Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
I9 DANGEROUS
COACHING ASIN
|. HuRLER'S BOX
Ii, Keen Eye Caught Giants
Signs and Made EN- Look
Foolish in 1911 Series.
By i. W. McConaughy.

-,H,N the Giants and the Attn
Mj rarics mlngle in the opening
w hsrle OF the big campaign
N, will probably see long, loose
&c dark-skinned athlete, with
.'l. rstlre9 smile and hair-curllng
- making things uncomfortable
f. the Giants by virtue or MS
\ ,,;avareDts in the pitchers box.
A. o+her times YOU probably OBJ
- hin, standing back of either
T.. mp third base. soft-tongued ana
-.rf,s- es usuaI but none the less
NnstiDo things uncomfortable Tor the
E4ants. only in ,hls case ms "orN
-l.-,r5 40 visible 10 anyone but Nc
4Grav and his battery. They VIII De
Uncomfortable enough 10 make up Tor
anv peace OF mind that you may pre-
serve of the situation
We will not keep up the suspense
snv longer This is a portrait OF
y 'rsrlas Albert Beuder-"Chief Ben
4 9er-ore " the greatest pltchers that
n ever lived and unQuestlonably the
A graa test signal thief in the history
4 m baseball. where he is more danger
MS In the box than on the coaching
4 nas The Cleveland outfit maintain
1ar hey would rather have him IN
he box than camping out around the
bases. with his keen black eyes
A Watching watching, watching every
#n0ye and every ball.
Indian a Tipping Bureau
They roared an almighty roar after
n the opening series this spring. The
&reye.and players charged that Con-
HE Mack had a tipping bureau;
s+hat he was corruptly possessing him
seS or the strategy of other clubs
Hand 80 On But it was only the
#smflins Indian with his keen eyes and
#rl'ck mind.
You know there are not many
Mtnings g. signal about in ball game
land consequently the number of sig
#nals REQUIRED is small. For instance,
n he catcher signals the pitcher only
|for a fast ball" or a curve. with an
occasional signal for a wide pitch
+ when there is a prospect Of an at
tempted steal
But these signals are all impor-
liant Batting Is a good deal guess
work The pitchers mix fast balls
band curves in such a. manner that the
#ronstant change Of pace on the ball
Is exceedingly battling when the bat
or must depend entirely on his eye.
You can see what a tremendous ad-
Nantage over the pitcher il gives him
the man on the coaching line IL
kignaling to him before each delivery
Just what sort of a ball he can ex-
pect
So managers are very careful to
N Brr4a 10 q bar f.YIcs v
\ md hard to detect as possible. They
nust all be changed whenever
Mayer leaves to go to another club,
'@nd in the American League they
pave 10 be changed frequently on
'"ount Of Chief Bender The Chicago
N7ite Sox for his especial benefit,
ave developed n complicated double
system Of signaling between pitcher
ND catcher which requires a double
onfrmauon before any given signal
Il becomes effective Thus, while the
s'c1er may signal for a curve, the
Il '''ner diSreEards it until the sec
nd signal confirms or switches the
'deT So Far they believe they have
aaded Bender Off.
Stopped Giants Stealing.
hose who saw the last worlds
SerleS between the Athletics and the
nants will never forget how the
Fn'ladelphia defense made a farce OF
ne Giants speedy and tricky work
the bases. The few times they
saved a double steal Collins cut off
throw and nailed the man either
me plate or batN at third by
'ozen feet mr. so They might also
member if they had been watching
oSelF, now Collins edged in long be
ore the pitcher began his wind-up.
Tooaoly Bender had something to do
"a h that too
ont the Iong-lImbed Indian would
worm any amount Of salary to any
-n without his unCanny ability to
.'d'e. signals When he is at the
ot his form there is no right
'aule1 pitcher i'm the country who
al spot him anything in game OF
soa.. Natty beat him in the
lung game two years ago. but in
,ra ah1Es.s Of the pure pitching work
Ia.,E did not come off with any
After that Bender beat the
en-, ms i"ice In 1905 he gave the
~ n.ss their only lacing in the
"or Id series
s, pas tremendous speed and
1J- pep eaking curve. nerves of steel
r,s. and q heart OF ice. Nothing
,,.'. nm. He is impervious to
from the coaching line and
,I5s..... -'ongued conversation and de-
n rsr, mar ,s movements have shaken the
"a n .r. u. many an experienced batter
',.SlS ~ a big game.
4 rr. met Loves Crowd.
i ,,-rAs-- different from many
T5 FL IN that he loves a crowd.
..,r o,ssef the crowd and the more
q b., -. sd'he. the happier he IS. and
n lee ne pitches. He frankly
n .s1r. ~ use. He likes 10 get out
y am. 900 fans and tie world
s. he -ls.-.'l. Slnen in half-httches for
h. 80 w the populace. And if
r11.-- appears In New York
eara "a u doesn't make any differ
s. g-,s ~ me Chief. He smiles and
,sf,ra, .. ana IN equal parts. and
s rzr "a - smile nor the pitching is
go- 10 tA me YOU can hit speed
|, bs.r,s remarked to Snoderass with
5ver r. E smile. then ne put three
sioya In. ne groove that hit Thomas "a
es--s-' .-L sound like caresslDe a
Br oed with plank.
ssPgs ere is whisper through tho
#gsrga .aJ me Giants NAV ret re-
D. ... iaIl The Ch'ef 6as NOV
.g GOOD, as ball PLAYERS
a.. r'"Sn seem 10 be abIo
'hr nine innings win
r-- 'HEln and certainty Rrt
aG'ais Of AFFAIR are
rgra.. mole heavily on this de