The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-22
GIANTS LUCKY ON WESTERN TRIP
NOW PREPARE FOR Big SERIES

Snodgraxs tried the latter courss two
or three times during the worlds ser
les In 1911. and q lot OF people. inciud-
Ing the Athletics admirers. found
fault with him for a. To my mind, and
was in no way TO blame Tor fhis spiss
ing However. that II n matter which
has healed over. and there Is no rea-
son Tor taking 10 up now.
AZ bst-man. 7. personally. am most
interested In Baker. lie IL natural
hltter with a great eve. They tell ms
he is good NJ anyth!ag that requires a
good eye. lie ~ a crack shot and a
clever pool player. He ~ also what is
known as free swinger (thsre AZ. few
men to fool that / ever faced. lie -
death on ball Gloss I'm TO him being
"A natural right field hitter and IL bet
ter against righ1 handed pitchers than
cd Not only - he an accurate hitter
out he makes many or his punches
erous IT. any batsman. fellow of this
sort n liable To- break up and scatter a
game for you any time.
Praised Baker.
So much respec, did ] have for Baker
IN the worlds series or 1911 that
passed him on purpose once without re-
cciving orders from the bench. IL was
IN the third game which pitched in
delphis. Baker had made his two homo
runs IN previous battles. lie was com
,ny up 70 the bat in pinch. and
Graw as to what / should do The boss
answered that should do whatever /
o aDsFs ss, NAN Ss5a. sss bi, d%nt consider
ately. since. have heard tho story or
what Baker said in the Athletics club
house after the game. The players were
rofnpins around and chuckling over their
victory.
Wasn't n great said McTnnis 20
Baker.
no vc,, knavr ~yb.t ,h~ .,..s-., ,A.
ker.
No" answered "stufry."
1T was when Matty passed. me out
my hom. runs"
That wns also a compliment 10 me
tain Il was good taste on my part. ana
! would do tie same thing n = similar
dangerous batter FOR series OF THIS
sort than 81 afer.
hut do not get the idea TINT Shafer -
weak spot in the Glantr infieid He
ran Charlie" Herzox out o. his ,oh
aud there II hardly a team In the Ma
ttonal league that can think OF which
Iierzoe playing regularly win 81 No
Graw was neer moved by favor1tism I'm
his We; when II came TO cold baseball.
ann / have seen him release his hest
friends among the PLAYERS ~ * was time.
and they were through
There IL no room To- sentiment IN
winner he SAVE. Therefore. Shafer
r. the better man.
Shafer * fast-one or the fastest rne-,
~ IN" game He IS also a snart ball
player. and he never worries. n Is not
IN has temperament to fret Sometimes
ne seems TO De so phIcgmat'c that no
the stands. he may not look 20 be al
ways trvifg 3. but know he - hero
player lie gues after every: hing. ard
an error does not upset him at ali 10
is sensational nslfs- cutting down
many hits that another third has.uaap
would Civ" The "hoV-dO-vou-do" 90. In
baseball ptriarrs. the 'Auw-do-Npu-do"
means passing a ball up without trying
Tor u because ire fisides bereve- ~ zoo
hard 20 held nd - afraid OF hurting HE
nvWage Shafer will try for anything
lie is also faster On hunts than Baksr
and better all around player He is
naturally graceful and ra-, on hls fee,.
Il Good Hitter.
ssafer e. e good hitter lie is arnhi-
destrouz with The stick. batting IigEt
handed when he faces "a southpaw ana
twinsing around 10 'he LETT handed
position when rigrt handler is work
, ing. He Is about equally good on eth
er SIDE OF the pate which H. an unt,s mi
thing I'm hitter. one Shafsr leaves
the plate. he excels Fafer because Lee
- a better base runre- He ~ dang
rOus man on tho petns. being 50 fas.
mat no VIII carry a long ways on an.
TRACKS or courSe. he does not raeir
the punch with his bat that Rsk.-
carries. and therefore he Is not 50 much
feared and does not upSs. the oppozir g
team 80 Completely. However, 49, -
hitter. / think Shafe- viii be a sir
Prise tbs series. lie - 80 cool and
level headed aud Eo~~ about MS work
50 deliberately that lie - liable 20 60
something. and perhaps turn out 20 be
the star on fhe other hand. Bak-r IL
carrying biz reputation a. hitter
into IN" games. and his admirers wall
howl every zinc he fails Co. make o.
home run. THIS may worry him.
Tho fact that Shzfer H. fnbi-d -
trous with fhe bat reminds me Of 4
story that tl-ed o. he told on an &C
centric pitcher once with fhe Giants
Vho - dead row lie was fond ~
nuiii1E biz words without much rsgR-i
-0~ their meaning Fred Tsuuev tfe
Did frsf ha@~fuau. and suppose they .
b~ saying Fhristv Na"hewson the .5i,I
ulfrrcr one ~ these DAYS was telling
him about 20 fwtric- who could vo-'l
/ with sither hand.
Why tne Euy is ambi-dsEtrous con.
. cluded Teursv
y alwsyr knew he would ZONE -