Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE srAMDIEa,
TWO KINDS OF ERRORS.
Mental @6oots' Worse Than Meehan
 ieaI Ones, Says Expert.

There are two kinds of errors in base ball, says l. p. Sanborn, the mental and the mechanical The former oft en passes unobserved by the average spectator or the blame is put upon the wrong man. The latter never is over looked by the public Among players and managers the mechanical error passes unrebuked, while the mental blunder. even If 1t results advantage- ously to the team, always brings at least mild censure for the offender, if the manager Is wise.
 The player who thinks out a play but makes mechonical error in at tempting to execute it, usually draws a compliment from his boss and team mates. He is comforted with, That was good stuff and hard luck" The player who thinks awry and still is lucky enough to get away without hav- ing 1t cost his team anything is sure to De told all about 1t when he gets back to he bench, and is informed as to the thickness of the bone under his scalp.
 In one game recently thereo ccurred four plays, any one of which was re- sponsible for the defeat of the Chicago White Sox. Two of them were me- chanical and two were mental Easter ly and Kuhn, who shared the catching, pulled the mechanical misplays, and Collins at first made the mental slips.
 In the first inning of the game Col fins went after a slow ground ball that belonged by right to Rath. He got it all right, but instead of tossing it to White, who covered first, Collins tried to make the put-out himself. He un- derrated the speed of Milan, who hit ha Ao1 p1 4- That lapse of thought resulted in one run. In the sixth inning, after the White Sox had taken the lead with two runs, the Senators got runner to third with one out Red Morgan who was next at bat. scratched a nt- tie roller in front of the plate. Easter ly felded it to first, after looking to see that the runner on third made nc attempt to come home. His throw wal wide and little high. Collins tried tc catch it with one hand and at the same time keep his toe on first base, in spite of the fact that Morgan was not hal, way to the bag. He failed to spear the ball, which dropped far enough away to let Morgan reach first base. Collins had plenty of time to step of the base couple of feet, catch the ball with both hands, and then step on the bag before Morgan could get there. The er- TOT. although actually Collins, wal charged to Easterfy In the officia score.
 me next batsman struck out. Ther Morgan started for second to draw 2 throw and let Walker score from third Easterly made good bluff to throw tC second. but did not. This trapped Walker into starting home. Ther Easterly fired to third, but so high tha- Zeider had to jump and make bril-. liant catch with one hand to keep tn, ball from going to left field. Zeidel was successful, but Walker had tim, to get back to third. A good throw would have retired Walker and tn, side, leaving the score to l in Chica go's favor.
 McBride then made a three base hit scoring two runs and putting the So, on the offensive again. Chicago tiet the score in the ninth. but in the tentl Foster got around to third base witl one out While Walker was at bat Kuhn, who had succeeded Easterly be cause a substitute runner was put ol for Ted in Chieago's ninth, saw tha
 Foster was taking long lead off thir'
 in his overandety to score the winnin; run.
 On the next ball pitched Kuhn wheel
 ed and fired to third. He had the run
 ner flatfooted and an easy victim, bu
 his throw shot high over Zeider's heas
 and Walker scored. That wild sho
 ended the game in defeat, instead 0
 staving off what looked lige sur
 run There was nothing but praise fo
 Kuhn when he got to the dressin,
 rooms He had thought out the pla!
 correctly and had outguessed the bas
 runner successfully, but had lost tn
 game by tough luck