South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-05
DESPERATE PILOT
FINDS SYSTEM FOR
PLACING HITTERS
Puts Names in Hats and First
Out Bats FirSt-Baker
IS Not Hitting
as of Old.

NEW YORK, Aug. 0.-cOme or the
big league clubs who are in "a hitting
slump might initiate the experiment
made with wonderful results few
vears ago by a minor league manager.
Alexander Pearson is the manager
under discussion. He was handling
the TTniontOwn. Pa, team and the team
vas doing everything but winning BAN
games. Pearson shifted his batting
order a half dozen times I'm the nope
mat the change would lift the team
out Of a batting slump. But TO no
avail.
Whereupon, Pearson put the names
Of all his players on slip OF paper
and deposited them in a nat. zen
he withdrew them for batting position
the first name Withdrawn TO he the
iead-off batsman. the second name 10
hat second and so on. The cluD, win
it's juggled lineup won the game tnat
dav and followed II with Il more VIC
tories, all in a row.
Tsn4f Frank Baker eXerting himself
or have they some real pitchers IN
that Delaware Count league where
the sTTorne Run King is rustcatlng
at present? That's a big question
and a vital one
Baker during his long career with
the Athletics faced some of the best
pitching in the wOrld-faced II ana
heat il to n frazzle. lie showed no
weakness. He was able TO nit prac-
ticaIIv every kind of ball that was
served I'D 10 him. y ear after year ne
sllgged far above the 800 mark.
And now this same Baker, playing
IN this bushiest Of bush leagues, IS
hitting for an average around 80.
What do you make of il, Sherlock?
Here in brief, Is the history OF the
Federal league case:
Ian. / 1914.-Indicted by the Orig
mai Baseball grand jury on the charge
of attempting TO murder the nice hJtle
poonoDoIy that was controlled by the
national commission
March /. 1914.-Tried and found
guilty by Ban Johnson, John Tener'
Garry Hermann and the rest OF the
jury. -.
July A by judge and Juryman ban
Johnson.
ecutiOn until Labor day.
Labor Day. 1914.-Grarted another
oct. :. 1of4.-Federal league claims
trial was unjust and appeals Tor q
new trial at hands of General Pubic.
April 10, 1915-New trlal grahteu.
Nav 1. 1915.-Again found guilty
by Organized Baseball jury and SEN
fenced TO death July 4, 1915.
Julv 4 1et5.-Sentence committed
10 life Imprisonment
Aug. I. DISQUALIFICATION made for
pardon.
Aug. 5. 1915.-Application being
considered.
one fan is OF the opinion that THE
Matter with Baseball" is that the dear
old public has been baseballed to
death. He thinks that because base
ball has become an every day occur
renee. and that il doesn't furnish the
lure that Il did before baseball be
came a part OF nearly every sport
lovers daily diet.
baseball" SAYS the fan, should
he more on the circus order. Instead
Of playing games every day only about
three games should be staged each
week That would give the fans a
chance to catch up with themselves
The club owners should advertise the
games eXtensively-on biilboards They
should pass out hand hills and in this
way whenever a game is played II
would be a sort OF fete day for tE5
town I'm which It is staged"
Undoubtedly a large flock of mag
mates Will view this opinion with hor-
ror. The idea Of playing only three
games n week when the law permiC
from six 20 H. And advertising vi;
the billboard and hand bill route, Y
gods and picked devil fish, Doesn
the fan know that such a procedure
would cost the owners money