The Washington times., 1914-06-10
MUST OBEY
THREE CARDINAL RULES
10 BECOME SUCCESSFUL
Says Amos strunk, Connie Macks Speedy Gardener Who
Explains lust What He Means by It-Fans in Stand .
Seldom See All That Players Have To Do :

I that way YOU are. better balanced TO
last return throw TO the diamond, or
in case of ground balls, a pad hop Il
not nearly so apt to- get past you. i
| in on base hit and running high vii
often let the ball shoot past him be
fore he can geS down to il. while, !.
he were running low. he would hav,
! no, trouble in mailing il. -
/ In going backward for a ball yor
ought to run in such way tha: yoJ
can either keep your eye on the ball al
the time or be able to get 1t on there
in, the fraction of a, second. That means
that you must not go back directly un.
not possibly see it until 1t nearly
dropped to the ground. but go to the
eide Even IL you were to turn at the
fight time in going back directly under
you made your turn. erther your arms
or legs, or both. would get crossed. and
the tiv would be lost, whereas, II You
go 10 the side, You don't have to exc
cute any of those fancy movements TO
get a clean chance at the catch.
ANY one can catch a ball that comes
right into their hands, but the good
fielder is the one who can go in amy
direction and puils them down with the
same degree of, regularity.
while an outfelder has to keep his
mind on every batter in an attempt to
figure where he Is going to hit it. he
also at. the same time must keep in
mind what he is going to do with the
ball under all possible conditions. To
do that, you must keep in mind the
number of outs, the score OF the game.
and the inning For instance, IL there
is q man on first and third, one or no
out. and your club has a fairly good
lead, say two or three runs, then II
You get a fiy ball it Is better to shoot
1t to second to hold the man at first.
even though you had fair chance to
get the runner going home from third.
'The reverse of the above is true
that is, under the same conditions of
outs and men on beses-if the game Is
so close that the opposing club needs
but one to tie or to take the lead; then
the play should be for the plate, even
though there is little chance to- get
him. Sometimes, YOU know, a runner
will loaf a little bit going in, and you
may get him for the very reason that
he thought there was no chance to
do so. r.s.=psrg-
In Boston the other day there was a
play, when Wyckoff was pitching,
which shows how plays may be mis-
interpreted. 1t was the fifth inning,
and the score was 9 TO 0 in our favor.
Cady was on second and Harry Hoop
er UP. Hooper hit long single. which
1 helded and threw Just as though r
were trying to catch Cady at ! the
plate AS a matter of fact, I didn't
have chance in the world to catch
Cady, but I wanted to stop any pos
sible rally, SO threw In, to the plate.
Wyckoh took the cue Intercepted the
throw, and threw TO Collins Mt second
to get Hooper. Hooper was wise
enough not to try for second at all. SO
the rlIse worked we'll. and 1 think IL I
broke UP rally. because Scott, the
next man up. singled but Hooper. of
course. could not score from first, and
the next batter famed. You see N
we had not pulled that play. Hooper
would have gone to second on my
throw to the plate and would have
scored on Scott's hit, and Scott would
PROBABLY have gone TO second on the
to the plate, and there isn't |
ended
In close game where a run against |
US may mean defeat, tho cutfelders
often play in to kill hit, when there
g man on third and one or no outs.
We take that chance because we nav
prevent his scoring, where he would |
nave scored anyway, II We had stayed |
back for a fy ball
Besides these few things that I think
u just now, an outf1elder has to be ON |
his toes, backing up the other fieIders
ina the bases. On all balls thrown to |
'ecoEd. go in close for an overthrow
'r wild heave. and when a fground
'all is hit to either left or right, I try
o get around behind Oldring or Muir
1hy in case the ball gets bv them.
! here are a hundred other LITTLE thin1s
hat have to be watched, but what
ave said are few of the main items
Thlch j don't believe a lot of people
nat see the game realize have TO be
AIKEN into consideration"