New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

from any angle, knowing that if it
reaches anywhere near first Schmidt
will get il. A little advice about his
footwork around the bag and covering
for different batters developed Schmidt
into one of the best first basemen in
the league before last season ended.
Myers was sold TO Rochester at the
conclusion of the 1913 race, and went
from there to the Federal League.
Sweeney was on second base that
first year, and there never was any
question of Meanwhile winning the
position of shortstop. He had shown
me what he could do in the first few
weeks.
Giving Meanwhile Confidence.
will close this instalment by relat-
ing an incident which proved to be the
maxi of Meanwhile. When he start
ed with the club as a regular, in the
spring of 1913. he was a bashful kid
So Sweeney, then captain of the team;
Fred Mitchell. the veteran coach, and
framed one up on .laranville to give
him little self-confdence. II was
agreed that in the skull" practice.
which is what our opponents call the
morning sessions, when we talk over
plays in our schoolroom, Mitchell
should sit next to Maranville and /
should take the wrong end on q play
under discussion. When, according to
the arrangement, / kept insisting that
the play should be made the wrong
way, Meanwhile had nothing TO say
until Mitchell nudged him.
TITS your play" prompted Mitchell
Don't let him get away with that
stuff. He's wrong. Tell him So"
Meanwhile spoke up rather bashfully.
81 don't think that's right, Chief"
he said. at ought to be made the other
way"
stormed back, and mitch" nudged
him again.
Go after him." urged the coach
"You are right. Show him up"
So Meanwhile replied again a little
bashfully. We argUed the thing for
a long time that morning and did not
come TO any decision. The next day
we went at II again, and. under Mitch
ellis coaching, Maranville took the
other side with little more firmness
The play was the double steal, with
runners on first and third bases. The
dispute was over which man, the sec
ond baseman or the shortstop, should
take the short throw.
short throw, and il is natural for the
second baseman to do it, since he can
keep his eye on the runner on third
and shoot the ball TO the catcher il
that man makes a break for the plate
If he sticks 10 the bag, then the ball
is passed along 10 stop the runner 60
ing TO second.
Meanwhile Gets a Chance.
Sweeney had bad hand that spring,
and his arm was none too strong any-
way, so that he had not got the runner
going home once. This had naturally
been tipped off around the league and
was losing us a lot of games. The
Rabbit" argued that he should cut in,
since he could get the ball away quick
ly and his speed and agility made il
possible for him to take a fash at
third base to. see whether the runner
had started.
"Well, it hasn't worke. once the
other way" argued Meanwhile, $50
don't see where you are going to lose
nnythin.3 by letting me take the throw"
Finally | weakened.
Kid, i believe you are right. Try
IL that way II 1t comes up to-day"
told him.
/. As luck would have it, the play came
up twice that afternoon, and both times
il went through as il it were creased.
/ The rabbit" got hif man at the plate
on each occasion and saved two runs.
Afterward, in the clubhouse, | slapped
him on me back and said:
well, boy, you're sure there! !
never knew before that you were a real
big Lacquer"
This happened on Saturday. When
the club is in Boston Connolly and
Msranvilo both leave town over Sun
day TO spend ,he hoi.day at their homes.
and they make part Of the journey to-
ncther The fnlln.r- MnndnN M naming