Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-24
EDDIE COLLINS WORE HIS
LUCKY CAP TEN YEARS
Thought That Ii Brought Him Goou
Fortune. and Has Not Battcu
We'll Since ic Fell 10 Pieces
/. MANY PLAYERS sUrERsTlTlous

co,,, c,,.;, ,,,,r,o me rot,rc
" cross and chase sticks Gum ON
Cap, Declares Corbct.
Every ban PLAYER is snpcrslitiouS;;
1ro,i1,ctiye Of good luck or Viii c!imn-
,o T,NA ~, IN ,,,p,. W.! ,,os r(ynn =,
lolN". tut N'I't'J%, ne Vas EtNcn 4"
cap to whien h. glnns fer , mo rSo, InR1
$3.50 i.iv' HyM IA IL L""t,,,I
old cap collins always felt that the
rug, ~ F}II h. ryovca on 10 tho White
AIN aso ,Sactod IT'S Ton. rnc cap
iiea.iE tslI 70 inesHS,. ana ooili iiS
Inns mas not hit within many polntS
ct his onCettNe cloHiihE mark ana II
Eou az .aa,g he r1tSan ,, ,o,t,i.
-he Rad 10 par, with ha incky cap
tudcrus Draws tross ut rIntc.
Years ago. Whenever Fred I.udcrus
l.. INV ,,.,. In froni 81 hI,n. ono
60 ,f;-r 5-,Z,-.-l ,nc sfr1i..lit line
y, Ht,' 80 ny s,',ni,.i h,,.i.-
AMI 5n sn ,,,sgE sHranyi ,iSnr
,hC rroWri uacru, noiicCi tl.at tL'
~ S.5 trs--.r,f .tro.rS, l|nc. ,[hirh
~ r,.f-. 70 ;f,a Uus NylItrh
l.Erags rl. ,ryla And c,cr since
tntr l.-te--E nr- ONLY draws the
.rrs $50 -s lid. $3.50 ,he auGlc line.
i-rI..- ..-. f.s tre proper method
- i.t-s-c 30 rs--s--sa- base ults from
his ra- :e--te
ifa E.as. aartrer w.th q strange
;.rI,-at a.ways SCcs into
game " IS "S. 81 gum. NJ
,N NasF IF SaNyS ous
- -.-A:nr hapnens he.
s1-. strikes are Ca',cG om him.
J;sr t~y gun, .fter the incl
cer. 1,s S&t Il tile pitcher gets
5we s---+s 1r IN Hal Immediately
resc1ts the gam :-l1 its place on his
car ANS 4: nsel 5u.o his mouth and
t.ia- Iarne- uy the opposition
l!tc-c-s
cobb swings Three Bats
-. ,,,,h,s s,,-,e-s.t.io, ,s I'm. hc
N.op 49, 81. ..Sn - ~ -:
w ~ ~ - 5il,.- 49, 49,
VIZ Z. '.J t'S, M III ~
~ l''N. e." e".,aIi5l,r M Ma
,.,' go. ona M IN 9,lS bsnJ tha,,
I,o ,,-ol,!j OF tryIug 10 Knock III, bail
ont If tne 10, with "A clothespin lie
ai,Says Gss 10 mick nm three 6ats and
S[ti".- .i,s,n n Tow times so as 10 gen
craic Mits within the bat that he is
gong to use
zach With n difJrrcnt method some
ian the ulatc lightly while others swat
1T with considerable power. Most are
sin.lc tanners Hu, Max Carey. OF tho
l'iratcg. Is a double Taper. Just be-
FORE no sct,ics into batting position. Mc
,aps the plate twice in quick success
sion ASK nun why ne Goes IL ana ne
.SplaiMs tnat ~ - pcc" use s9C s a
nFoce"ule 10 ncreSs"i 70 .t!S W. ny as
(. . "a sinai N..r.E HF, r1 l"". o,'t.
unritS ms -. ~ l"nG" ~ ~ 10y
by thrnc njtchod t'b balls. '''" ""' '"'''''"
FriNch Hcsiicss at Plate
- "Hapny" iIclsch, OF the White SOx. IS
anlictci with scvcra! iinX-chasing all
,n,nis no touches his cap uch,ens
{ his belt. ana rubs his hands on his
irouScrs from ton 10 twenty times
+ willie standing AT the plate it would
aceomHiisn those ircEs 50 often in !,
y Ifrnitcd Tim. nt bat. Hu, watch Fclscl,
:; ana You viii nnd the truth in this
rrn a STATISTICAL rrud noted IN, fnci
liza. rcisch icWchcd his can twenty
= ,jn,or Ana rWLhod his hands on his
,,,,.-s ,. ,t,,cs inr,r" tLroe hnii.
!, tS r ,,i,.Eoi -, J'frS
BOB Vcach is another "fusser Ar
/. irving. at the plate, he knocks ne dirt
-:from his spikes with his bat. II there
IS some delay IN the pitcher sending
:. tho ball up 10 him, Bob repeats the
..Iricl', provided that lie rs not busy
: rubbing his hands UP and down on his
: f,ip casey S'enEcl, nervous person,
=. constantly taps INC soil with his lott
foot with ~.iythpt. that would Indicate
ting to Keep TIN" with Ils lci, pedal
- r,, an ,r,,,
-
g. Inc story IS iCii concerning -
: MNerS al the hIoo>!!h 1oustts' "hlEn
& illustrates % what cNtrcmeS a player
aNyill go in an effort 10 chase a ilnN
or 10 caOtivatc Dame Fortune. Myers.
no, aiNG,Sd wt mooG "T ~ ngo4 no hgr
& AuCC for several weeks and decided IN