The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-05
NATIONAL STARS
ARE PICKED OUT
BY BILLY EVANS
Gabby Hartnett Called Most
Valuable Player-Earl Smith
Ranks Second
kREMER BEST PITCHER
Bill Terry First Choice For Key
Sack Post-Wright Fa-
yOred ut Short

New York, Oct. 5.-"He has the
makings of a great shortstop, a
world of natural ability and a keen
mind. Once he learns the tricks
Of the trade there is no keeping
him out Of the headlines"
Roger Peckinpaugh, one of the
games greatest shortstops, ven
tured the above opinion about Bob
by Reeves of Washington.
Unless you are a baseball fan
who follows the box scores closely,
the name of Bobby Reeves may
mean little OF nothing to you. So
here is the low down on the young
man who appears to have a bright
future in the big leagues.
Two years back, Bobby Reeves
was IA student at Georgia Tech.
How much book knowledge he alb
sorbed at that famous Georgia insti-
tuition of learning / cannot say, but
l know he made rapid strides to the
front in a baseball way. He was a
big sensation in southern collegiate
baseball circles.
One of the Washington scouts
was favorably impressed and be-
fore Reeves said goodby o his dear
old alma mater. his name was at
fixed to a Washington contract. l
am told that a bonus Of $500 COM
pletad the deal. If so, the Nationals
secured great prospect at bar
gain price.
Learned Finesse
I-n1 a1,,oc+ x.oor Ron,.ac cof ~,
the bench awaiting a real chance
to make good. He would occasion
ally fill in for a game or two but
always returned to the bench when
the regular was able to resume play.
Fear was expressed in the few trials
he received that he would not be
able to hit big league pitching con-
sistently.
Fortunately for Reeves he had
a chance to- learn some Of the finesse
of properly playing shcrt-' :" from
Roger Pecl,inpaugh, a past master
III the art Of fielding. He profited
greatly thereby.
This year. when Peckinpaugh
was sold to Chicago. it was on the
assurance that Buddy" Myc,
would fill the vacancy. lie fcltered
an, in turn was traded to Boston
for the veteran Rigney. For q
time Rieney did we'll enough but
when bad slump hit him, Reeves
fell heir to the job, lar ely because
there was no one else to experiment
with.
Within very short time Reeves
had qualified Tor the position Of
regular shortstop and one of thu
big worries of Manager Stanley
Harris had been eliminated. He is
improving with every game.
Reeves is a siS-footer. built very
much on the lines Of Pittsburgh's
brilliant shortstop, Glenn Wright
Reeves can 60 to his ris i or left
18th equal ease. He is very fas
on his feet and has one OF the Great
est arm. / have ever seen. Incl
dentally he is going to hit big league
pitching quite we'll enough, thanh
you.
Tfowing Is Weak
At present the most glarirg weak
ness Of Reeves has to do With hi
throwing. despite the fact that h
has a marvellous arm. There is ont
thing that he must learn in orde
to steady his play, the proper tim
ing of base--un' ers. Ee throws
fas. and slow runners out with tn
same speed, which means that h
hurries every throw.
Most errc.s on the part of in
fielders are caused by u.rying tn
throw which cuts down on accuracy
On the slow runners it is possible
to steady ones self and so throw
the ball that it gets the runner b,
comfortable margin. In a ma
jority Of cases. proper timing mean
throwing out the fast or slow mai
by about the me margin.
When Reeves learns to time eacl
runner, basing his conclusions OF
the speed of the runner and tn
manner in which the ball comes t,
him. he will have cured his one ba,
fault, hurying the throw, resulting
in many wild pegs.
Only recently in a game witt
Cleveland, Reeves dem. rs.rated hi
ability to cover grour1 by accept
ing Is assists, breakin the Ameri
can Leagre record of II made b,
Norman Elberfeld in 1901 and be
ing within one Of the record mad
by Thomas Corcoran Of the Ma
:onal League in 1908.
Washington has boosted of grea
shortstops in players like Georg
Mcbride and Roger Peckinpaugl
ana seems to have anot..:: ,r futur,
great in Bob Reeves of Georgia
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