The Washington herald., 1911-03-01

that the chewing was great. oh, you
don't know the feel of swat on the point
that jars all of you groggy and sick, for
you won't lamp such hammers tucked
into the sleeves of poor dubs that can't
fight half a lick.
Hop up, Morris, step lively, duck out of
the dark; sure we've given you plenty of
rope: you are either a frost, press
agented stiff, or a husky and genuine
hope. You have fingered too long in the
wilds of the West and we're weary of
hearing you blat; can you mix with a
guy who has shown US the goods? Come
across with the answer TO that-George
T. Purdy.
Tired Of the mimic warfare which has
been pulled off-or rather not pulled off
in Mexico, Louis Blot. the San Francisco
promoter, announces that he has secured
promission to hold boxing bouts on Mexi-
can soil Tia Juana, the little border
town, is the site selected by Blot to hold
finish contests, and his plans are to give
but three or four battles a year, confin-
ing himself to championship events only.
Il hadn't intended to go before the public
for a few weeks yet, but 1 guess there is
no harm now in admitting the facts"
said Blot recently. Il had a Wolgast-
Moran contest in mind when I went to
-htAAIOs Dul SluNt ldLAliAlE Tic pei mn
have been figuring on both Johnson
Kaufman and a Johnson-Langford
match"
The baseball fans all over the coun-
try would be pleased to see Jesse Tan
nehill come back and show some OF
his Old-time form in the box, but me-
thinks that Jesse is all in on account of
his arm, which gets lame when he Ok
l.;
Pittsburg and was at his best there
wasn't a pitcher at that time that had
anything on Jesse, and it was indeed
unfortunate that this popular player was
afflicted with glass arm.
Johnny Evers scouts at the idea that
youngster will replace Harry Stein
feldt. The man who takes Steiny's
place" urged Evers, will have to be
a better hall player by at least . per
cent. You see, Steiny knows the Cub
play. A man might be faster than Steiny
and yet fail to get in on plays that
Harry makes. Not because he did not
have the natural ability, but because ne
could not fit into the plays as Harry
does"
There is no concealing the fact" COM
ments the Chicago American, that
Steinfeldt is looked upon with disfavor
by many fans. They have an idea that
he has gone back. Maybe he is not
in 1906 and 1907. But the question which
Chance will have to answer is whether
he has a better man for third base than
Steinfeldt."
Bill Armour, former Detroit manager,
says some Of the best batters are weak
On balls that split the plate waist high |
a ball over the middle of the plate would
naturally seem easy to hit, but Armour
says most batters hit better when the
ball comes over the inside or outside
corner
'Batters who take long swing, like !
Lajoie and StovalI. are more likely to |
hit wide balls than balls that cut the |
plate. Larry isn't weak on balls over |
the middle of the plate, like hitters of |
his type. He can hit anything" said !
Armour.
"Batters who step away from the plate |
are best on balls over the inside corner |
The batters who hit balls over the middle |
are the fellows who chop instead OF |
swing.
willie Keeler was the greatest chop |
hitter. He used a short bat, gripped it |
far up from the handle, and poked the |
ball. Chop hitters seldom make long |
drives
Fred Snodgrass, the Giant outfielder, |
who led the National League batters for |
4 long time last season. is weak on balls
that split the plate. He hits best when
he ball is over the outside corner.
Pitchers shoot for the middle with Snod-
grass up.
George Stovall has a style of his own.
He is a stiff-arm hitter. All his long hits
are made on balls over the outside cor
ler. He hits balls over the middle and
siose balls on the handle of his bat for
nfield grounders.
Players say overconfdence is RESPONSE