New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-14

h i'',''o ooo;ns, Hc is Walter Johnson u"
not cxaggcrate when | say tha' OF -" ,','
Jay haze never been able to see J"nil'p"
fact han mass me. / have never pau
naa;psf Ntothewson; but | have watcncI,
Inn closely. and rate him a "o'lueIIu.
nitrbcr would call him the greatest illol'y
pitchcr, and Johnson the greatest PliCueI'
r. th.n ali Plank Of the Athletics mas IT
weakness I'm letting a man get l'du ~
L,so. Lut ne has covered this mp wen
wish Of the White SoX has one oil me De9.
motion, to catch a runner mapping OH Jul
,I,,, ever saw. have always found f'r"'
,,.I,n vent with the Federal League,
Troublesome man 20 hit or TO steal on
DRATNY PLAYERS in the field can greatly
ID aid a pitcher against the batter. Nald'g
of the St. Louis Browns Clark, forinCiiR Ct
Cleveland catcher, Sullivan OF the pld = me-"
90 White Sox, O'COnnor, the ~: Lo"l'
Browns old catcher, Mcbride OF Na'niIIs-
tom. and Wagner Of Boston are all 81 WD.'I'I
fuI hclp 10 pitchers. But when liaI OH'''
ccas with the New York Yankees ne was
better than any Of them. lie was avn
schcming some play 10 help out ms p''OI'l.
I'm the course Of the campaign Il r." !C',i'
ago Jennings, our manager, deFlSeu " ~
We were 10 use it for the llrSt ti'iIc "S'i''l'
New York. If | reached FIRST DaSe' "a"
ford. who followed me, was to Dut'; In
stead Of stopping at second, me uSud' P,"i
~, - .,rrifcc I was 10 whirl along % third.
rho first time we worked this play It was sue
cc..f,,l Hal Chase was caught mapping;
That afternoon after the game | looked
around our clubhouse for a drink OF water
4Wbcrc's our coolcr?" asked the trainer.
you'll have togo into the Yankees coop.
Al the old American League grounds III
New York the two clubhouses adJoined each
other | walked into the Yankees quarters
and stopped at the cooler near the door
The New York players were hidden by
high row Of lockers. heard my name men
toned Chase was talking.
"Cobb made us look like chumpS t'da!
on that bunt play he said: ioihorroT
wen get him. You stick to third base ana
TN play the ball there without paying any
attention to the batter going to first
"Au right. replied the man TO Whohl
Chase was talking From his squeaky, pen
Grating voice | recognized him as Austin,
the New York third bascman.
[ sncakcd out Of the clubhouse without
anyone seeing me- and got hold Of Crawford.
Sam. said, Chase is going to cross us
on that bunt play tomorrow. Now when
we do it YOU dig for first base and Il stop
at second. They're going to try to. get me
at third Wen both be safe, instead OF your
being put out at first.
The next day | got on base. Crawford
hunted; Chase rushed in and bounced on the
ball. After rounding second | made a pre-
tense Of continuing to third but pulled up
sharp. Chase fell for it, slammed the ball To-
Austin. and we were both safe That made
Chase sore. He is always sore when one OF
his schemes goes wrong.
why didn't YOU 60 on to third that last
trip, Ty?" he asked.
because | got a drink Of water IN your
clubhouse yesterday" | replied.
Il knew YOU must have been tipped OIL
growled Chase
You tipped yourself off, grnned.
But Chase thereafter perfected his play
to such an extent that although we worked
ours on other teams nineteen out of twenty
one times that season we did not dare TO try
it against the Yankees.
10 be at the top OF the batting averages
along with Baker, Collins, Jackson, and the
rest Of them YOU have to keep on the JOB
ready to meet trick with trick. have OBJ
served that baseball is not unlike a war, and
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