Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-04
CHRISTY LOOKS FORMIDABLE
Eddie Collins ClassifieS Mathewson
Personality as Wonderful.
HAS A HEAD FULL OF BRAINS
Snpressea Mas ~ the Bat that He
Il Up Against = Delivery
hacked Up with Con-
siderable Thought

NEW YORK. Oct s-One OF the
greatest compliments that could be paid
a pitcher has been paid "Christy" Msth-
ewron BY Eddie" Collins IN a story on
pitchers Have Faced" He writes:
Neither his fast bali nor his curve is
northumberland. they are only ordi-
nary-but there IL something about Msth-
ewson, his bearing his manner, that
gives you the impression that you are
going UP against Gibraltar. Uncon-
sciously you think: am up against
something now. for fair
Collins adds: ''Msthewson's brains
really make him . great pitcher, although
his other big asset IL his control He
comes nearer putting a ball where he
wants to than anyone else pitching to-
day. Possessor of unlimited nerve and
composure, Mathewson IL one OF the
most remarkable figures in base ball
And Collins should know whereof he
speaka He has batted against Mathew
son IN three world series. Furthermore,
Collins has proved himself one OF the
greatest money batters in the busi-
ness He can always be counted on to
DO hin best stick work when there II
aonething big TO be accomplished In n
short time. II he has sized Mathewson
M IN this way the fans" can get good
idea OF how big, powerful and masterful
the "old master looks TO younger play
srs and batters OF less ability.
Collins has revived = topic which has
bean going the rounds over since certain
wen meaning critics decided that ''Matty"
had treated himself 10 enough glory and
money and was prtnled 60 dislocats his
riEht shoulder, crack his elbow, becoms
weak At the knees and be counted out
by scnility.
Uses His Head.
Long ago ball players decided Mathew
con does not pitch with his arm, but
with his head instead And, from Math-
owson's viewpoint. not TO refer even
paasingiy TO that Of New York, II II
a profitable and effectuRl way OF crowd
ing a base ball over some part Of the
seventeen-inch front of a homo plate
without ambitious batters turning the
pitches into base hits with too much con-
sistency.
And about the same time Il was found
that Mathewson's fast one and his curvs
were not such all fired rip snorting sis-
EIers-they were no better than q lot OF
other pitchers were able TO propel. But
somehow or other "MAtty'' always hRi
possessed the happy facility OF being able
to throw a batter q fast one when the
batter expected q curve. and vice versa
Furthermore. II the batter misses II the
ball seems to hover in the general loca'
ton OF . strike.
In his story Collins raises another point
a.. n rnrfalu
Yankee pitchers. II they should ADOPT
tho suggestion there might be q chance
q American league ball games in THU
city being played within q responsible
length Of time and not finished Just a
tho nIvsry beams Of summer moon be
lin 10 mingis with the gentle ripples o.
the Harlem river.
Wastes No TtMes
I'm TIE bon 'Matty wastes no time o.
surplus energy and he pitches a. soot
- . batter takes his place at tho plate
BY doing 30 he bothered me lot
know. because ! was not used to H.
90 through habituAl movements. fix my
cap. hitch my trousers. tap the plate. ant
arm accustomed to do these things a.
wait for the pitcher to wind up.
" 1datty.' however. didn't give me Z
CHANCE Dc0oro 4 O0hio tIOu1chl
tho ball was IN the oatoher's mitt. and
the result was I felt at loss Disturb
the habitual preliminar1es Of q batter ant
you bother him The result was that
was forced 20 do all my motions before
got into the batter's box"
This IL very true Mathewson IL on
OF the fastest working pitchers IN cap
tivity. Whenever he ts delegated q
Guide the destinies Of the Giants from
the pitching mound a fast game results
Mathewson knows the batters. III
knows what he wants 90 give them. II
does not have 20 study them each tim
they step to the plate. He is prepared 4
pitch when they are ready and he has .
coached the Giant catchers they too knoV
what he wants 10 throw. There 10 n
Oily daliyin1. no hire a hall'' confer
snoes