The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-16
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
OF Yorha Cincinnati
CHRISTY MATHEWSON


NEW YORK. .IuIv I5.--R"r"ntlr. /
made an lnterrstIn: discovery. Follow
ing Fred Mitch"ITS assertion that tn"
I'hilIirS were getting signs with tn" "id
of thii E"nH"r AT = NnntaE" point IN
center field armed with pair Of field
glnSSr~ | hogan I" nos" around.
Such hints always make II manager
keep his ..y" "l'rn talked III" thing
over with pitcher wh" was with tn"
club lm*t war.
Ia Bender sI"nliug '!gnS for til" l'hll-
lies | n~k"h HIM a." other day. This
former I'hiIly twirl.r hnh II" reason 10
give hi. old club any tn" best "f IT. be-
rnrIa- naturally II" WAC sore "n being l"t
out.
NO. ! don't think so" I've replied AT
lrnst. they never did ihni when ! was
with tn" club last season. hui Fat Mo
rams tenn Is probably ia" greatest Eang
uf sign st"al"r% III Ihr league. the
coaches get them from thu pI;"h"rS.
This did not surprise me- greatly. be-
raiIH" | had seen tn" I'hillI"S hit as II
they knew what wnS COMING respectfully
in their own rmIh. Understand this
method Of stealing III" signs ~ entirely
lrgitImau,, hrraus" II requires uu'kn"SS
nnh skill to do 1t ana entails risk 10 n
hatsInan. Also II is practically a new
mrthnd Most clubs that have gotten
signals I'm the past 10y mranH recognized
as legitimate hnyr taken them from the
catcher. either ia" '"a"h"r ar - runner
on SECOND has" collecting Ihr imi"rIua-
lion.
As have said often. Fat Moran knows
pitchers ~ well nS nmvhndy ~ baseball
aud hr ha~ trained his '"a"lI"r% Ia watch
the opposing IwIri"r. II Il h">nhn Is
,'arrlrr~ 1T ali nh"uI the way ia Witch
he grips Ihr bail a. in covering II ur-
the ,'"n,.h,r. hIt"I rhr"Tul study. 'nn
I.ll rh'Ilt'I Ia. H. gazing I" lhIrN q last
bail a. ,.ut," IT.. ma, I,l,k 'uI -nni"
IIIIIr 'IrI,.i'ii"Ii. 81 III" I"lII'r whrn
lie mr,,r hI~ .urNr it,I nt"r. Ii..I,ni.lt
vnIr.Itrr H. to-. L"" H.. a. LI.r Tia, bail
M"n, has s.,,"'. l.I".rrr 80 bic I""r"
that IILr -, hII "lih al, ",t,..L l"Gnrn"
Ii"m i'i"r'"I'h"h 1" Il''" i"" i"h" 4"
irtl"w nv WhiIirh "nh H.. h"Ir - II
hr hm"v. what r."r ,.,Iuinr I Irr'" T""n
bin 1t .."ut,l' 81 ,.ut I"r r' "uh ib~u
rnW'l" Iri" " fn"i go" IT." I"E"" Ih""U
f"ri "r"r r'.r- h" ''"u ri"rI" ihrm
Wh"u hr,r"r wilI ,nl," thr ,.rgu" r"r
rnm h." ir"riy "'u" H." !" r"IIiup ihrm
IIEhi. have. "".u '"a'h"r" irr to "i"nI
III" d".ir"l inflammation FROM III" liura
nu'i pms" II ul"ur T." III" hitter Thny
toll him +" expect - curve aud IL" SIrp-
M 7" bust it. only !" got rr"ss"d mud
hHv" u fast mu" zip past his chin OF ruli"
him IN IN" ribs. Won won't find that
boy depending "u any NOR" information.
"N"v"r ngnin." he rlarcs "Nrvrr. no
more
| GUESS Mitchell wanted "a max.
little nnisr when h" said Render was
stealing the stuff with glasses What
III" l'hilli"S are doing is all legitimate
and ~ fair rs Il base hit
AS Ia how many ball clubs try Ia gri
Ih"ir opponents sIgnalS by lrgiiimat"
means depends largely on whether tho
players on certain team like Ia hit
when tipped on. Some big Irngurrs
won't TAX" II sign. Larry Knpf. now the
$h"rtsr"p on nay rlub and formerly with
the Athletics. says Connie Mncks old
team used /" n' tn" worst bunch IF
sign rillaE"rs h" ever aaw. II must b"
I'm liz" ;ir rf l'hillN.
Som" nf them used Ia boast. kopf
told M" 'th"y 'lIdn'i ear" whether they
got IN" ttp-urr on tn" pitcher ar not
when they w"r" mr Their" hitting.
hmvr heard F'rnuk tinker declare him
salt mnny 81 Time.
"Nrvrr mind mlnul nr DON'T ear"
whether | get the EIgnS ar not. ne
would say.
"nmt | notified that II there wn" II
runner "n Second where II" ruulh taxi"
r,rmh r"nk for himself int" III" oppose
iur "ni"hrr'a glove. and If u" lihut
help Frank "uI when h". went MP to
til" bnI. Tinker gay" the runner rnll
NJ q""I IN h" rot back t" the h"nrh.'
k"pf. by tho way. Ia going huc. AMI
showing l"i@ Of courage. II" lost ball
gnmr for us In cincinnati on" dny a
few weeks ngu and rmInr In for m