The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06
Talking
IT OVER
by JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, April 6.-The
IN Cardinals seem to have an
other Art Shires in the appropriate
ly captioned Dizzy Dean who admits
that he Is one whale of a pitcher.
Like Shires. Dean has provided the
writing boys with a lot of sprightly
copy this spring.
Deans favorite subject is the wizardry
Of his pitching arm. Il can't miss being
= treat star because I've got everything"
Dean tells interviewers. He Joined the
Cardinals late last season and made his
debut against the Pirates pitching a three
hit game.
Congratulated on his victory. Dean con-
wasn't myself at that. had d. a kinE in
nv arm, Otherwise those babies wouldn't
have got hit Of me"
At the moment Dean appears TO be in
bad with the Cardinal management due
to his mounting eccentricities and there is
talk that he may be shipped back to the
bushes. That would be regrettabIe. Base
ball can stand q few dizzy deans around.
They add 4 dash Of piaaancy to the show
In the end a long procession of stenciled
types becomes monotonous.
q
TINE blow hard in sport is more
i amusing than vulgar, anyhow,
Jack Sharkey was a much more
interesting personality before he got
a lawyer to do his talking for him.
The verbal bombastics of Shires
didn't make him any less attractive
as ball player. 1t was too bad
that he didn't have the ability to
measure up to the high esteem he
held for himself.
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SELF confidence is a fine quality and
generally IL plays an important part in
the winning formula. But IL is not always
from a clustering cockiness and cOnceit
rather strong for the cocky athlete. pro-
1 find II much easier to accept this type
as sincere than the professional modest
violet who, In 2 moment of triumph, says
was merely lucky"
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All the leaders in sport have been
pronouncedly cocksure, and when they had
for. themselves. Somehow old John L.
Sullivan seemed to strike the keynote for
s ostGn champion S that night Long Long ago
scowed isrocoSs FsO around nS at ip the on
Toics; my name IS John l. Sullivan ana ana
Of them here doubts it. come onl" ."
That, in principle can. be applied to any
champion: Sullivan became the cham |
pion Of the world because he was firmly |
sold on himself, Ty Cobb was the arch |
Iieved himself better than any ball player |
that ever drew on pair of spiked shoes. |
Most Of his. early day conflicts grew out |
former. He believed there was nothing |
that could be done on the diamond BY
well. il not a great deal better ~ just as
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COBB was an egotist with brains.
~ When he talked he said things.
Once he told me: When you go to
bat in a tight ball game with run
ners on base, all you've got to re-
member is that the pitcher is more
worried about you than you are
about him. Keep that in mind,
make him get the ball over, and
when he does, smack it. The adj
vantage is all on your side, but you
must make yourself appreciate it to
do any good"
don't imagine II is possible to have
confidence without determination or vice
versa. When Cobb started in baseball he
banded pitcher. Doc. White of the White
In one game the Doctor famed Cobb each
time be came to the plate.
II
In later game his EFFORTS against the
same pitcher were SO futile he was taken |
out Of the lineup and replaced by a pinch
h hitter which would be something. like re-
today. A less determined Young man
might have folded up in situation of
was going to find out how to hit left
handlers.
"Other batters hit them" he reasoned.
"and I'll hit them too. and when 1 start /
will hit them better han anybody ever
hit them before" Just as Sullivan was
sure he could lick any man alive, Cobb was
sure he could solve the delivery of any
pitcher in the game.
came the batter without a weakness. In
very short time he was hitting left
handlers with the same frequency and
Doc White as we'll as the run of mine
lefthanders. Indeed there came time
when the Doctor couldn't get the Georgian
out.
| ~DOWn IL