The sun., 1916-12-28
EVANS TO TEACH
I CUBS HOW TO BAT
Weeghman Says Golf Cham.
pion Will Improve Every
Players Hitting.
OTHER BASEBALL GOSSIP
~ FREDERICK q. Lien.

According to a despatch received from
Chicago last night Charles "Chick-
Evans. Jr, national amateur and omen
golf champion. will make the 1917 train.
ing trip with the Chicago Nationals .,o
teach the Cubs batting form" Chick Ia,
accepted the invitation of Presiden,
Weeghman Of the Chicago club TO AZ.
company the Cubs training jaunt to
Pasedena, Cal.
President weeghman expressed the
opinion that Evan will be able 10 i'm.
prove TIE batting of every player on tina
Chicago team. There is form In drIy.
ing q golf ball. but nonc In driving a
baseball" Weeghman is quoted as say.
ing. Applying the form Of golf to base.
ball was responsible for the wonderfu,
driving OF Frank Schultz and Heinie
zimmerman. II may be argued tina,
Schultz knew nothing about colt, hut I'm.
consciously he used the same sw ing"
II further =" explained that Evans's
amateur stat will not be affected by
his new coach job. Evans will receive
no money fot his work. He will bs
merely a CUES, Of Mr.. weeghman's on
the trip.
Whether Chicks appointment as q bat.
ting instructor will produce the big re.
suits which weeghman predicts must re.
main unanswered until the batting aver.
ages as well as the extra base and home
run output OF the Cubs for 1917 are
made public next fall.
However the appointment furnishes an
interesting spo ting discussion. Several
years & Wilbert Robinson almost de-
cided to engage Lawson Robertson. III.
IA hIae --a.l 40 Dl-.., IL -
to run, but the idea of n golf expe.,
teaching batsmen how to bat Is some.
thing entirely new.
Will Try 10 Improve Swing.
That Evans can swing a club and give
a golf ball an extended ride Is an rs.
sured fact. but whether Chick can uss
his swing to connect with a fast ar.
preaching baseball Is something else
again. In teaching ball players Chatting
form thick no doubt will attempt n
improve a players swing In such a WV
that the player will get the create,
amount of power from IL.
However. taking n crack at n station.
airy golf ball resting on "A tee and try.
Ing to connect with one of Grover Cleys.
land A~lexander's elusive bender, Is quite
a different matter.
1t also will be interesting TO see how
the Cubs will appreciate taking the
batting instructions from a go,fc
Larry Doyle especially should make ar
exciting pupil. For the SAKE of Ey,Ds
II also must be regretted that iieirie
zimmerman no longer swcarS alleg arre
To the Cubs. Iim Is no mean go,f,r
himself. and might instruct the Cub
scrubs. Will" Evans took hold ~ TIE
regular varsity.
All managers do not agree OIL -
wisdom OF using golf strokes to ne
batting form" Connie Mack, regard
ny many as the wisest manager In bass.
ball. hung a mo golf play ing" sign
his club house last season. not iths,aut
Ing the fact that tn. Athletics prndu-,
such crack golfers As chief i;oud.,
Jack Coombs. Mack ~ the tim, 90.
pressed tho opinion that golhnE iu...
fered with "A players batting oIu b
player getting In the habit OF hitting A
stationary object cannot accusiou t
eyes to hitting at "A moving sphere.
John McGraw also was OF the on.
that Merkle's golf stroke never h,lut
his batting, and believed Frod's bnI'..1
decline was due largely to his HolHur