Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22

~ Sld pes anu SIZES Inc pay
- or on the average is between
sro and six feet in height and
oafrhs from 40 to 200 pounds. He
j. fat lean, stocky, angular-in
fact he may come in any old build.
While a small man is at a dis
advantage in many other sports,
nerhaps football most notably of
an this is particularly untrue of
baseball. and it has been proven
often that the size of the player
makes little, if any, difference in
the national game.
Latoie, Wagner and Cobb, per-
baps the three greatest players who
ever donned a spiked shoe, happen
to be big men, but this is the eX-
ception to the mighty good rule
that size makes little difference in
baseball
Aside from a few of the string
heans." among whom are Carl Wei
lanmann, of the Browns; Larry Nc
Lean. of the Cardinals; Eppa RiXey,
of the PhiIlies, and Freddy Falk-
epberg. who will again be with
cleveland next year. Cobb, Wag
ner and Lajoie are as large as any
Of the players.
Nagnates like big men because
they have the constitution to go
through a grueling campaign bet
Ter than the smaller man. But as
FOR speed and efficiency, the little
fellow will play on a par with the
biz ones of the sport.
Pitchers, however, are specialists
Of the game and their size can not
be taken into account with the
same accuracy as the player of any
other position. Height undoubtedly
gives the pitcher an advantage. A
tall and a short pitcher may have
equal speed, but the big pitchers
ball will get greater results, for one
reason because his reach is from
one to three feet farther than that
of the short pitcher and the ball
has that distance less to travel.
This most certainly helps Wei
ienmann. who is not exceptionally
speedy, but who reaches half way
TO the plate" it has been said, and
for that reason the ball crosses the
plate before it begins its speed
dminution
If You happen to he prejudiced
IN favor of either long or short
players take a glance over the four
teams recruited from the National
and the American league and then
determine which one you would
wager on in a seasons schedule of
play. The teams compose the tall
est and shortest players in both of
the leagues and in all of the posi-
lions,
John MGRAW returned to his
J New York headquarters the
other day for the first time, since
the close Of the worlds series, and
found a choice collection of freak
mail awaiting him.
One Of the letters, new kind to
baseball manager, was from a
friend who wanted McGraws in
fuence in landing an appointment
under President Wilson.
Another freak missive that
caused laugh came from a lady in
New Jersey. She says she is in
possession OF a ball that was fouled
into the grandstand last summer.
1T is slightly soiled," she ex-
plains, and then goes on:
Nov, Mr.. McGraw, I want you
10 tell me what you think ought
10 DO with it. Is it right that keep
1t or return it to the club?''
"ENER hear of Con Lucid's
scheme to keep his players
from getting parched threats while
lraning?' asked Charley Barrett
the other day. Con was man
aging Fort Worth and when we
started to train he gave us a lot
OF instructions about getting in
condition to win a pennant. In his
.ecture TO us, he told how the In
0'ahS' years back, could run 100
N"es without taking a drink of
water by holding pebbles in their
'Loutns We players, he had decid-
co. should adopt this scheme.
30 the next day when we took "A
run out the railroad track, each of
Us mad a pebble in his mouth.
l-'cNhead, a pitcher. who was hog.
.'l and weighed about 225 pounds.
ia" ms rock and it was big enough
~ make his cheeks stick out more
,'5n ever. We had run about a
,.'' and big Lockhead was all in.
sie IeII down and the rock slipped
I'"h MS throat. We had to beat
.'.''I on the back and keep him from
'ohIhg TO death, and he was so
weak before he got his breath we
"aa TO carry him back to the hotel
When he was able to talk he
,%''tu Lucid over to him and said:
on no more of this Hundred and
'he Ranch Indian stuff for me any
.nore' I'm off your rock gag, If I
never get in condition."
y 0FAP IRON BEECHER. who
created a great deal Of amuse-
1'e't Tor Red Elm fans several
l9o'IS ago, Narrator ex-leaguer
s as unconsciously funny az it
vas possible for one to he "Raech"