Evening journal., 1920-08-20
BAII. PLAYERS

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In a technical journal there has
been discussion recently as 10 whlch
Is tho most skilled" Of the trades
Each trade has It's able exponenis,
but no one has yet como forward 10
say word for the ball players
trade.
Indeed, what other trade calls so
continuously for instant decision, un-
errlng judgment aud such perfect
coordination OF mind and body2 To
| the thoughtful fan baseball game
| is a psychOlOslual Study a marvellous
J % .lii-ilation Of the specialized Di4ln
IA perfect operation,
l Faus applaud a triple play, even u
achieved by The opposing team, be-
cause it Is an admirable exhibition
OF several minds thinking togcher,
making uperrlng decisions on the IN
slant and doing The right thing al
lhe right time.
machlnist hav. time 10 reflect as 10
whether one method OF operation Is
better than another, But for the
hall player, thought and action must
so coordinate as TO seem slmulan-
e0us. lie dare not stop 10 think so ht
thinks and acts at the same moment
AT least there is no noticeable time
lapse between the thought ana tn'
lis decisions are unalterable, a.
are his errors. lie cannot correc
\ his mistakes as can other
tradesmen and his one error ma,
boot the game away. HIS decisions
: openly made and openly acted upon
are subject TO the instant review ~
his boss. the general public. fol
J him there Is no covering up OF mis-
takes In the hope that the boss VII
d not End them out.
} All OF which calls for such con
slant mental and physical alertnes :
l. as Is required In no other trade, Dus
iness or profession, except, perhapa
that OF the doctor when he u per
forming an emergency operation.
, A noted lawyer once sau ua
when ne had an important case
trv he would work out several ell
ncult problems In mathematics ID, ~
, fore going 90 court ~ order 10 mn y
J ber up his mind. several INN ihililss ~, "
, lsnappy baseball played III i siio ,noui ,,,o, h
ing before the days WORK "ou'
serve the same purpose
e Pulna Little "Banny" Banoroft|
D shoes al the Philadelphia ball yar'
was a task that would make any snort
I stopper lose sleep. A.. .,
0 Bancroft has no equal In the gam
e when 10 comes TO scoopins up uus
r. lbau and Tipping 10 on us way. M
the wise men Of the east ana Yves
n both Will admit that.
r. But "Banny" had done this specta
q cular act so often In philadelphia iha
T. IL dld not fire his teammates int
o the kind OF action that wins ba
3. games.
4 When ne swapped uniforms wit
Arthur Fletcher, that veteran or IN
Is Giants, the Phil fans didn't enthu'
n an over amount. But they are doll
" 1t now in big tubfuls.
The change OF atmosphere work.
a spark OF magic on both CLUBS. III
Giants started a different style
o. attack with Bancroft In Fletcher
at shoes and the phillies started cuttll
OF up the same way with the grlzzl
10 Arthur in their midst.
he Fletcher Is all TO The good In Phil
ed delphia. He's playing a great gan
physically, and his presence inspir
m Gravy Cravaths athletes TO high
he ambitions. The former Giant not on
in has a strong playing personality, b
lr he has the faculty Of scattering
IS. around among his fellow players.
Us Bancroft was being criticized at q
10 | time OF the trade as not giving b
H. best TO the club. For this fault
lg may OF may not have been direct
It. guilty. "Banny" needed a change
Ok atmosphere.
Both Fletcher and Bancroft are g