The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-25

CINCINNATI. O.. Sept. 2s.-f we're
asked to name one man above al! o.NSt
Normal ug al" game In weeld's Series. I
should gne f;a;n1 Pis s5, sc eoS
slider Burns an Ideal Big Series perlo' IL Nv,
err BE isn't the kind 10 be overcome oS
tho Importance Of any situation l"'o
which he may be thrust
Because he Is one Of those oulet.
rathee colorless chaps who IS IN tne
game every day doing his work 1norr
oughS and without ostentatlon burhs
IS moi generally credited with being inc
ball player that he really IS; plaSe
him among the first five nutftslders IN
the game. and certainly he has no supe1
Tors in the National League.
Here ts a man who hasn't missed
championship game IN more tnan Two
years That alone proves that ourns
lakes good cars OF himself. and that ne
Is conscientious about giving 1ulI re-
AS sun fielder. Burns has no super
Tor. His work is not flashy. ana. pc
cause he makes hard chances look easy
the fans do not appreciate MS aolilty;;
before 1t comes down and see him MAKE
the catch with i slow. graceful MOTION.
Such plays never excite the poPulace.
But once in a while when Burns mas 70
do a sprint and extend himself TO MAKE
a play. he gets plenty OF cheers. Some
fielders make all catches look nara ana
thus compel applause. Burns is not mat
type ,o..
outt!elder in the league. and won't even
let anybody argue with them ABOUT IL
They admit It. and that's all there IS 70
II. And it takes an occasional error ny
him to wake up the fans
remember reading one day last sum-
mer in q New York paper that Burns mao
dropped a fly ball The baseball writer
treated this incident as a most unusual
. C-oG
only muft Burns has made all season.
The funny part OF IT was. ne toto
me was that l was caInped under the
ban and It was a cold muff
feature OF that game because It was
made by Burns
Now about Burns as worlds Series
player. You will notice ne mas oeen up
the National League all season and ne
leads the league in scoring runs He
will lead off for the Giants. and the
White SoS pitchers VIII nave 10 put
This has been one Of the best seasons
Burns ever had. He always could 1ieIa
and run bases. but this year he has mao
two protracted batting Streaks. one OF
which carried him through something
like seventeen consecutive games with
out missing his daily blow. You can
talk about HerzoS and Llmmerman pull.
ing the Giants through. but Burns went
Ike a house 3tire along in June ana July
wlen the race was close.
Burns Is not afflicted with tempera-
nent: His nerves are steady. ana org
c.owds do not bother him. Now anu
,leu ne chtrpS 4 Bit but as a rule ne
nst plays ball Keep your eye on him
in the Worlds Series:
Those 'revtrsioie" outfields appear
to hav.. gone. OF, OF style. George Stall
iags had Il dandy III 1919. when Tn"
Braves won the Worlds Championship
but | duH't vvcollect any other manager
Ns.,l, 10,
stantly shifting mis- attack, so tnat leie
handed batSmen would be in the ma,
ioritr agaluSt right handed pitchers and
vice versa. >,
risky u develop young outtISldcr
against uuly on" kind Of pitching; There
ar. many left handed batsmen who find
il extremely difficult 70 hit left handed
Hitchtuc' Tnrv r,ay overcome this weak
moss bv constant effort but X manager
assumes that they will NOT improve III
this respect and constantly St'srs them
away from S"uthpawS how can ne ever
synsct chem 20 acquire the knock?
have III mind certain young OUT
fielder whu is regarded az great nat
urul batsma;l. lc hit all sorts Or pltch-
ing for Il titlc. aud tav:: acquired the no
lion that he SIMPLY could not clout lett
hand.r This soon &nioInted 70 an OBJ
session with him. and he conceived SO
viulcn, "rcludic" ag:'inS! poreS Itt
nitching THAI he would not 80 up against
Il lett n;,,j,.r even in morning practices;
His teammates convinced nm ne "outu
r,.v..r overcome this weakness unless ne
mad. himself bcli"ve he could MT any
Stvlc ot pitching. and p"rsu;'ueu MIN !"
practice ;,sS;du"uS!y against I:Lt H''u
erS. -, hi, over 900
for i t,;u. SiuiIly because ne Starltu
with confidence and pCnlShed 4 Few ICY
rnud..rS. lis 4 ctnch you'll never lea'h
II yru don't Try. .. ayar
&uu. OF the really great hitterS eyer
s;d..st,.,n.d any pitcher. II the! nau d
,Y''.,in,ss they worried hard 10 eliminate
i, During my first full season III eme
Eation;u League. the batting cnaInpl92I4,
shin was capiurcd b: Jess turkey. 1o
was n wonder ut bunting. ana IL "3s
nothing for him tn beat out eoup'o
Hirkett's skill was the result Oh praSc,
,ir,. He never missed his turn IN tue
Hn;rinp order beior.. game ana ttte!
Iii M, he used TO hire lad 10 pltcl "
RIM in muruiug practice Tor an hos' ~.
TWO ut a time down in corner Oh 'hn
fi,Id wher, nobody would outt II oh
him cobb. Speaker and Jackson hie
,nrrr great lett handed oatSuisE VIZ
uu,,iSh the left handlers as we'll 40 ''e
Tak" the two pennant winners I'M, tnlS
v,.or Mcti-aw has the same SutA4Sto
dlv after day Benny kauil has ~,
troubles hitting some left nahasrs. %, oI
n. hasn't missed game tnis Sc" go =
I;ob.rtsof has not had very ~ go
Lut Il is only recently that McNham , 10, 10
worked Thorpe occasi"nail! ~ ~
right handlers. jackson an" r@'SN"