The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-27

Democracy has found her champion. IIurrah
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Don't Die on Third
Did you read 'Don't Die on Third" 1t print
editorial i'll the Detroit News two years ago and
then many thousands of copies of it have been circus
lated in phamphlet form. 4 print in upon request:
1t was several weeks ago when the Tigers were playing
the team from Cleveland.
Morarity third base.
Around the chak-lined $4,000 persons strained
themselves in tense expectancy The score was tie Two
The fate of the game centered in the white
blo,sed figure that shuted back and forth third
Tigers and Maps stood their benches for the decisive
moment had come
Moriarity was at third.
He got there by the ordinary events of the game AT
the bat he hit the ball and to first Another player
hunted and sacrificed himself to run Moriarty to second
Then 'long fly advanced him to third. There he stood,
alert and active with the fate of the game in his quick
eye, his quicker brain and his running legs If he failed
he failed not alone for the team failed with him. If he
he not alone but the behind him their
chance for home" In him cenered the hopes and fears
OF thousands thousands of spectators who had forgot
ten to breathe, and still the great park that
the breeze seemed forgetful to blow.
Moriarty at third.
Much meant ohave advanced that far nothing had
been accomplished by it, Thrccarter mark
ed up the score boards Third base raised
pennant. Third base is not destination but the last
little way station the road home. 1t better to
at all than to run TO third and die The $4,000 spec
ttors that kept ominousy silent at that moment could be
changed into vortex of cheering worsppes into
an animated groan by the kind of work did between
third and 'home, There is time for sclfgratuator
on thfd. Inc man on second wants your pacc-he
get it, but if you get safely home take that
achievement from you. One off third is to wait
for some fellow to bat you off: another way to get away
your initiative and according to your secret
plan.
Morarity third
1t is ninety feet from third to home. Sometimes that
ninety feet is eaden mile sometimes patter OF
ghning-ike steps. If it is mile YOU you failure
and fine great circle Of spectators for your ncom
potency if it is but lightning streak the grea
of the baseball day. Norarity intent dwndln.
that ninety feet instead of lenghening it, How many thing
eonveged in the few moments he stood there! lie watched
the signals of the Cleveland catcher - he gathered the,
high ball. high ball that the runner mgh
duck low to the base while the cachers hands were in thu
air after the ball. Moriary knew too that high bal
required that the pitcher wind up his arm in certain
way. lie knew also that pitchers have way of wndin
mp when they don't intend throw the bali More thai
that he knew the pitcher in the box efhanded an,
could not keep his eyes third when winding up Tha
why Moparty closely followed all the strange ittl
signals pitcher and catcher making There anothe
consideration, too. Muln up bat Moriary kney
which that Mulin hits safely about once in fou
times at bat Would the ball about to be thrown be on
of the hit of the mssed9 No human calculation
could at it, If NIun missed it it would be
less for Morarity to If Mullin hit there sti
chances of his being put out at first making Moriarity
run wholly uncounted and ending the inning There
only one thing to domake home between the time tn
pitcher ''wound up" his past all recall and the tim
the ball landed in the cachers glove-mak home in tn
second of time when Mullins hit hung fulrit,
1t to be contest i'll speed between ye-ounce ba
delivered with all the force of superb pitching arm an
the lfoponnd body OF Molariy. An unequal contest
that for the ve-ounce ball travels only sixty feet viii
the from third hurl his body over distan,
of ninety feet All these considerations are in the mind
Morarity He builds up his prospective run as an engne
builds bridge over torrent step by step with inini
pains. Now the Cleveland pitcher is winding mn, h
arm-round and round it swngs-he poises himselftbe
is yet fractioIHof second in which he can recall his