The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-27

never. to be.forGotten fatal muff at Hos
ton, the mum that killed Off MattheWson
sitter the Giants had the long end Of the
coin securely, or eD per cent, securely
slowed away In 1914 Fred got into
battle with the Boston sun gods and
near riot followed and now he goes to
the very city where he spilled the n,
and fought the fanA
Give him credit for nerve, anyho"
SnodEruss IL only y years old, hka
bic fellow or the field, aud surely onS
unluckN player on H. Perhaps the bo'
ton transfer. viii alter his luck. and he u
be the hero Instead VI the goat in many
battles
In discussing the Importance snd 'lg
uiflcance Of the pitch out, two 81 Louis
authorities bold that Frank Snyder OF tbs
Cardinals IL better defensive catcher
Than SAm Agnew because he never rnWs
fpr pitch cut
Snyder may be a better defensive
'7wher than Agnew, and probably Is bur
T it /, absurd to predicate his superiority
nr the fact that he does not call FOR q
pitch out
ti" premier virtue Of pitch out l.
n". hat II particularly helps the catcher
Ia throw but that II keeps the pitch away
/ from the batter Thus II AEnew, or any
Que else on the Browns catches the hit
3
4 In order fur n will keep the ball away
from the batter aud allow the base run
ner tu 20 into u certain death trap pre-
sumiug the catchprs throw TO Second
/ IN all that II should be- II n pitcher with
control wastes hs many N three balls uu
batter the cud ju,tifles the means
n tho base runner is caught trying to nd
vance On M attempted hit and run.
which fails because the batter cannot hli
the pitch out
Major league catchers do not need mitch
outs 10 nsss them In mailing the hI7r
srHlrrs llut pitch outs nre necessary g
keep bnttcrS from hitting the ball on the
biz and run play which has come 10 be-
the most popular ~ NIL offensive tnctl'r,
"Rahc" Ruth. the Young portsldc Ring
er NJ the worlds champion Red Gov, hurr
ly missed duplicating Joe Jnckson'a won
derful trnt N driving the ball over ih'
upper tier NJ the Polo grounds recently
Ruth. who rnn hit n bah ns hard NJ HnN
player In the big leagues. caught one "i
Allen RusSclrs -piticrs on the seam and
the bali Travelled high aud far IN the u'r
For n moment ar two II looked ms n th'
sphere would find resting place on m,
outside NJ the lirush stadium. hut th.
wind carried the ball over tn on" -i'p nu,
: II landed on the top NJ flngpole on fou
territory
II the wind hnd been blowing In M,
other direction the bali would have easilN
cleared the upper tier HnA Ruth vuul,
have shared with Jacksun"he honor u
being the only player To knock the hrl
over the upper tier NJ the right Nct
grand stand for home run
Long Tom Hughes Is believed 10 hI
one NJ the few PLAYERS IN the history 90
, the game 10 resign
A.
the Los Angeles club Long Tom WASH
r-"d. but handed In his resignation Tou
may have seen II coming aud decided Il
beat them 10 H.
When the Angels started on their las
trip, so the story runs. the PLAYERS u
IN their custom, flpped coins to decld
I which NJ thrm should be sentenced l.
upper berths or occupy the rOomy gruun
floor. Hughes showed up too late for th
lottery nnd found Scotty Finley occupyln
2. the only extra lower berth That the clu
- trainer should be In lower and regula
, pitchcr compelled to hike up atepladde
I into the hay loft did not meet with Lon
, Toms idea of the general fitness of thing
l. According 10 the author NJ this s,nr,
n hughes. smarting under this wound I
hN dignity wrote out his resignation [
n W" club and II was accepted upon his r,
q turn
A u will he some upset of early prospe,
= lone VI the HUunors really develob int
u m all victorious eleven owen began M
v season with the loss " four men. ~
n NJ them In the upper stellar class Ne
I lohgson md Trim Capshaw. They wei
hAlfbacks, too. whose sensational work ha
- won Tor the Sooners Tor two years
i Assistant Coach Meachnm dld a de,
- work when be Iuurneyed 10 the north ps
y " the state In September and persusd,
n the mighty Hotts, llnemen for the Sont
It r,. d" return to Oklahoma. instead
going "a Kansas, as they had planned