Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-06


explained He'd give lot of slow stuff OF course, when
you're hitting 400 better follows that pitcher is bother
ing you much But believe Cobb when he specifies
Mogrdge his toughest pitcher Mogrdge Sherde-theyre
the fellows who start hitter slump"
FELLOW BREAKING bread with Hornsby asked him if
Cobb the best lefhand hitter he NO. Rogers
answered THE greatest lehand hitter shoeles Joe
Jackson. He also had much anybody including
Babe Ruth He didn't hit the home that Ruth did because
first he ne-drve hitter and secondly they using
that dead ball when Jackson played Half the time sounded
like a cantaloupe"
Jackson picture hitter, Hornsby saying, and
said: picture hitter yourself. Incidentally
how did happen to by that stance where you stood
far behind and away from the plate legal?"
figured during the winter after first year in the
majors Rogers said II sort of grew up that winter and
figured needed style"
What do you mean you sort of grew up?"
well when first to the Cards from the Texas Okla
homa League was runt weighed only 1875 pounds and
much hitter Miller Higgins managing the Cards
and being little fellow himself he sort OF took fancy to me-
THAT FIRST SPRING." Rogers amplhed Hug walked up
Hornsby you're little guy and want you crowd
that plate Well, it made and did told But
didn't care much for the style and didn't hit much.
THAT winter built myself up to 100 pounds and the next
went to Hug and said I'm bigger than was
last year. I'd like to stand back in the box That's how
started think hit 321 that was able to stand back
and wait until the last spit-second before swinging
Hornsby Cobb agreed the type of pitcher who
bothered good hers they didn't hit off how to
ball club In fact these two old both OF
whom managed ball clubs were getting red neck as they
argued
Cobb all for going for that big inning do
bling innings and you turn big
lead your pitcher" Ty maintained.
HORNSBY SHOOK his head NO. he said. "Play for that
lead Sacrifice do anything give ptcherespe
caly if he's good pitcher-a two"
wouldn't buy the package NO." he said, grmy II
don't who's pitching he might have bad day"
Look" Hornsby replied Suppose have Walter John
Grover Alexander going for They don't need lot
to Give them 20 81 lead and you've got
a ball game won."
They still could have bad day." Cobb insisted.
They could but the odds against it, Rogers back
"Good Heavens T Johnson and Alexander winning 80
bad days"
simultaneously they looked for support and sped Del
Webb of the Yankees. mo you DON'T Webb said,
grnnng 1--WE got named Casey stenge remem-
Der? He decides things like that for me-"
DURING THE NEW YORK festivities, Jimmy Dykes
why sold Catcher Mike "Why
Washington" the query. aren't the
strong enough?"
washington" grunted the manager of the AS They
We've got better catchers than
Boston handed chunk of money Besides Boston
not be as strong people think"
with Ray Scarborough and Bill Wight added to the pitch
ing saff?" a fellow asked.
I'm too Scarborough will help the Red Sox much
Not in that little park Anyway I've got notion that Scar
borough oafng little bit with Washington the
White fellow oafs has trouble getting back
stride"
scarborough always worked pretty hard for Washington
said the talking to Dykes.
I he didn't work." Jimmy explained. 81
the pitches Three four years he threw that good
fast ball and his good The last couple of
put ice, something gives you
bunch of and that banketyblank knucke ball.
"a knuckler Dykes snorted Indignantly "Why with
fast ball and throws knucker is something I'll
understand"