good deal about rs the prclminar,
position OF the batter al the Mate
Take George stone lie has crouch
10 probably doesn't benefit him hit
notice Stone lose the crouch when
ne swings az the bali dos nice
batter he leans forward and meets
the ball sQuarcly and Is really
slraightened up when he swings AZ
the ball, so that preliminary stool
doesn't count for a thing
You have probably noticed aud
wondered why many battcrs who take
a great swing a. the bah don't get M
many hits as hatters who appear "a
make less Ufforl | prefer the playe'
who hits the bah on line
The fellows who swings hard
usually gets his extra hits because he
liits his ball over the uuihelders
heads The fellow with the shuti
swing, sends the bali out on line
u travels faster and farther usual,
than the ball nj, following yiciou.
swing