Evening star., 1915-02-28

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TO the fence. the
huke hits boost the
average Just as much as the terrihc
drives. and 1t is the batting average
the fans scan to reach conclusions.
Ability to keep the batsman from
getting the ball into safe territory Is
a feat much desired by every pitcher.
Success In keeping the opposition OIL
the bases minimizes the chances Oh
runs. and greatly increases the chances
Of winning the game, and, after ah,
1t is results that count in base pail.
A pitchers work for the season Is
largely based on his percentage OF
games won. Every ball game then
early results in a battle between the
batsmen and pitchers.
It is really surprising the effect a
slump in batting has on the general
pIay of diamond star. There are
mighty few PLAYERS who continue to
p,av good game if thew are off in
their hitting The efe"t batting
slrrnn has on the PLAYER denends
LARGELY on what kind of hitter the
rl-,-p- 's AZ -r1n m" cta~s the
ierd'nc hitte.s. suffer most when they
a. ,r,,4,,-Ie Z, ~ct the hall rae" htten
d,-;--e- ~ -rae-- r'o w. ~ O.
na-'y ''!re is a so ner cent better player
fhr haN." Inability to hit seems to dis
-nrsa~e ,,f' ,i;scrst the -no' sitter.
-, ,e.t r,s entire plav falls off as a
rts--I. cf the slunnp in batting Per-
h--,- those who have neve- n'aved
-,--''h hase hall cannot understand why
:a''--r 10 hit we'll shor'd affect the
49, - the nIave- in the he'd and
a. 40 bases II is perhans- explained
'.t .I.e Fact that the most satisfying
,t-'rs - hase ban i~ hit+ine thu hall
r- .-,c. +re ro'Sn" Gets
''. ~ satisfaction out of long. ae-
g.44 t,-r-,'.r 80 WHO
,,as ser PLAYED base ball. The base
t-9. 3. :, r~l-- .ho chr-r1 Of the ra-'e
= 1,,~g 10 Get ores share affncts the
~tc' condition Of the plaver whi"',
TN affects every other department
a nlaver Is in a hattin- s1nroD
Ing cuts quite SO deep'v &c - al
.'-.- 70 his "a lure TO hit T"a' &c
go" nnirt on which eve-v p'aver who
s...- nv ren,,fa tior fo- hitting t''N VAL
s.. .-s-,- +our'-v cevo~n' -N.~- ~" "
-nth>r prominent American Lacquer
:, tho tN~cns NJ hctt'r" %'H--'o.
T., 'ess he hit. the harder he tried.
e~H &c -es,I1t he didn't sAan, ah'a to
RI. WV old kind nf nitch-ng Othe-
rr~-,be-s OF tho tca~ not ~e~a-ded
n-r-.v as st-or~ with the ha" w"re
ha-'-- Hftle dt%acu'tv h'ttio~ pitching
th,. kent hirr ,u7z,ed Tho failure of
the ~t"--to hit was hav'n" had ef-
f.c. the enfira team IL being re-
s-o-~ tln FOR the loss of -'any a raron
fen- WIGHT have ote"-wise hee- won.
o-- dav aster the batter had struck
n,,t With the bases filed. when hit
wo.fd have nut his team IN the run
r,n~ tho manager Of the club, a fol-
low noted for his sarcasm. could no
lo-~Ar contain himself.
lnFt
hard.- ratte- The c'',l, was snriou~'y
core'de-'n~ the purchase % south
paw f-o-, the minors. who had "u't
q raputation and was he ng hel" on
for hi~ price AS thu PLAYER retu-ne'
to the bench to partake of n DRINK of
water which is the Gust mary act after
one has struck out the manager
opened up
Manager Comments Sarcsstica1ly.
..,uess you need rest" remarked
the manager, '.and I believe I will
send you on scouting trip I want
you to look over that Ieft-handed
pitcher we are thinking of purchasing.
want you to put on uniform and
bat against him. If you happen to
make a foul In ten tches. call on
the deal" / have since heard the play
er saw that the volley handed him by
t,a manager was the unkindest cut OF
ali. 1t hurt. because it reflected on
his batting ability.
last summer I heard well known
National League umpire give the in
s;;,a story of a peculiar ruling he
made last summer. which caused the
n,aver ruled AGAINST to render siren
n'r~ with hard drive to left field.
- 81 looked "aoa for at least
double Through some fast sprinting
IT, batter was able to reach third
base. being declared safe on close
decision. mainly because he had elud-
ed the touch of the infielder through
his deceptive slide. 1t was good base
ball from every angle except one The
PLAYER in rounding first base had so
made his str de that he missed the bag
about a foot. It would have been all
right had no one noticed the error. but
both the first baseman and the umpire
were aware Of the fact that the base
had been missed.
Loss of Base Hit Hurts.
Tho player was much pleased when
he realized the umpire had declared
him safe at third 1t was a very close
decision, and might have been render
ed either way. The smile that spread
over the players face as he got to his
conclustvely that he as pleased with
the Y:MnR A moment later the ball
was thrown to the first baseman. who
with IL In his possession touched the
bag. The umpire was then seen to
wave the player to the bench. Instead
of going. the player hastened to con-
verse with the umpire. No doubt the
fans present wondered what he was
saying. Here is what happened, ac-
cording to the official who was forced
TO listen to the conversation.
How many decisions do you intend
to make on me?" asked the player
Any number until ] happen to strike
the right one." answered the official
.ewell. II you're only guessing at
what happens. why didn't you call me
out when slid into third base?'
Because you were safe," replied the
umpire.
Schaefer's Fond Memory.
well. you knew you was going to
call me out II the ball was thrown
back to arst, SO why didn't you make
that ruling at third? II you did.
would have been credited with two