Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
MACK OILS UP
BALL MACHINE
Connie Finds His New
Players in Receptive
Mood
NOT A BONE" ON TEA M
jacksonville. Fla, April ..

JacksOnNiIe, Fla., April :.
Being without a regular game yes
tsrdsy Manager Mack determined to
lnaugurate course of instructions
looking to thep laying of the finer points
Of the game. Up to the present he has
given no consideration whatever to 'in-
side ball" preferring TO teach funda-
mentals to those who required instruc-
ton along those lines and allow the
players TO gain reasonably At condition
before instituting a course in technique.
In the old days the famous Mack ma
chimes were known far and wide for
their ability to deceive the. opposition,
TO pull off inside stuff when the other
team was least expecting II. OF course,
II Is conceded that Mack used players
ntted mechanically and mentally to per-
form such stunts in the days that were,
and they usually performed the most
intricate Of baseball problems in an easy
and perfect manner.
Not Bone" on Team
But there is no reason why Mack
cannot teach his present aggregation
me tricks for which his world cham
plons were famed. There is not a
bone" In his present personnel. 1t
might be aptly characterized as a
smart" ball team. From top to bot
pm there is not a man to whom il
Mh be necessary to repeat thrice over
Any DIT OF instruction. Gardner al
ways was considered the most Intelligent
u oall players. Burns is very receptive
shannon keen and alert for something
nsw 70 learn, while Dugan need never
% told twice how to do a particular
.aihs' The same conditions prevail ir
ne outneld Kopp and Jameson are
e"ays On their toes and keep theil
yes ana ears open for signals and Other
vns OF instructions. Walker is g
vuick-wltted individual. always sure tC
n. 'ne signal II properly given to worl
With the batter.
ineretore yesterdays work was al
moen 70 test the mental activity ant
seep'Nlty of the players as to Civ,
strenuous practice in battini
heialng Bunting to advance a maj
second or third and for the purpos
" orlnging him home on the squeeze
Nhicn necessitates the most delicat
o-ofdlnatlon between batter and run
2 were all repeatedly tried and exc
e' sIhe hit-and-run game. anothe
ysaslng and effective method of ad
ing the runner, was worked Tn
sssl object in this play is to hit be
1 the runner. In other words, wit
+. hnner on first or second, Il is tn
tFs principal aim to hit the ba
~ ne right OF the diamond, as placln
N this direction not only gives tn
Aener or runners a better chance I
s extra bases II the ball goes saf,
~ also lessons the chances of retiT
~ tnem, the fielder invariably bein
S1eed to make the play on the batteI
Vlerlng Back in Game
Werking on the bases with the ma
pA was given some attention. Thi
~ easy play II the runner and bate
Vushiy understand their signal
- valuable players in a mechanics
r,, are so dense when II comes
hs1 or receiving signals to run base
IS virtually impossible for thel
ro'N this game. Fortunately Mac
none such on his team.
may seem strange to Philadelphi
s,,ss mat the name of Oldring has bee
s'ng In the Athletics lineup for se'
w games. The veteran outfelder ws
+,'posed the first of last week an
~ obliged to lay on ror a couple ,
Hrf1, having been confined to his roo
one day. However, he is all rigl
-na working as hard II not hard
4 any man In the squad. Oldring
uesln the championship season L
out u Is not likely that Mack vi
pr. W many games here OF on Il
t5, Comics desire to give your
~ thorough trial before the tea
.'s nome In order TO determine
n possible the real capabilities
speed boy who stole ffty-sev'
and awaited for two ninety-thr
~ International last year
'e.' Making a Hit
.ser Mack has been unusually Ii