The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28

Fred NitcNelrs proposal that organ,
Ted baseball clubs eStabtsA 4 SSnoV,,
for developing and training young pa.
PLAYERS - timely. but not new. IL -
timely because of the present ScarcttE
Of Gamble players and the tact tAlt t"c
minor leagues are not developing nun
AS rapidly rs the CLUBS are uS'"h '"'''
More than 4 quarter oc century ago
\. e.. SpaldinE proposed the cstaDhSn
mcnt OF great training camp d LaEG
lar university for ball players ana -. :
Fercd 20 donate the land and money 20
establish such q school Ills IDEA was
bigger than mere baseball. lie pro
poSrd regular educational courses N
other lines Later James y hart tooN
UP the idea and worked upSa y,
His plpn was \ douhly uS"tui one.
He prnnoScd that IN" National !eagG"
establish ,h" training school anu ~"
veteran players about to bc retrS" al
useful service should be rewarded 10y
,tnprintrlantS as members OF the rae
ulty and devote their Ives 10 trAlh!ne
the new EcucratiuR Of players NONh'"S
over came ~ either proposition.
Several times former piaNerS hSEs
o.t,r,n,ed 10 establish such schools. out
none ever has succeeded To succeed !,
would require the backing or "rSanlLcu
baseball. but the scheme IS rhSirely
feayibls aud would develop real players
.hrce times as rapidly as they are de-
velnp"d in minor leagues
managers Usually Bad Teachers.
Ae = rule a ball player retained on
The bench by major league cIun pc
comes IA real major nall PLAYER twice
as quickly lS he would II lie were sent
Lnci, 20 the minors Tor further season.
.nr Unless he happens "a be- sent 10
some manager who has time ana pa .
thence and the ability 10 teach. he sci
d,r, shows much Improvement AFTER the
scbcoIinr in the minors. for the simpi"
reason that minor league managers
have as little time 20 devote 10 teach
inE players as the major league man
agorS Save, and very few Of them vii!
-. tho trouble 10 instruct youn. -stcrS.
oCcas ionaNy here y found = manager
o. 4 veteran player with minor cup
who IS 4 natural teacher and there are
n number in the majors. George stat
'ircs is such 4 man and natural
teacher Of players. Connie Mack IS an
other. Whenever they get ball players
with sense enough to listen to then'
t.ey tGrn out stars.
- Is an odd fact that might ne.p
SCOUTS n ending good players. that
usually the best recruits for the majors
come from teams which have some MISC
Old player teaching the kids.
Lee Darwin Turned Out Stars.
There was one such whose name WAS
90 C;aryin. Lee was catcher and one
% tho best ever developed. but he never
,.ouId hit Lee played IN practically
every league In America outside the ma
icrs. and every season tae team tor
which NJ worked developed star Pitch
erS who came into the maJorS ripe ana
-nady The secret was that Garylu was
, teacher. The year he caught Tor l,Lie
C,sr- at Shreveport he sent tnrSc plt"h-
srs from that orc team into the majors.
Two OF whom were Bob AArmon ana
We got into the habit oc thinking Of
Roh Harmon as old before he WAS 80
And this was due TO GarHsnS coaching
and Uarmon's quick development
hnR II
rasrs In baseball ilstory. The first
minor league game he ever WltneSScu
hs pitched in-and won. The i!rSt ma,
nv league ne ever saw. he p!tched ana
non Which comes near constituting =
F''0' senoo, for Football Officials. -,
A,nIy!ng the school idea TO footbaii'
e would be the biggest step toward pro-
-ectIrg the college sport poSSto!e II q
school OF instruction for officials Shou'd
-rbm bi. colleges really ought TO make
n move IN that direction II thS tu'uEg ~, ~
The game is 10 be- SttcGuardeHd' Ihe
scarcity OF competent "ttlc'+~H 20 mau-
,l(c canes has been u Ercat r"A% DIN,
There are scarcely enough sooH I"Tn
y,nn are w:li.ug 10 ottic.di" 10 HAnGIs
,..nonis unless blessed by local talent.
r.,y,, 10 take what they can get az the
hC!ght OF the season, The huihn$F ,
officials who were driven out OF l,.'
rainS. and quilt In disgust. SIN further
limits the nClG.
II would be an easy matte rto rcmcdy
This defect. y school Of instruction FOR
nriri:,ls could iii tie want IN rev
weeks |, is not generality known, out
one Of the greatest instructors OF root,
ball officials and referees il tho United
states for many years vas - woman.
the wife Of Walter Camp. the fdhouS
Mrs. camp was one oc the greatest
authorities on the rules. and /: WAS a
custom OF many Of n" leading officials
~ gather At the camp reSid"n"" pr.Or
10 The season ard listen - III" intc-rr"-
tation OF the rules and 70 get advice
from Mr. and Mrs. Camp.
Mike Thompson. the Veteran player
and official. told n" taat sh" kn'w more
fontbaE :han any player in IN" world.
A school OF .nStru"t."n in September
would save much trouble III The rex:
three months.
Many Interra Gonal Events in 1921.
I:.trrra;tau;,.' sporting events N l3sl
Will NJ lnast be NOR" numerous ma"
ayAr before. We from The United States