Evening star., 1924-01-11

II you ever sat next to him in a
xrandstand in the old days, though,
and didn't know him by sight you'd
never think the rooter next to you
was the owner of the Pittsburgh
clQb. His comments would run some
thAg like this:
''Oh, there's a hit! knew it when
Johnny gave him low ball. He
couldn't hit high one with a shovel!
Huh, there he goes again-walking
Jones. weak hitter, so as to get It
Smith. who's been slamming the ball
hard all season, huh! That's fine judg-
ment ! don't think"
Then a ground ball would go for a
clean base hit between third and
short.
what's that shortstop playing near
sss6nd for on a dead left-feld hit
ter? Well. that's fine! What's Johnny
watching that runner for-he's an ice
wagon on the bases. Sure. He can't
run the length of a base without
hsver mind the base runner"
NTH Barneys own club at bat he
would go like this:
scoops ought to bunt--look, that
third baseman is playing back a
II. That's the boy, that's playing
the game. Now there's chance for
q sacrifice" Batter bunts pop ny
that is caught Huh; & eunts IKE q
high ball to bunt-bound to pop 1t IN
the air"
Next two batters 60 out on long
dies.
He Knows Every Hopeful.
Mr.. Dreyfuss would travel with the
team, mix up with the players and
engage in any of their games, their
amusements. He would mix up in
practical jokes and give and take.
But, above all things, he was crazy to
see his ball club win.
I remember once we were defeated
by the Giants in remarkable game
that went eighteen innings, the
Pirates being defeated in the last In
That was certainly a nice game of
ball" remarked to him when we
got to the hotel. "and great crowd
present, too"
Huh" he grunted. "but don't for.
get, Honus, that we lost the oaii
Barney Dreyfuss probably knows
more base ball than any owner In
the game. There are no plays OF
PLAYERS with which he is not famil-
lar. He has made the study of ball
players all over the country a
science. You couldn't stump him to
THIS day on any ball player in the
country, major or minor svstsm league; o;
knowing what Is going on in con-
nection with base ball he could
make q Scotland Yard detective look
like a busher.
Mr. Dreyfuss gets line on
youngsters even before they enter
high schools, also young players far
back in the woods l found this out
while hunting in the different back
woods of the country. Old farmers
and woodsmen would mention
Barney Dreyfnss having had scout
out there on certain ball players.
He keeps line on the way they are
they are ripe he either gets them
er marks them off his little dope
book. Once he runs that mark
through a youngsters name you can
bet that young fellow will never
make the big league.
Barney never n axes a mistake on
them. He has a wonderful memory
and knows the good and bad points
pf young players, whether he ever
has seen them or not. Just mem
tion any young fellow to him and
you'll find that Mr.. Dreyfuss knows
lots more about his playing than
sou do. He can even tell you the
boys personal habits
Where He Got somA of Them.
Barney Dreyfuss Is q hard work
err All he asks OF . player fs to
give him his best and obey the club
rules. 1t is his belief that a BALL
player owes 1t to the public to give
the fans a run for their money. II
they deliver the goods they can de-
pend upon Barney remembering
Them for their efforts.
Nix Dreyfuss has been more success
futth developing youngsters than in
paying high prices for. men who
never have and never will win their