San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-15
Young Bruin Outfielder
Comes Under Tutelage OF
Cosy" Dolan and Blind
Groove" at Bat Disap-
pears; Other Bear Gossip.

There are some baseball players
who will never learn. There are 9th
trs who don't have TO be told anything
twice. Leslie tMokcl Meyers belongs
to "unce-is-enough fraternity. and
for this reason the wise ones who
c'osey follow the Bear WORKOUT Mt
League Park arc issuing due warning /:
"Wat,h out for Meyers this sea
on"
Meyers. playing his first year Of
professional ia ! last Sepson. developed
Two faults rs the season progressed.
One Of them. defect in his stance at
the plate that seemed 10 mak:,
shoulder-high inside pitch almost i'm
possible for him 10 hit. came near
running MOke's career. In fact. e
Bears benchcd Meyers for spell and
got another man for his place.
Meyers gave evidence throughout
that there was nothing the matter
with his ability 10 hit simply Il defect
in his method when lie tried TO hit GER
tain kind of pitching. Nobody seemed
TO figure it out
When he got To his liking. Moke
could smash il as far as anybody.
Many good ball game he ruined with
homc-run drive. notably that one in
which the enemy scored eight runs in
the ninth inning and the Bears came
back with nine. thanks to parked
ball by Meyers with the bases full and
five tallies already across.
Had n Blind Groove"
But smart pitchers found a blind
groove" when Meyers stood at the
v,1uNn I 4. L.. Il =. -
and inside. lie simply could not hit
II ball so thrown hard. IL ut all. He
stiuc's out Il disircssingly great num-
Der Of times.
Tuesday afternoon at League Park.
there was conference at the home
Plate at League Park. Meyers was the
party Of the first part Cosy" Dolan.
New York Giar,' coach. who doesn't
the park between the Giants morning
and afternoon workouts. was the party
Of the second part There was much
talk and demonstrations Of batting
grips and ways to stand at the plate |
Meyers faced the pitcher again and
his style was changed. He had
Strengthened up. The ball was whip.
ped across. Mokc cracfd il on line
10 the outfield. Another was served up. |
Same result a third. Ditto.
That boy has the makings Of 4
great ball player. remarked Dolan. sit
ting on the grass with his back 10
anything twice. Now watch him after
anything twice. No wwatch him after
while in the field. His other defect |
will he gone. too"
When Mokc took his turn in center !
field. Dolan called attention to the I
fact that he got squarely In front OF
every ground ball and fly that he pos
slbly could. He had tendency last
year 10 field them 10 the side. evil
dcitly with the idea of getting set
quic'-y for Il throw.
That's all WRONG said Dolan.
Get in front of the ball. II they hop
badly for you when you're taking them
knock them down and the BAH gees
for two or three bases. Get in front OF
them"
~ Interesting 10 Watch.
And Moke was getting in front of
them the rest OF the practice session.
1t will be interesting to watch what
Moke does with his changed batting
stance. The fielding correction is
minor; Meyers has been fine fielder
FROM the start. a great judge of balls
and remarkably fast ON his feet. The
hitting was the thing. Correct that.
was the general impression. and Mey-
er would be smashing them all like he
hit some of them. and he would come
into his own with n bang.
Meyers is only %. He has col
lege education. He has the physique.
the strength the speed and the ability
TO learn. Turn him into reliable
hitter. one who bangs out solidly-hitl
balls every time instead oi homers
every now and then interspersed be-
tween striSeouts. and the big league
scouts will stumble over each other
trying 10 sign him UP.
Bob Cochran's patient methods and
his knowledge of baseball should prove
beneficial to Meyers this year.
Rod Whitney. all-around man, prob
ably will be at third base when the
Bears meet the Galveston club at their
cuero training camp Saturday and
Sunday. Whitney has been looking
fine in practice. Taylor Phelps. Sc
.ured from the Browns. is still miss
ng. In the outfield Saturday and
sunday will be Boone. Todt and Mey-
,rs. Everett Booe is still weak from
his "flu" attack and Manager Cole
nan isn't going TO rush him. Heine
ueine. who had the benefits of a
'ouple of weeks at the st. Louis {
Browns camp at Mobile. was putting
stuff" on the ball in Thursdays noon
workout and Red" Mckee, who han
lied his shoots. says he's ready TO
itch dohble-header right now. ,
,ieine injured his pitching hand in ,,
Mobile but its about ms good as new
gain. The Bears leave for Cuero at
, o'clock Saturday morning. in charge
# Manager Coleman, with Joe Oil
'arri as secretary.
The Browns turned another young
ter over to San Antonio Thursday.
lie is Joe Severini. n pitcher. from {
he University of Denver. He's at the !
,arl. already.
Clarence Timer and Bob Couchman (
net Rod Whitney and Jim Galloway
n golf match at Breckenridge Park (
Wednesday afternoon. Timer had never II
'layed before and the othsSs very sell /
om. A'hey say it was a marvel. that n
match. but the result has been lost TO
osterity. !
The sun got in a few too many .
God ticks at League Park and the
round got 50 hard the fire depart
1ent had 10 he called in 10 wet it.
'wo dozen balls n day were being
uined and players not yet down TO !