The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-18
PLAN CHANGES AT
THE POLO GROUNDS
Which Would Swing Diamond
to the Southwark and Ex-.
tend Grand Stand.
by WILLIAM ID. HANNA.

Changes IN the STANDS ana playlnS
field at tho Polo Grounds are contem-
plated for next year. Tentative plans
for laying the left field foul line
so that twill run more directly TO the
eastward are being consId cred. II this
can be done the grand stand can be
extended further out on that side OF
the field. To swing the diamond to the
right, which would be the case I'm the
event of tire change named, would mean
a shorter right foul line II the right
wing of the. grand stand were allowed
to remain as II is. The question Is
whether tine shortening of that line could
be done and still be OF legal length.
f5ither- that or alterations In the grand
stand II feasible ones can be hit upon.
President Charles Stoneham said before
he lea for Cuba that changes would be
made II expert opinion decided they
were practicable.
The New York National League club
has reason 10 hope for better results
from the purchase OF Joe Rapp the st.
Paul infielder than usually Is the case
when a high priced minor Lacquer is
bought It was several years before
Rube Marquard justified the purchase
for 1000 of him and his arm by the
Giants More was paid by the Pitts
burg club for Marty O'Toole. the pitcher.
than the Giants paid for Rapp, but
O'Toole never did make good. He was
pronounced failure in the big league al
though Barney Dreyfuss gave s22, 200
for him. Another high priced minor
Lacquer was Chapele. outfielder, for
whom Comiskey paid a huge price. He.
too, failed
The Philadelphia Nationals win train
at Gainesville. Fla, next spring. The
Giants used this camp In 1919. The
Brooklyns and Washingtons are slated
TO train in Florida again. but the re-
turn there OF the Yankees is doubtful.
Indigenous to crowded cars and to be
found in great numbers in trains re-
turning from big football games are the
als-bipeds-krpwn to scientists
and sufferers as car hogs. Take train.
for instance, in which the passengers
are so many that some have to stand.
The car hog is the creature who won't
even move his arm so that n tired
standee may use a portion OF the arm or
the seat on which to sit Whole droves
OF these two legged porcines have been
discovered this fall.
a table of pbnts made by leading
operatives in THAT line of football en-
deavor indicates a lot OF ordinary to
noor kickers OF field goals in the game
this fall In n long list printed in THE
SUN Of Individual scoring to date only
nine field goals are recorded. That
isn't all that have been kicked in the
Eastern arena for only the leading
scorers are given, but it is weak show
ing just the same. Last years field
goal kicking included nine by one
player alone. to wit. Dewey Huston.
Kansas. who lifted the ball over all the
way from the 25 to the IS yard line.
"rhe Ingenious Defensive Mind Never
Mods" we'll known football sharp
writes. whenever he sees a loophole In
the rules he takes n legitimate advan-
tare OF the opening. When his team
could not gain ground he advised taking
the ball back to the twenty yard limit
and thereby keen POSSESSION OF II under
the rules: the deliberate grounding OF
the forward pass when the thrower was
In stralts-this was his devise.
at IS plainly evident that the Tn
genious Defensive Mind is no carnival
spirit fellow To rob the game OF thrill
by anemic defensive measures is his aim.
Does ne get CatChsloic PuhtS v" VIZ
run? No. he let's them drop TO the
ground and roll Does he attempt TO
run back kicks within the danger zone7
No he signals for a fair catch and
makes the catch with comfortable equan-
unity. Saftey first Is his motto-an
excellent maxim for the sidewalks OF
New York and OF equal service In the
polite game of football. No need for
mothers to be Spartans these days for
the Ingenious Defensive Mind never
mods. Come. let's have at him Let's
abolish the fair catch by the defending
eide IN I've oyyn terrfory"