Evening star., 1938-05-29

4 His mosk fits oil right. It meons. We'll
try to pick the 'u"her off first bose ." the
next pitch"
= Giving third bosemon sienol thot he will
4 wing boll down in ottempt to pick runner
of third on the next pitch.
= Pitcher in the box is losing his stuff" ond
y this might be sienol to worm up new
pitcher in the buII-pen.
n With no runners on the boses one finger
down coils for fost boil.
z Two fingers usuoIIy neon curve boil. At
y leost. they do on the sondIots
= Three fingers col. fos the pitchers speeioity.
~ II Dutch leonord is pitching. it meons the
knuekle boil. Some for Horry Kelley ond Yves
Feueil With Pete Appleton It would be
slider. elon Hoesett o erossfise curve.
= Comero hos done foir job Of Stop
pno" fou. flutterne finoers here. In
reoIity they ore woeeine brisky ond meo"
ehonee Of poce.
q All five fingers showing. To pitcher this
q meons ttot runner on first bose either is
going to try TO steoI on next pitch OF enemy plons
hit -ond run pIoy. Five finoers neon pitch
out" so botter eonnot hit the boil.
q Aeoin all five fingers ore fIoshed but glove
y is ploced on the inside Of knee. This moons
Ditch inside. osobobIy to whip quick throw to
third ond brock up double -steo'.
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- Conventional finger sign olreodv hos been
- owen But here's on odded sienoi. The
open FINGERS on right knee indieote to shortstop
ond second thot opposition moy be pIonnne
double steol with runner steoline second ond
onothev trying to score on cotcheFs throw.
Open fingers soy. "l'm not going TO throw TO
second. so don't cut for the bog. Throw is going
to third"
- Right hond on knee. fingers closed. Sign
Il soys. "Oppostion oetting our sisnols.
Switch TO second sion" Thus. insteod Of one
fiuaer incoming fost boil it will neon knuekier,
slider. OF whotever three fingers previously meo"t
- InfieIdess tiosh signs. too. Third bosemon
- hos noted runner on third bose tokne
too long ieod. Wide open fingers on his right
knee neon thot he expects quick throw to third
bose otter next pitch.
4 n If il looks like hit ond run ploy. shortstop
~ will cover Is left -honded hitter is bottine.
becouse he is more likely to hit to second soeker
With glove covering foce ond mouth open. open
mouth meons "rM cover second"
IS G15-A %'",s:' NJ e: s;s"'s, s:"s;et. r'';: !:
recognized oS one OF tne moSt ooept Sa9hoI-
eivers. as we'll os one Of the more expert sign
steolers With right hond touching peck Of his
cop and his left brushing his trouser leg. Hor'is
moy be signing Zeke Bonuro or Al Simmons to
hit next pitch.
* Fingers Of right hond ore open. To hitter
~ this moy neon runner on first bose is
going to steel on next piteh-ond to swing on
boil but without hitting it.
II Left hond eoressne the Nv" on his shirt
moy be the "toke" sign.
10 "AImodo's going to run on next pitch"
- moy be the messoee conveyed BY Mon
oger Horrs when he tugs ot belt.
10 Second bosemon fIoshes his own sign TO
- mon on first bose. who must acknowledge
messoee BY O eountersien. Note grip on bot
honds ore on inch oport Thot's It.
~ Pitcher is too wild to moke hit -ond- run
~ pIoy wise move. His teom- mote on bose
gets sisnol thot its oil off by gripping bot with
both honds together.
@ Star Staff Photos by Ranny Rout.