The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-06
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q admit now and
then that he has missed a close one,
and will do IL right In the heat OF a
game, too. A ball player can get
along with a man like that, can re-
spect him and be really friendly. The
man doesn't live who can 60 out on
that diamond and make a hundred
judgments with every one correct. day
after day.
Then, too, umpires are often in
fiuenced by other considerations.
Lots of times they will give the short
end Of close one to the man who.
they think, is trying TO make Il hard
for them or to influence a decision
by acting as IL IL had already been
made In his favor. II man fails to
slide, he Is likely TO get the worst OF
close one, too.
I'VE were playing in st. Louis one
day and | was catching. Jim Dele
hanty was playing with the Browns
and had gotten to third with the
bases full and none out. The batter
raised q fly to left which our outfield
er caught and heaved to me. I got
set for the ball and II looked like a
bad one and was barely able
to grab the ball in my bare hand.
Del was just coming I'm. | couldn't
reach him with the meat hand and the
ball. but I tagged him with my mitt
as he went by. He crossed the plate
standing up.
"'Out! said Jack Sheridan. who
was calling 'em at the plate that day.
Il had a quiet chuckle and expect
ed that the Browns would all gather
around for a hullaballoo. As II was,
Del himself made the only kick. Sheri-
dan came back strong.
"why didn't you slide, you chump"
he yelled.
Del didn't answer. AS a matter of
fact, he had been hurt for some time
and had just gotten back into the
game, but that was, of course, no ex-
cuse.
well, Del's failure to slide practi-
cally cost his team the game, as Ii
turned out, for we retired 'em with
out a run in that inning when they
should have scored two or three.
THE next day the papers roasted
Delehanty to a FRAGILE and he never
played ball for St. Louis again. Tough,
wasn't it,"
Far be It from the purpose OF the
writer of this piece to insinuate utter
ior motives in the case of Uncle Ben
Shibe's banquet to magnates and
scribes at the coming league meet
ing. Nevertheless, Uncle Ben owns
81, mt
letics but the factory that makes
baseballs for both big leagues. Also.
the ball contract of the league ex-
pires shortly and other persons are
anxious to bid on II.
News from the semester examina-
tons are eagerly awaited in football
circles. Any gridiron star who escapes
conditions in both the simplified %
code and his classroom duties, de-
serves a statue on the campus.
A Washington Herald head an
nounces: Baseball game of 1865 Re-
called When the Old Nationals Won
Out" They have to call in the old
est inhabitant. when they go in Cor
"reminiscences like that In Washing
ton.
An enthusiastic friend writes in
that he believes the Tiges as strong
as ever. except in the pitching stan.
Well, we are ourselves as strong as
Hackenschmidt, except in the muscle.
And now come greetings of the
season from Harvey Busse, winterlng
at Wilmington, N. c., but soon 10
start the year with Washington.
Thanks, Harve, for them kind words.
How did you hear we were back or
horrible thought-perhaps you didn't
know we've been away.