Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-27

| II IL no casy task for me. unskilled
ln writing down In cold words tho
things that go ON about me. Ia set
forth rules for playing baseball.
have never seen two players who
agreed on playing any position. nor
have ! yet found any Eet OF ready
made rules that could DO applied to
the game.
Every baseball player who has at
tanned a position of note who has
made good" Ia big league has hts
own style OF playing
n seems 90 me that any player
who would undertake 10 hay down a
list of directions for the guidance ot
young players would bc either guilty
Of brazon effrontefy or else or at
tempting 20 hoax the men be ad-
Viscd
Be this az II may, can. perhaps.
give 10 young Outflclders who hope
60 climb the ladder the benefit of my
experience, which has al least the
value OF being varied and interesting.
Baseball N always new. and every
contest I have seen has presented
situations absolutely unique. There
are always conditions TO DO under
stood on the instant. Problems that
must be- solved ns they come upset.
tied In the flash Ot "a second. la the
winking of an eye.
The young man who desires 10 be-
come skilled Outfielder must have Of
coursc. ability to play the game. iio
must possess that quality styled
baseball Instinct" No athlete who
II not natural hall player" can
hope To excel In the game.
never knew player to roach a
high place ~ tho ranks of profession
al players who did not start playing
the game In his b0yhood Iic just
naturally had to'pluy -ball--as "a duck
has 10 swim.
frcsumlng a youth has this feollHR
aud wants Ia make baseball hiS pro-
ieEHion, he naturally figures out Ntnsl
position hs Wants 10 play.
Il must moi, bc Imagined any play
er can play any position. NDihlag Is
further from tile fact. There arc
horn uuifiolderH and born infieldera.
some second bNaeman could not play
anywhere else. Il u 80 - other po-
sitions
The embryo outficldor must learn
10 handle ~ balls first. This IN dlf-
ficult, for the bai that comes sailing
INTO the field from a fungo bat, IN "A
long. sweeping arch. ~ different from
the surcochlng. twisting projects,e
that comes tearing is way Into the
Same field when hit by halter from
pitchers delivery.
There u good bit OF instinct
about u. ! know that ! once WAS 30
well trained that I could ten from
the cack Of the hat pretty nearly the
exact spot that line drive would
land and how Il would behave when
Il got there.
Young 4 iyers should watch Tho
way line hifs behave as they eomo
bounding 20 them They must reflect
that the ball which they ny ~ trap
may gct by ana lose q game
I a fielaeF % succeed must Keep tho
entire same DQfoge him. lio must
train himself 10 know instantly what
20 do with the bail ~ IA comes 90 ham.
lie can't STOP 10 think onco be has
the hail IN hia hay
! The player who hopes 20 make
good IN the Outgield mufl practice
throwing with speed and accuracy %
every base and 10 the home plate.
Many young playera make the mis-
take OF trying 10 'yut OF runners "a
the plato by arch, iN the ball 20 the
catcher. THIS n q mistake, Throw %
the ball will strike the ground about
at the pitchers box and take q Iona.
low bound. This helps for two roa-
sous. u eliminates the grave iault %
throwing over the oalrher's head,
inN enahlaA ~ opiTieNief9 20 hold
fNnnefs % tht bose ln rnae ihe rum
Fvf hente ne throw N lhe plate.
a y easy 70 iell mo youpN player
ehal % Do. but NJ y pretty azure 90
forget lhe adyloe lha slrel ilWe heI