Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07

Of the Nat1Onal League Years "-p l"i
season after another. Says Dan:
"Batters in these days are clumsy.
awkward swinScrs who shut their
eyes with a prayer on their hps Wheh
they let 20 at the ball.
And this estimate of prcseu, day
hitting from Joe Kelley. once the
champion lett field batsman OF the
world: THE baltimore club i'll It's day
of success had more scientific hatt"rS
in it's batting order than all the Ma
tional League possesses now.
We'll. by way of Analysing the situ-
alton. who are the 10 most scientific
batters in the major leagues today
Five Best in Each League.
The following list, FIVE in each
league, was picked as the consensus
of managers OF both orSaniza ions,
and il will jar the base ball ran Pe'-
haps: d.,
american LeaSue-Speaker, Sister
cobb. Peckinpaugh, Ruth.
%ationaI League - Paul Naner,
LIovd Waner. Frisch, Hornsby.
ROush. v,..
tom is more versatile With the hat
than any man in the American
In9cue. in the opinion of three nan
a~crs. All managers OF the lea-u
conceded his skill. He can place 'h@
ball admirably so I! ey say.
George Sister of the st. LOUIS
Browns when at his best handled q
hat like q pudding stick. Since III .
n,.es have been both,rng him he has
heon loss effective, but he can pace
ne. bc1, better today than battcrs WHO
have the best Il vision.
nv cobb still is To be reckoned
imam as one Of the most sklllLuii nat-
tors in base ball when II IS lhcuih'
bont upOn him to cross the pltchei'
The veteran Roger PeckinpauSh. now
with the Chicago White SON Is aole
10 mix both catcher and pitcher Wheii
he is at bat, because he uses a IA.
mot as a billy. but for skillful attack
against pitching.
Ruth Scientific, Too.
E.he I,uth with all his siugg-=
and home.run cloutinG is accredi ed
with being better than the average
ha+ter bv a aeat deal in the game
nf moving lp a base at time. III
he had to bunt more than he does
and if it we're the fashion OF TO-DAY 10
nlav for a single run. instead OF ii
cluster. Ruth would he Il dangerous
man whenever there were runners on
bases.
The Waner boys of Pittsburgh are
raDtlIYously referred to by old-timerS
as the two best and most advanced
scientific battcrs of base ball today IN
either league. Their positions are Goou'
their use Of the bat and sound IN teen
niuue and method. they can MT anu
cut through better than any pair
pIa wing base ball. and they can bunt
and stand the fastest of pitchers on
their noodles. To John j. M@GraW.
the old war horse of the New York
Giants, the Waners are nearer the
ideal ball player than anything he has
seen since he played with Baltimore
and they are players exactly of the
type that made Baltimore famous.
They are a brace OF Willie Keelcrs.
frankie t'ri3ch OF the st. Louis
Cardinals, also is given credit for
knowing something about placing the
ball. Rogers Hornsby. of the Giants
always has been a place hitter. He
is not accurate in batting TO right
field as men like Arson and Ewing
of old days. who although right hand
batters could place the ball in right
field with ease. But Hornsby is a
skilled batter in hitting to right and
in hitting behind the runner. Eddie
EouSh of the Giants is not display.
ing the skill that made him famous
in other years. but four managers
said they would prefer him. even with
lass skill. to other players in the Ma
tinnal League.
Managers say there is little or no
skill in either league.
Batting" quotes Connie Mack Of
the Athletics. has resolved itself into
straight out-swinSing at the ball. The
game of scientific requirement of a
single run has been almost completely
ohliterated. I could name 10 hatters
who have gone back from skillfull
men to swlngers pure and simple.
Is it as good a game? ] do not like it
as WELL