Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-31
.HEAD-F|RsT SLIDE USED
WITH SUCCESS BY GIANTS
Hal Chase Has Long Been Exponent
OF Famous Practice Perfected
s by king" Kelly.
RICHLY REGARDED By INGRAM
Corbett Tells Of How Kritchell,
Brownie Backstop, Figured That
Cobb Would Try to Steal Two
Bags and Headed Him OF.
BY JAMES }. CoRBE1.r.

81 The famous head-frst slide perfect
II ed by Mike tkinG'D Kelly is being
3 revived by the Giants and with splen-
Il did results
Hal Chase has been for many years
one OF the very few opponents in base
Il ball of the head-on slide into the
Initial sack. Through the medium OF
= this Chase very often has beaten out
& hits that might have been impossible
! BY the use of any other method. Halls
4 success through the training camp
4 days with the Giants convinced Nc
#Gra~i and his athletes that there was
something worth while in the slide
( And now most OF the Giants tearing
y Tor first base on close play dive head
ing many throws in that fashion.
1t is quite obvious to any spectator
\ that a head-frst slide has its advan-
/ tases in the saving of time. All that
4 toward first to hurl himself forward
in the natural way that he is going.
No Need for Stacking Up.
There is no need for any Stacking
IN speed, to poise himself for the leap.
Rather. his fight toward the bag gives
MIN impetus for just such r slide. on
the other hand, foot first slide re-
auires batter TO slow UP momentarly
straiSht or incline it toward the base
80 as to give him proper position
I for, holdins his legs at the bag.
Undoubtedly. the splendid results the
+ Giants are securing from the head
4 first slide will bring about a general
revival OF this trick of baseball that
immortal King Kel" quit the game.
This is story concerning Ty Cobb.
little different than most of the
others, and one that stands out as one
of the vesty best yarns ever sprung
concerning the mighty Georgian.
Planned to Get Cobb.
Paul kritchell, Brownie catcher.
had been told repeatedly OF the dar-
lines His seasoned mates e i"u 0a rse
counted tales of how the Southern
Typhoon" raced around the bases with
reckless abandon and seemed almost
unaware or the presence OF catchers
who had intent to halt him az he was
pilferinE his way toward the plate.
After listening TO ali of these tales
marked:
"Til get that bird il he ever starts
,FsA short while afterward KritcheIl
was behind the bat for the Browns
when they played against the Tigers.
a single. The way he was prancins
UP and down gave Kritchell the tip
of that the Georgian was making
ready to set sail for second. Just az
the next pitch was made Ty was or
he shot The ball came squarely
INTO kritchell's hands, but he muffed
II: and then he added to the misery
or the Brownie rooters by kicking the
ball around.
Figured He'd Steal Two.
Bur suddenly he recovered it. and
second a, the time. iiritcheli hurled
eassman, yelling:
Get him as he comes into third"
cobb, noticinc that the catcher was
lorse, hide. decided To try TO make third
nut ,ou, long before he reached the
n!nS, EXCLAIMED:
=, Il i, told YOU could sc; him. dtdn.,
sspr mats ,ha. the way to do it, Don't
Figure him TO steal two and stop him
when he goes into the second one"
Ivan Olson, OF the BROOKLYN Dodgers.
fielder in the Big leagues. lie bobbles
the BAL with create, frequency than
any OF MS rivals and probably holds
WHY then does WlbeYt Robinson
keep him in the line-up when his field
@ Olson Know, Insids Baseball.
YOlson probably knows as much in
side ba seball as any man in the game
and he is one OF the hghtiest athletes
that ever dus his elects into ., dia-
sou ;hat Olsen IS one OF the mos,
valuable players IN The game today.
lie is an inspiration for h.s whole
Team; magnetic leader who, by his
Cwn indomitable spirit. enthuscs his
associates 70 battle on and on no mat
Olson loses many lanes diiins a
season because or his weakness in
fielding. But Olson. by strategy. wins
Ear more games. and he wins others
hy his timely hitting. and saves more
through brilliant plays afcld. for
Olson. although ina ccuratc at times
other shortstops can show
Aud so. even though Olson appears
with frequency in the error column
Ne continues TO be one 90 the most
important coEs n the pennant batti!nc
DodScr machine.