The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-09
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BASE STEALING
Cub Catcher Succeeded in Stop
ping Fast Bunch of Giants

john McGraw's New York Giants
are said TO be the finest aggregation
on the bases in the National league.
1t has often been said there is no
catcher in the organization who is
able to stop them. This was dis
proved in the first Gotham series be
tween the league leaders ana the
catcher capable of stopping them on
the bases. IT is none other than Jim
my Archer.
With Archer behind the plate the
Giants do not look a mite better than
any other team when TIE base run
ming is concerned. The same applies
to any club in the National league.
Cor there is not catcher in the game
today who compares with Archer
when it comes 20 swapping the BAH
around TO the bases. And Manager
McGrdw, of the Giants, is one Of tbs
first men i'm baseball who says there
is OF q. man in the game today who
can throw with Archer.
AS rule the Giants steal from
three TO six bases every day Most Of
their games are won by their wonder
ful base running. As soon as man
gets on firse he attempts to steal sec
end because it is from that bag that
4 runner can score on a single.
If all the catchers i'm the National
league possessed Archer's snap throw
TO second il is daubtfIl if the Giants
would have won the title. They would
be checked in their base running feats.
The Giants nave great respect for
Archer's ability To- shoot the sphere
around. They do not take very many
liberties with him because they are
not given the chance, He watches
them closely at all times and when
he thinks a man is advancing n little
too far he snaps the bail To the in
fielder.
Empires are able t. Judge ball play
crs probably better than any one in
baseball because they are on the field
with thcrl and continually watching
their work. The men IN the National
league declare that Archer is the elias
If the organization. Hank O'Day. who
las seen Buck Ewing and Mike Kelly
in their palmiest days. says that neith-
cr one compares with Archer. He adds,
hat they could not do with the ball
what Archer does with it. O'Day adj
mits they we're great baCkstops but
they dia not Rave the ability to snap
the ball To the bases the way the Cub
catcher does.
Umpire Brennan, who is a cOmpc-
tent official and who has studied the
players i'm the league, classes Archer
ut the ton Of the list He Is one man
who declares that the originator of the
squat throw is the only man in tn"
league who is able To stop the Giants.
Besides. he SAYS, Archer possesses a
STYLE and method of receiving and
handling the pitchers that is entirely
ditfercn; from any other catcher
Some thing Roger Bresnahan gets
more work out of Young pitchers bu;
Brennan is not of that opinion. He
says Archer has a system of catching
that brings out the best in a man at
JH tiHltS' ne II VNSN'uih5iS "sSiSS
sive, always encouraging the pitcher
and i'm addition talking to the batters.
Besides that. he is game. is wonder
at getting them ut the plate and clever
at detecting the plans of the oppo-
ucnts.
Archer has been unfortunate this
season. Twice has he had his finger
badly lacerated and just thrc ugh his
desire IT, get his right hand on the
ball to NC in a position to throw If
the runners on the bases attempted TO
steal.