The Washington times., 1914-03-01

that was your favorite move on the old
bunt."
Because l went into your club house
to get a drink OF water after the game
yesterday and heard you issuing in
structiuns to Austin how to make the
play" l answered with q grin
i knew You must have been tipped
OK srowled Chase.
You tipped yourself off," was my
answer.
But Chase perfected that play to such
an extent that l seldom tried to make
two bases on a bunt against the
Yankees afterwards if Hal fielded the
ball. He is also a great man to play a
bunt to third with men on first and sec
Ond for a force out. This requires great
uUickness and an accurate throw.
1t was this play that cost the Yankees
one of the best games Russell Ford ever
pitched because Jimmie Austin was
not there on the throw, according TO the
gossip | got on the game. After the
regular league schedules, the Giants and
Yankees played a post season series of
games in 1910. Matty and Ford got
tangled up in great pitchers duel. and
the game ran along to the eighth inning
Il tie, the score being ! to ]. In this
round the play came up, and Chase
hurled the ball on a bunt TO third base
to cut off runner for force out AUS
tin dropped the throw, which had ar
rived in time to accomplish its purpose,
The Giants won in that inning after two
were out.
Has Baseball Instinct.
Chase is = great ball player. lie has
what is known in the big leagues as
the baseball instinct. He always seems
TO know the right thing to do at the
right time. but it does not work out
successfully with each try. because fire.
uuently lie thinks faster than his field
rrs can. and they will hnI the ball
banged at them when they are not COW
crinG or expecting u play. he result
often is that the throw is dropped and
the beans are spilled. y favorite play
of ChaSe's while with II" Ianks was to
take hit with a man on first base and
shoot .tn second for Il force play and
then cover the bag i'll time TO get the
batter 1T first. His throwing has al
ways been a marvel to me, and Hal
Chase is one of the men fear II ost
Wien on the bases.
'Iponie" Bush. the d.mnutive short
$tup of the Detroit club, says that he
thinks outficlders should pay admission
into Il ball park because they have so
little to do. But none ui us outnelder5
agrees with him. While We are not
busy all The time. or even most of the
time. like intied"rS. plcuSH don't let II
hr forgotten that the outer gardeners
save many game. Nearly every throw
an outiildcr is called upon to make is
important.
Probably the most dangerous base
runner in our league is Eddie Collins.
icrause he takes chances and does the
unexpected Collins developed n trick
a season or two back that got many
oLtheIdcrs for an extra base. lie would
drill the ball for two bags easy and
take his turn ut second. slowing up as
II to stop. hut still being II few feet
over the bag toward third. The out
fielder would raise his arm to lob the
ball to the second baseman. and Collins
wauld he at full speed in five strides
on his way to third BY the time the
Outtcldsr could pull his arm back again
and change the direction Of the heave.
Collins would be sliding into the bag.
Then tn" man was hurried. being taken
BY surprise and half the time the throw
V.Cuid go vide. Collins also worked
this when on the bags. frequently max
ing an extra base in this way If the
following batter got hit.
Craft In "Stalling.'
Many managers display shrewdness
through stalIing. Connie Mack Is one
Of the biggest stallers in our league
They tel me that McGraw is a great
fellow to stall his way through In the
National After the worlds series of
1910. when the Athletics beat the Cubs.
much publicity was given to the fact
that Connie" Mack's team got most