El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

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or did not do what he should OF
should not have done
The Judgment or the coacher al
third Is the biggest thing in baseball
laL1eWson is a clear. sane and slow
thinker But IL takes his mind a con-
siderable time 20 PASS a given point
D oLler words, with all his virtues
he is rotten third base coacher-
finance and used 10 have about
i've arguments week about Goa h
I inE- He did not think IL amounted TO
much He assigned the lob to anyone
J who happened 10 be idle on the bench.
One fan after the season was over. I
took the scores Of $50 games 10 his
mouse ana went over them with him
I showed him where bad coaching al
third base had lost nine games Of ban
lhaL season and where three PLAYERS
/ had on their own volition, run over
+ the signals Of coachers and scored
The convincing point, however.
was In deciding game where
tinker. stopped and tackled by a
third base coacher had hit that
] coacher on the Jaw knocked him
down and then scored the winning
run Of the game that proved TO be
] the deciding one Of the Seusnn.
Chance admitted that he had never
studied the proposition or given
I much thought to the importance
or the judgment OF coachers.
; As matter OF fact the manager
VINO is real manager IS the fellow
who stations himself at first base uu-
III the runner is on the bags and then
moves 70 third TO direct the plays He
assumes the entire responsibility and
directs the moves Of the base runners.
No one else can do IT.
In game between Pittsburgh and
New York last week lIathewson was
coaching at third The runner had
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bases on the hit yet Matty waved him
on and, when he was half way be-
tween second and third began waving
him back The PLAYER Of hourse kept
on re had no other uhanre. He was
out by Ten feet and Marhewson at
once was relocated 10 the sidelines
and another coacher was sent VI
clarence Rowland. who was q great
manager until cliuues in the White
soI DESTROYED his power, was one OF
the worst third base coachers in the
world He guessed wrong so often
tnat Il became a joke. Rowland had
the minor league idea He orerestf-
mated the speed Of his own men and
underestimate the throwing power OF
opposition. His idea was 10 make
every man on his team 20 as Tar a.
possible on every lift That IS a fine
theory III your men have the speed.
hut the White SoE lacked the rneed
The opposing team figured Il in a
OUT IN lacr the White SoZ In 1917
came near establishing a worlds rec
ord for runners thrown out at third
and at the plate.
I see IN the public prints that
some OF these young bail uIrrerr
have been trying to ride Henry
U'DlT which reminds me that n
lot or fellows uonchalanfly mon
key with gasoline and smoke ci-
EaretteH in n fzarage-- They don't
know what they IRE liable TO
strike. Hank f. n sweet and even
dtsposiuoued sort OF person but
some day one Of these birds who
thinks he is not there. viii trip
himself.
Hanks older brother, Jim. was
much Ike him. He was the political
boss OF precinct over on the East
Side In Chicago when politics was
politics" He held a record Of never
having lost a fight in the primary Of
an election no matter who he was
with He owned that precinct. One
night there was a political meeting
over az western and Madison, and
carter Harrison was 20 speak He was
MAYOR and in some way was delayed.
so Dc was necessary to hold the crowd
until he came. An orator ascended
the platform and in winding up, said
Gentlemen, I want TO Introduce TO
you a man who never has lost a flCht
IN his precinct, a man who has al
N-lsAAAH ANNAr WHO mas MHEn
toE-if gentlemen llr- James o Dav."|
Jim was en- 5arrassed. He assembled
the platform and said:
Fellows. this amt my game. You
know I never made any speeches. Tou
know how I carry my precinct. ]
can't make no speech. but N e VIII en-
terrain you gentlemen. III lick any
man IN the house"
Cleveland's case IS not as bad as
was first reported Joe Harris. the
great Young first baseman OF the
team who has been figured a one Of
the big assets Of the Indians fn the
pennant race. got back from France
the other day He vas terribly in
1ured IN a motor truck accident fust
before his command left France and n
was reported that he was so seriously
nurt that he would not be able to play
this year
Back in Game Soon.
On the day that the news came out
in America he arrived and was sent to
a hospital near New York. ne was
able to sit M and take notice and was
OUT at the Polo grounds to watch a
game after wiring the Cleveland club
Lnat ne would Be In shape to play in
side OF one month
harris carries a terrible scar on his T
head and he IS pretty badly bunged .
W. nuf tne-e is hope that he viii be
able 20 get into action shortly. He
VII be DISCHARGED within the next
rev days and thinks that he win be .
abie % play ball and be in perfect .
shape before July.
Here's hoping.
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