The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-09
BY FRITZ HOWELL
APP Newsfeatures

states this spring, asked some of
the games outstanding figures to
submit a few words on how they
played their position.
Some OF the replies were star
Ting, coming from men whose
writing many believed was con-
lined to signing expense accounts
Dr. autographs.
Bob gave us quick look at what
The Toys had to say, and here are
4 few of the gleamings:
The seven cardinal sins of base
oall, says Wild Matthews, are fear,
lust, jealousy, hate, deceit, malice,
.evenge.
The ten commandments OF base
call:
Nobody ever became a call
player by walking after a ball.
2-You will never become a 800
hitter unless you take the bat off
Jour shoulder.
3-Outfielders who throw the
call back of the runner lock the
Darn after the horse is. stolen.
Keep your head up and you
may not have to hold it down.
5--When you start to slide-slide!
He who changes his mind may
change good leg for a broken
one.
6-Don't alibi ON the bad hops.
Anyone can field the good ones.
always run them out. You
never can tell.
8-Don't quit. The game is never
over until the last man is out.
9--Don't find too many faults
with the umpires. You can't ex-
pect them to be as perfect as you
are.
10-A pitcher who hasn't control,
hasn't anything.
Muddy Ruel: Pitchers are, most
often, as good as they are caught.
Or handled.
Ted Lyons The difference be-
tween an athlete who is good and
me who is mediocre is in the one
who quits first.
Clark Griffith: Stamina in pitch
ers depends upon the strength OF
their legs.
Bucky Walters: Good control
means that you can throw any
pitch you have, at any time, to
The EATERS weakness.
Waite Hoyt: Proper mental at
t.tude is the basis of success in
any ball player. 1t consists of the
will to win, eagerness to learn, and
the intelligence to retain what you
learn.
Wild Matthews: If what you did
yesterday still looks big to you, you
done much today.
Steve O'Neill: Warn all young
catcheIs not to play to the grand
stand. His position is the balance
wheel of his club and is much too
George Sisler: Do not become a
one handed first baseman. Use one
hand only when it is impossible
&c make the play with two hands.
Jack Fourier: A player who
does not know how to slide usually
comes up with a broken leg.
Bobby Doerr: The matter of
physical perfection and discipline
is the players personal matter.
The better respect and care he
gives his body the better he can
produce.
Billy Herman: To play Baseball
you must have a healthy mind as
well as healthy body.
Joe Cronin: The shortstop
should, at all times, play the ball
and never the ball play him.
Pee Wee Reese: Don't throw the
ball if there is no chance to get
your man. Bluff the peg and look
elsewhere for chance to get some
body else.
Everett Scott: Be confident OF
yourself and always get the jump
on the bail.
Bill Bradley: Charge all slow hit
balls. Block all hard-hit balls, If
necessary with your body.
Red Rolfe: Practice, practice
practice, and then-practlce some
more.
Dixie Walker: If player enjoys
the game it is no effort for him
to hustle.
Casey Stengel: The center field
er should be the outfield quarter
back.
Earle Combs: Hitters are born
not made. They can be helped
some-not much.
Fred Clarke: Many players want
to practice what they do best. ]
practiced what ] did worst.