Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-03
RECRUITS ARE IN THE SOUTH
Fans Are Eagerly Watching Reports
of Their Training Days.
WILL THEY COME TO THE FRONT
This IL the Question which 1t win
Require some Weeks More
of Watching for an
4nswe-.

NEW YORK, March 2.-The eyes OF the
base ball fan are now fixed upon the va
rious training camps. The enthusiasts are
thoroughly acquainted with the fact that
but few OF the recruits who go south will
Season after season the roetcrs have
watched squads Of eager youngsters leave
for lands OF sunshine. and year after year
they have read glowing accounts sf the
ability OF these young men. They have
seen their photographs In the newspapers,
but 1t is rarely that they have seen the
recruits in person
There Is. however. the comforting re-
Election that every veteran Of today was
once a recruit, and it really appears as II
there would be more. new players in the
big leagues this spring than for some
time past II the recommendation Of the
national commission that waivers must be
secured from both major leagues is
adopted 1t will give the youngsters a
greater chance than ever before. Then.
too. although the buds always look prom
Using at this time Of the year, there seems
TO be an excellent chance that several Of
the newcomers will blossom into the ma
jors.
For instance. there is Arthur Bues. the
young infieider who has started for Mar
lin with McGraw. Then there Is Flame
Delhi OF the White Sox. who is being
touted as a second Arvie Overall. Nc
Connell Of the Highlanders, Ward Miller
Of the Cubs. cravath OF the Phillies and
Buddie Ryah Of the Cleveland team. all
appear to have chance to stay in fast
company. Even though they do remain
in the majors. however, most Of the
youngsters will have to be content TO view
the league race from the bench.
In the big organizations, whatever his
mechanical qualifications as bali player
may be. a newcomer has many things to
learn before he becomes OF real value to
his team. The better student he Is. the
more retentive his memory and the closer
his observation. the greater chance he
has to make good when his opportunity
finally arrives. For instance. an out
fielder must know whether a man Is q
right or left field hitter and whether he
Is apt to hit a line drive or a long fly.
He must know how much ground the
fielder playing next to him can cover
and Just how good his arm Is.
An infielder must also learn where TO
play for each Individual batter. and a
mans method Of running the bases and
sliding into q bag. A young pitcher must
be taught the weak points Of opposing
batters. This is knowledge that must be
gained also by young catcher, and then.
too. the latter must learn Just how his
own infleiders prefer TO receive a throw.
Every man on the team must be able to
Judge to nicely the speed Of an oppos-
ing player. Where one man may be
caught attempting to score from third on
q long fly the play might be both useless
and foolish with another.
On the offensive the recruits must
know the capabilities OF their own team
mates. With a man on first they must
remember whether the second bassman or
the shortstop usually takes the throw TO
the bag to catch that particular runner
and on a steal endeavor to hit through
the opening thus made. Many persons
believe that the recruit sitting foriorniy
on the bench Is merely wasting his time.
but they are wrong. He IL absorbing
valuable knowledge every day.