The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05
MANAGERS SHOW
REAL ABILITY
Choice Of Pitchers q Mattre Of
Sound Judgment Methods
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The choice Of pitchers-how to se.
lect the men to send against the va.
rious hostile teams, and in what ro-
tation to work them-has always been
one OF the toughest problems for q
captain and in this day of scientific
ball.. with all the accompanyinr frills,
is becoming still harder.si IA: ~
Here are three lines lof procedure
open to captain and each line has it's
special advantages, with special draw.
backs: First, to work the pitchers in q
regular rotation, never varying ex-
cept in case Of illness or disability;
second, to work the best pitchers
against the more powerful teams, CIV
ing the tailenders over to the weaker
slabmen. and. thirdly, to work the
good pitchers against the feebler
clubs, trusting to team strength and
gameness to carry the weaker hurl-
ers to victories over the topnotchers
AS side issues to these problems
must be considered the advisability OF
using the left handlers Of the club
against teams with a number Of left
handed batsmen and of working the
right handlers on the reverse Of the
same principle; also the wisdom OF
using certain pitchers against clubs
which they are supposed to have "buf-
faloed." or Of keeping other pitchers
cut Of reach of certain teams that
always fail them savagely.
1t is a complex and many sided
proposition and the manager who can
solve it most successfully is the fell
low who can win a barrel of games
even with pitching STAFF of really
inferior value.
The scheme of working men In reg
ular order. irrespective Of any side
issue, works we'll when the staff is
evenly balanced, but is shot full of
holes when the staff Is composed of
men whose skill is widely varied, or
when some one Of the pitchers Is an
invariable mark for any particular
club. It will only go through sue
cessfully when the men are all on an
even plane Of ability and enjoy equal
~ the confidence and enthusiastic
backing Of the f1elders.
Many managers believe in saving
! the greater pitchers !: for the Igrim
battles with the topliners,, figuring
that the weaker pitchers with good
support behind them, will dispose of
the tailenders. This plan works we'll
when the tailenders are really feeble
sisters, but in close. race where eevn
the seventh place viii stand as high
as 400, this will never do-the tail
enders in such struggle are but
the faintest shade easier to whip than
the champions and will everlastingly
whale the tar out of the softer hurl-
ers.
All Slab Men Get Beaten
The reverse idea-using the hest
pitchers to NOW down, the tailend
teams and thus harvest a big crop of
games, while the strength and hon
est gameness of the club are relied
upon to take fair quota Of deci-
sions from the champions-k one
that works finely at times( and then.
again, turns up like q barrel hoop ana
kicks its sponsor in the shins. It
often proves sensible trick In a
close race, where the clubs class up
well together, but 1t is just as likely
to prove a boomerang.
Using left hand twirlers when the
',cstiles have numerous left handed
hitters is also favorite plan Of bat
tie, but is nullified to quite IAN extent
nowadays by the fact that nearly ev-
cry team has at least one right
handed slugger wis, for that game,
takes the place of the left handed
regulars.
Sending certain pitchers against
certain teams which they are suppos-
ed to have buffaloed is a winning
trick-for q WHILE. And then, just
when game is most needed. the
worm is sure to turn and Mr.. Cinch is
going to get the excelsior stuflng
belted out of him. s4s... 4,
Talk about generalship Judgment Of
human nature. close calculating as to
what the other fellows will or .will
not do---there Is nothing more ,strenu-
GUS in the world than the proper Sc
lection and rotation of pitchers and
even a game Of chess doesn't call for
more thought and application.
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