The evening world., 1912-02-07

me batting the ban around. tie - ~s - ~ aver to R.dse,y
! and Join HersoEs team. I ~as pAd 8 . vsN END my board.
Tnats whore I got my start"
"Trov long did yu play the euthesdr' I aAkeu.
mot ions." he s.iA. Blu. before I played enird base I
vas Also n pitcher. One day Hsrpog told me that he thought
J could pxy third. and he Agreed 70 teach me the fine points
Of the joh I started In on that corner and have stuck tnere
ever since.
This Il our house." As sAA. - W reached . pretty ntsis
cottage. you know. I don't live here. but m, wife and
IL ont In tho country. I don't think you s~., would nav. sa
hare on . day like this" The sround wac covered with snow
ana ice
We went into tho parlor. and rust a. Baker was a.ou. 70
resume his talk Of how he 'tvoks In there WA a faint
knock on tho door and his little eighteen months old baby
wanted to Get in. This big athlete took the child I'D In his
arms ana got her to sleep whns he talked baseball
yes" he resumed. II did - well FOR Herzos that I after.
ward came over here and PLAYED In cambridge I wa, hitting
thsrn . mile then and tho town was for me Many's tho time
I have walked down that street 10 the ball yard Cs
pointed down a ions thoroushfAr~ lined with immense water
That ssnson I hit over 400 and We won tho championship
Of Maryland. The next year I et . chance to 60 to Read
ins. Pa. and 81 was while playing cnsrs sAa. Connie Mack
got ma"
Mel AND GOOD PAIR OF Eyes MAKE hJ1reRs.
DO you think he wanted you because you were q good
MIRO hascman or because you were such . good hitter ?" l
asksd. and We both smiisi.
Il dom know" h. replied. -Bu. .hey always look on,
for hitters. and ! Euess that u VIVA, ne thought Of nrst."
You say YOU wsr~ always n good hitter" I said. a. Q
new limo OF thought suggested Itself What do YOU think
10 needed TO mako a rocd hitter p.
II really behave that hittors are born and not nude" no
declared. but they can he improved. The first thing q nov
leeds q a good pa| OF eyes Then he must have nerve. II
goes w.;aou, saying that no needs strength. but nearly ali
ball players havs that.
tina main thing declared Baker, emphat,ca,iy. y,
nerve Unless a boy has that ne can never hope 20 succeed
I hehsVe II most nerv" required In baseball l. to stand up
70 t~ plate and let the pitrhe, throw balls at your bean
me 1000 hitter will let q pitcher throw one at his head, and
Nrn step UP ana dare him to do II again. II the batter gets
nervous AND hacks away through fear OF being hit he's gone.
Why. dc yv know" and Baker began to get enthusiastic.
There are 9 lot Of pitchers whose sole stock in trad. 4.
ehe' ability to drive batters from tho plate, and than wh.n
they Es' them scared shoot . couple Of straight, ones rIrb,
over the ratddie."
"Dad you have as much trouble with pitchers in the minor
league "a IN the big Lacquer I asked.
Oh moi not a. much" no explained. But a batter nm.
Tot 70 have his nerve with him IN the minors Just the same
because they aro nearly oil Hoean-bal' pitchers" Nv tba,
he meant that tho minor leasuers were usually wild ana
were lathe to hit q batter at any time.
Bitter. MUST NOT FEAR regulations oe
@ -
ITO get aiong successfully in the big league" bs con-
tinued. % BATTER has got to look on tho famous pnchsrs
Just the same as he would n fellow IN the bush e,r,,n
You can't afford TO be afraid OF them"
rs that why you vtae able to hit Mathewsony"