Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-12-07
BRODIE WILL COACH
THE NAVY NINE
Famous Old 0riole Star viii Teach
the Middies Pow to Play
Baseball.
STRANG WITH THE ARMY.
This viii Place Both Branches of Uncle
Sans Service Under Care of
Former baIt.moreans

Writing TO the Baltimore Evening
Sun, c. Starr Matthews has the fol-
Igonig TO say:
Walter Stevenson Brodie, the ia
nous old centerfelder OF the pennant-
winning Orioles, will coach the ball
tossers of the Naval Academy next
spring. This will place the basebab.l
candidates of both branches of the
Government services in the hands of
former Baltimore players, for Sammy
Strang is the tutor of the Army squad.
When the teams get together on the
diamond next summer there Will be
quite a battle OF wits.
While Brodie has not signed his
contract with the Naval Academy.
there is every reason to believe that
he will get the job. in the opinion OF
Lieut. c. G. Gill. who has charge of
baseball at the Annapolis school.
"Of course. Lieutenant Gil will be
the head coach, because the Navy has
adhered to the plan of having one OF
its graduates in the chief position, but
there will be no other professional on
the job. Several former Navy stars
may help out if needed. but Steve will
pilot the team.
Lieutenant Gill said this morning
that, while the contract had not been
signed, sealed and delivered he did
not see chance for a slip-up. and that
the old gardener will report in Feb
ruary to take charge of the indoor
work. That is just where Brodie
CD
about preparing a college team in the
gymnasium One of his ideas helped
make Tai Pendleton a good hitter.Tal
did not time the ball as nicely as
BrOdie desired, so Steve, then assist
ant coach at Princeton, took him in
hand. He attached ball to a long
string and hung it from the ceiling
As the ball swung Pendleton smashed
with his bat just as a biXer punches a
bag. In consequence Pendleton learn
ed to time the bail to nicely
"Brodie also has a scheme for teach
ing pitchers control. and this, no
doubt. will be put into effect at the
Naval Academy, for Steve declares
most college pitchers are as wild as
hawks, especially i'm the pinches. He
will have an opportunity to put all
his plans into effect at Annapolis for
no expense is spared in preparing I'm
Gle Sans team for the field
"Brodie was not only a very sue
cesful assistant to Bill Clarke at
Princeton, but made good when he
went to Rutgers as head coach The
Rutgers people gave him several
splendid letters to the Naval Academy
and the outfelder also was recon-
mended by John McGraw, Wilbert
Robinson, Carroll w Rasin, Harry
Goldman. Bill Clarke and other men
who have followed baseball all their
lives. Steve could have secured let
ters from many authorities of the dia-
mond game had they been necessary.
for everyone who knows him realizes
that few players ever covered centre
field as the old Oriole did
His judgment on fly balls was un-
canny. but Steve says it is all done by
studying the batter. and if ne can
teach others his trick.t the Navy should
have a real ball club The Navy will
not play ball on the new field next
spring, but will cavort on Worden bat
tie ground. Eddie Truelib. ground
keeper for the Terrapins. is now at
Annapolis laying off diamond"