Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
Base Balls New C>Qb of jockeys


When the Sox were in New York ON their
first trip this season. Durocher yelled at Shires.
when he came ON the Geld:
where's your spats, fanny7"
And Shires gave this back TO him:
You'll be lucky TO have spats when the
season ends loud mouth. I'll have shoes under
mine"
CHIRES was another of the cockiest rockies
to arrive In years. He had so much pep.
and vigor that he was made captain Of the
team in the training camp and he misunder-
stood the privileges Of a base ball captain.
He went OF the reservation, was denoted and
sent home
When he was permitted to return to the ball
club he found that his job had been taken on
first base by Clancy, but that didn't stop him :
from iockeying and Glowing.
He appeared on the field one afternoon with
red flannel hat on his head. Lena Black
burne. the manager Of the club, ordered him of
the field and Shires left But he met the
manager in the clubhouse after the game and
gave him swen black eye.
One of the most noted jockeys among
veteran players is "Oil' Smith, now catching
for the St. Louis Cardinals.
"Ou'-he got the name from Brooklyn where
they pronounce Earl that way-was. the first
string catcher for the Giants in one Of the
world series played against the Yankees.
At the time Irish Meusel was playing left
feld Tor the Giants and his younger brother.
Bob, was playing left field for the Yankees
Irish gave Smith tip to call Bob name
that used to make him very mad when he
was kid in California. So when Bob came
to the plate for the first time Smith, souatting
behind the plate let him have 1t. 1t was mot o
very nice name.
Bob stepped out Of the box and said some-
thing like this: i!
Listen, you so-and-so. IL get on base and
around to third, you'd better be ready to stop
me-
ROB got on base ON a pass and, finally.
around to third where Mike McNally was
coaching. Meusel called time and said some-
thing to McNally. The umpire on third said
he told McNally-"Go down there and tell
that so-and-so that I'm coming in on the next
pitch" Mentally did as directed, and when plav
was resumed, Smith set himself.
The ON" called for q pitchout and with
the first motion Of the pitcher, Meusel went
tearing into the plate standing up There
was sven collision and Smith was knocked
ABOUT 10 feet. The impact broke one of the
straps of his shin guard and the bali rolled tn
the screen. Meusel was safe.
instead OF gioating his way back to the
bench Meusei stood over Smith like pempsev
ala over F1rpo waiting for him to get Nm hut
the players and the umpires grabbed him ana
forced him to the dugout.
since then "OtP. Smith has picked his spots.
out ne still jockeys and his chief, goat is John
NcGfaw He never has forgiven McGraw for
releasing him away from the Giants. /.
Another
Larry FRENCH the young pitcher for the pftts.
burgh Pirates. Unlike some of the other nlavar.
VINO DO their taking from the bench. he tsIks
from the mound when he Is pitching. Youno
pitchers seldom do that.
One Of the National League umpires saiA he
mas heard French say to several Of the -
mttefs IN the league. with no polite form Of
address: ~
Here comes one down the middle" And it
came down the middle
Which Is mindful Of that story about tha
rookie pitcher who said TO q good batter:
This one Is going to be In the grooye~
ana tne batter said-"n It is I'll knock it out
Of the lot" 49,
And they both were right.
4 IL the conversation and moutbinp that
takes place ON the bali field, however. ID
not jockeying. The fans get the wrong idea
many times and because Of their wrong inn
pressions the umpires reap q lot of misery
This point can be illustrated by a story that
has been told many times by the well known
Babe Ruth.
The Babe, according TO his story, was playing
against q team the identity Of which he had
forgotten, and he was batting against q
pitcher ne didn't remember. But he did recall
that Pants" Rowland, the umpire, was call
ing balls and strikes. And that Rowland was
being taken for ride In this close game.
Then Rowland called the Babe out on q third
strike In tight place and the fans raised a
roar as the Babe turned and said something to
him.
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