Evening star., 1950-01-30


rundown plays and in think night ball is responsible
The players just don't have time to practice have become
disincned to do so. 1t different 20 years ago.
Shag Shaughnessy old ball player who's president of
the International League talking along the lines at
the winter meeting in used to get out at 10
o'clock in the morning work cutoff and rundown and
picko plays Now with night ball. players report at o'clock
take long batting practice that's good because turkey
armed coach oueder throwing. They can't work
inside stuff because the visiting team present. too
Anybody Can Toke Cut Now
Getting back to Hemann it's wonder to the old Tiger
good ttes playing although the emphasis
is placed batting.
'rhe Tigers of the 1e2os weren't smart he
saying may been that all hit pretty good
and our batting overshadowed instance Cobb
got hurt when he hitting 387 When he healed ne
couldn't break into the lineup for while because Fotheg
Wingo and all hitting above 1897.
a regular wanted batting practice he reported to
the park o'clock in the morning The regulars would sit
and discuss plays and try them out When came
turn hit anybody who tried to crash the batting
asking physical violence.
'"Today anybody wearing right uniform step up
cage irdstring catcher hits
cleanup Result they all few swings against
soft thrower and wait in the clubhouse with coke and Gig
arctic for the game"
An IndividuoIist Is Jack Robinson
play with players particularly with
the who this year will play 4s night at home and
2 the road for total of TO of their 54 Wash
ngon player will report at o'clock dress loosen play until
nearly midnight shower dress relax few brews, eat
steak and hit the pad about 2:30
he gets his eight hours he's not out Of the sack until
day. minds the kid while the wife buys
groceries, and after meal it's time to head from
suburban Maryland Virginia to the ball park. Sometimes
there's afternoon the next which makes tougher
in all respects train to catch for Western trip
The modern player isn't too interested in skull practices
There's shortage big leagues didn't know? AS long
he hits fairly WELL plays his position adequately why all
this extra hokus- -pokus, he asks? .. a. 49, ..e.@-
There imaginative individuals of course who plot their
Jackie Robinson. for example steals home with
than he's entitled TO- Why? Well he's Just Jump
contented pitchers Until he signed his
lack WaSa a
The Washington Owls, Moyhup?
Oh, there other possible evils connected with this
phasis night ball. Griffths Naor Is there motion to
change the to Ows?-w be playing in nearly onerd
of the American Leagues night games.
Will the Owls er, Mats eventually suffer at the gate
because the youngsters who should be the fans tomorrow
can't stay up until to watch ball games? Will the
degenerate until planned defensive and offensive
like the pickoff the squeeze belong to the past?
There still defenders for the finer arts What stands out
when thinks of the World Series of
for instance The Indians pickoff play Phil Mast is the
OF home etc. there plenty but there
only Feler -Boudreau pcko that
longer than anything else. H
wasn't successful according to Umpire Stewart may
not even have been good But it's the play of that World