The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-05

but in recent game against tlevc-
land. Southpaw Joe Shautc struck
him out. yet Nevers impressed you
with his batting power despite his
failure to hit safely.
He didn't give the umpire chance
to call any. The first swing resulted
in long foul to left. On his next
effort he sent long fly to right that
jus. failed to drop into the sand, but
it was also foul.
The third pitch was fast ball. high
and inside. He took a terrific wallop
but missed and was out. He reminded
you Of the Babe, except that he bats
right-handed.
SUBWAY DELIVERY
At college, Nevers was Stanfords
star pitcher as well as half-back. lie
also was as proficient batsman as
pitcher. He won many of his import
ant games Through his hitting as
much as his pitching.
Ncvcrs is the ideal athlete, as far
as physique is concerned, to be sue
ctssful pitcher. A six-footer. the pos
SCISSOR Of a powerful pair Of shoulders.
he gets plenty on the ball.
In college, and at present. MEYERS
lis an underhand pitcher. His style
is somewhat similar to that OF Carl
Mays, except that he doesn't get as
low with his arm and body before de
livering the ball.
During spring training the st. Louis
club had him experiment with side
arm delivery. believing that he might
proyc more effective, due largely to
the thought that he would develop
better control.
Ncvcrs still sticks to the underhand
style and is a good prospect. his great.
est fault, Of course, being lack OF eX-
periencc.
HORNSDY LOGIC
Manager Rogers Hornsby Of the ST
Louis Cardinals is generally consld
cred baseball's greatest batter at tht
present time. A pitcher who car
trouble HOrnsby certainly must nave
something on the ball.
Recently while discussing the pen
nant chances of his club with me. HI
dwelt on the fact that he expected
Vic Keen and Walter Huntzinger t
win for him.
Last season Huntzinger was use
almost exclusively as relief pitch,e
NV the New York Giants, while tn
best Keen could do with the Chicag
Cubs was win two games while SUI
lfering six defeats. He worked i
,parts of 30 games.
While Hornsby is mighty modes
|about his hitting ability, ! appre
ciated the logic of his remarks whe
The explained to me why he made tn
deals for Keen and Huntzinger.
"Both those birds were might
tough for me to make base hits OF
so / figured them worth chance
regulars" 49,.
Roth pitchers have already justifie
Hornsby's confidence. In the first
DAYS Of play, Keen had won his hrs
two starts, as many victories as h
. hung up all last season.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
Would you be surprised at tn
statement that more base hits al
made on bad balls, strikes that al
, lust over or balls that just miss II
, plate, than on strikes that cut II
heart?
While | have noted that fact du
ing my many years Of umpir'ng.
was forcibly brought to my attenus
recently by the conversation OF tv
mighty good batters.
Catcher Hargraves Of the St. Lou
club had just popped up to the
field on a perfect strike, right ov
the plate, waist high. Just such
. ball you would expect to be hit o
| Of the lot.
AS Hargraves resumed his pla
back of the bat at the close OF 7
: inning, he remarked to IRIS speak
Y the first man up for Cleveland:
How do you pop 'em up that w
!. when they are right ovcr?'
!. "That's always the way with tho
t perfect strikes" replied Speaker.
; get more hits on bad balls than go
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