South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-03
Tanning With
Farrell
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.
Omitted Press Sports Editor.)

NEW YORK, Ang. 2.-Joe Obi
en-, with plenty of time on his
hands and 100 percent interest in
baseball. sits on the sessions at the
Polo grounds every afternoon since
he left the post Of secretary Of the
New York Giants.
Like a lot of veterans. he resents
the modern trend toward the wild
swing and the departure Of the old
system Of 1ayin' EN- where they
amt"
The craze for home runs and
long distance clouts Is changing
baseball and it isn't for the better,
O'Brien says. Science has no place
in the modern game. Strategy Is
a lost art and crude baseball is the
order Of the day"
They never think Of bunting
pitcher to death these days, or foul
Ing a pitcher up into the clouds, like
the old timers used to do. They
just get a toe hold now and swing"
Dave Bancroft. the Giants short
stop, IS the only player in the game
today who tries to use science in his
batting and he gets away with IT, He
crosses the pitcher and the defense
because he knows it is a more sure
way OF getting on base and that IS
the first duty of a lead off man
Chick Galloway, the Athletic IN
fielder. Is another one who has be-
come successful this season as a
scientific batter.
He was a disappointing hitter
while he was swinging. bug he jump
ed into the 300 class when Connie
Mack prevailed upon him to forge.
home-runs and try TO place MS hits
for short singles.
Bunting has become almost a for
gotten art since the home-run craze
started. With !nfelds way back as
far out OF the danger zone as they
can get. the chance for a successful!
6unt Is about twenty TO one How
ever. they go up 20 hit Perhaps
because a great bunter meyer drew
a dime at the gate.
Walter Hagen got more than a
generous share OF the newspaper
columns when he was IN England
winning the British open champion
ship. The fasticious American is
good copy and the English newspa-
permen found him a good source OF
material, They even went so far as
70 discourse on the psych illogical
effects Of his clothes.
This question was asked many
times during the open golf cham
pionsnip In which the American
players. Walter Hagen. Jock Hutch
inson and jim Barnes, arrayed n
picturesque though workmanEke
clothes. played some Of the most
consistently brilliant golf OF the
tournament" the London Daily Ex-
press sad.
a vest end tailor who Is also
an enthusiastic golfer. was as much
Impressed ny Hutch.son's pale hello
trope cardigan and Fsgen's knitted
peacock blue sports coat as ne was
by their play.
These men viii set a new fashion
IN golf clothes for men" the tailor
commented They have proved nat
the man who studies comfort rather
than appearance need not ettire
himself III q baggy pair Of Aan1els
ard an Cd coat. A tota- disregard
for appearance - probably The req r.
son why British golfers compare 80
poorly vita the more picturesque
Americans.
Hutchinson knew that his color
scheme was perfect and the know
edge could have 10 other effect
than 20 help him play his 5es: Ha-
gen IN q pepper and sat coat would
probe bly, not have Won
IT addition 20 introducing new
styles OF clothes or the British links.
the trio o. picturesque America rs
probably NIL start new style OF
golf over there also.
Perhaps clothes do not make =
golf champion. but the best tailor on
Fifth Avenue world never put Joe
Beckett under Dempsey's skull piece.
In q battle OF glad rags, the two
Jacks - Kearns and Dempsey -
could SPOT all corners sixty suits ana
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