The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-10
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weak or uncertain pitching. II .he
manager figures his own pitcher can
not hold tho opposing team under ne
runs It 10 necessary for him 10 play 70
get SIX. The best system OF baseball!
evolved Is the "one At time system
This means that the mana ger has conh-
dcnce that his own team and his own
pitcher can hold the opposing latsmch
to low scores. He tries TO get ono run.
His theory is that X his team gets on2
run It takes two 10 beat II and that q
one-run advantage handicaps the oppo-
sition and forces II 10 hit for ounrh
Of runs Having one run, he sacrifices
runners along. plays for another run,
and tries al the time 70 compel the or
position to start hitting for cluster OF
runs.
1t ia an axiam among managers thai.
whenever one team can force the other
TO start hitting" Gas the ball player
expresses 1t. meaning that they cannot
do anything but try 70 slug out Vic
tory they arc beaten. II Is three 10
one against any ha tier making hit at
any certain time. and the odds against
two hitting safely in succession, OF
three hitting snfely In succession. wor:;
out IN aritmetical progression.
II this theory Is correct. then Nc
Graw's system. shorn Of tho surprise
element, Is wrong.
The finest system ot course Is COM
/ bination "f tho two. Few teams are
, built so that they can switch their sys-
TENS at will. and the one which can is
almost 4 certain winner.
The other system Is the brute foroe
system--hy which no team ever won 4
.,ha ,iop uhi in ha n
est II.
! 1t Is quite evident that the YANKEES
or some OF them. can play real hhn y
they nre ordered ~ to do. They can
switch to scientific running attack Il
necessary. Tn" idea that they could not
60 sn seems to have heen result OF
tho Fact that they have not had to d.
40 on many coca sinns this season, but
fell into bad HABITS 81 standing Nat
footed on bases and relying uron the
sheer sluGgirE power NJ the following
batters to drive them around.
Took Advantage Of Theory
In the opening game Of. the series II
looked as II tho Yankees teol advantage
~ 'hr Clan: theory that they could
not run. switched and ran. In fact the
Yankees outgucsscd the Giants IN all
occasions save one N that game. Speak
ing OF nsc running. Big Eill 1,ange.
who was perhaps ihe greatest OF all
hsr runners Of his tine. scarcely even
excepting lia m!lton. care hack 70 watch
tho series and scr Ms nephrw. George
Kelly. play frs, base for the Giants.
Rill was one Of the most wonderful
has" runners of all time. He weighed
around eco pounds. could run 100 yards
close 10 ton seconds was clever. run
ming and skilltul slider. mover shall
forget the day that RI stole h's one
hundrehth base for the scaeon. He had
heen after that record all season. ard.
With only nmr or ;Ro more games left t.
play. he had record ot ntn"ty-nine
steals. Late in the gam" tTicaC"
needed run TO win. and LonEe led on
the inning with a two-hasc hit. Arson.
who was following hin, At ha:. promptly
pushed down a sacrifice bur' Arson
"cn' numbering down 20 FIRST was
thrown 'ui and iurncd around. satisfied
!" 70 back IN the hCnrh. He looked
Ground. saw T,arEe sQ;aii'nc on sernri.
and %. "ut \ bell " - rag. Lame
had not moved II CO t third on tho
next pitched ball ~ @'"l" third "leanly
End established his record.
Ru: imagine what would have hap
ren"d hal LANCE he"n thrown cut IN
that effort To steal
Tury-Eh,. 1921. tho New York
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