Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-12

Ran PLAYERS IN the National and
American leagues are not as cour
agoous as most fans Imagine Most
followers ol Che game carry the idea
that the men who pitch aud Who stand
M al the place ana allow % pitcher
20 throw the ball 90 their heads have
lions heart Sach is not always
the case.
There Is tWirlrr on the Brooklyn
team who would be- wonderful slab
artist If he we're not inclined 10 be
timid II Is not the intention TO con.
vey the idea that he Is yellow but
only 10 point out how a player de-
priycs himself Of being a top-notcher
~ the tanks through fear Of what he
imagnos Is disgrace and the lack
Of an abundance OF nerve
The individual IN question Is Pitch
or 7 l. Allen Of the Trolley Dodgers
lie is a southpaw and the possossor Of
as great an assortment Of twisters as
any left handler IA the National league
today Manager Dahlcn thinks as
much Of him as he does Of Nap Ruck
or. and depends upon him almost as
much Hut Allen has that one fault
Of becoming intimidatcd when ho oh
serves from the rubber that another
man is being vent out TO warm mp 10
bee p readiness should his services be
required
Brooklyn secured Allen from Mo
bile, Ala last spring. aud It vas
member of the board OF directors Of
the southern league team who told
OF the popularity Of The southpaw.
Allen was on our team in the sea.
son Of 1871 and as saw every game
he twrlcd az homo studied HIM thor.
0urnly, said The Mobile baseball man.
one OF the nrs, faults ! detected was
bis tendency 90 ascend when another
tvir',r Has srut out 20 loY -ou bis
ARA. ltsl.msd as soon as tu. pfch..
walked from the bench Allen would
los. 1ll hls nerve ! can easily real
i,e it, icr you VIII often hud mon who
viii quIt when they discover that an
ofuer BE- beng sent preparing 10
i1a" their place % seems tO Impress
upon them their efforts are not shat
thot should Dr. This ia th. way Do
affected Alien n De were Hald' q
properly believe he would boz q son.
der oi iae league By THAT { mean
j, Dahl,a .u sending O. uan - warm
W would scep h.m oar Of Aliens
eight De would set better results
Sending pi'cht or 10 Varm up
when the man OF lc siab is weakening
ami threatening fu toss away the
game Affect some tT.r.ofs. and most
Of th0u. l.dron'ly 'hau b. does AZ
len. Rube Marqua'd of the New
York Giants is one who o. inclined
~ lose hs nerve when Mc6nH OF.
dOrs another man 20 rat ready Chris.
o. Ma'he 900 1f tla same c'ub BE-
just The opposite iir U.s. great
tHirlar and - hgr' h.m 'o De- akoa
out ard. Therefore vhca Do ogcos
tao or thee men a. the club house
warming 10. ae braces and pitches
harder Than ever scston @, 'ho Phl.
d,iphias De- o. much the same tom
permanent. as Ir suggs OF The Cncln.
natl club
When Manager EyeE1 OF the Cubs
wants George Pierce 20 tighten and
pitch bis head ~ hr stops the game
and picks q man from ,la bench and
sends him 20 Tho club house accom-
panied by q catcher Tho eject This
has On ne lrft handler s more than
percapilble H.f action shows g.
He walks around 'he rubber with a
quick. snapgy stride uertoufiy calls
Tor Archer t0 rive him the siEu. and
shoots The ball .u the direction OF tie
plate aiih terrific .I.i Co. is one ~
the 'uiff saa alai b. d.fr-aca
90 a. d. }alErl Grow lr slab ara
hs would rather m.ss hls meals Tor