The Washington times., 1912-08-12
His Work on Side Lines Has
Been Most Sue
cessful.

Ever stop to think Of the great field
open to the sharp-witted. loose-tongued
ball player who has seen his best days
on the diamond and wants snug
berth? Herman Schaefer has seen the
opening and has improved each shining
hour. es the old reader used to have it.
"A little life!'
stay with him, jack
Never mind that old boy. go at 'em!'
Don't you care, you've got the big
one left"
There he goes, there he goes, look at
him.
II you're regular patron of the
game, you've heard these pat phrases
so often that you don't pay much at
tention to them now. And II You don't,
do you think the players do? They are
hackneyed. trembling with age. utterly
useless as a means Of adding life and
color to the game.
When Hughey Jennings invented his
now famous "Ee-yah," and began to
pull grass and stand on one foot. he
gave coaching a decided impetus. Fans
were interested in him alone, not to
speak Of the team with him. He was a
bowling, screaming success, and whole
pages in Sunday papers were given up
to pictures of his various attitudes on
the coaching lines. He meant some
thing out there.
| In five years Jennings hasn't added a
single thing to his repertoire. Today
he has the same old "Ee-yah," the same
old grass-pulling, the same old cry OF
| Touch all the bases, Del. my boy"
! No longer is he quite the attraction
he once was. His woruout witticisns
do not bring tho hearty applause they
once did. He hasn't kept up-to-date.
| 1t has remained for Herman Schae-
| fer to start a new school of coaching.
Jennings, Frank Foreman, Jack Dunn,
Muggsby McGraw, and Arlie Latham
all moved about in the coaching box,
but it remained for Schaefer to walk
his tightrope, play checkers swim,
ad solemnly tread it's edge in the hope
of landing the needed hit. 1t remained
for him to show his sleight- Of hand
new phases into the stereotyped,
| worn out calls to the batter or base
runner. One may eliminate Schaefer' 8
tight-rope walk, his checker game, his
sleight-of- hand tricks, to praise his
wisdom in thinking up a line of talk
that is fresh and invigorating.
Great Monologue.
| The writer mas kept tabs on the
Dutchman and has prepared the fol-
lowing monologue, which he uses,
with variations, on the coaching lines.
1t may change here and there, as
emergencies demand, but it is fair to
| the comedian to say that ii Is typical
of his methods.
"Ah, who Is that, ladies and gentle
men? That is Dare devil Dan Noel
Ter, one of our very best young hit
ters. Show the folks how you can hit.
Dan. That's right, my boy look 'em
over. Don't hit at any of those low
ones, you'll make only a single with
them. Step up and clout the grooved
babies and show the folks how you
can hit. Hit? Why, that boy can hit
'em a mile-ah, no, no, did you see
him hit that one? Wasn't that a
peach? (Does a little cakewalk in the
| boX.)
Come on. 'Fateem,' send Danny all
around, yes, ! say, all around. What
| do you care for that strike? Take
your time, 'Fateem,' take you time
| and when you see good one-well
you know how / hit 'em. Hit just like
| l do, right on the nose. Be careful
Dan, be careful. Take a little more,
a little more. There he goes, there he
goes. Ha, ha. ha, you're the boy, Dan
! knew YOU could do II. Now get ali
| ready, Dan to come in when Eddie
hits her on the nose.
Now. ladies and gentlemen, when
ever MoelleT reaches second Foster