| Show BAD ARM I HINDERS COMBS lIBS THROWING Has Everything Else in Way Vay of Greatness American league base runners have haTe discovered the same weakness In the throwIng apparatus of Earl C Combs tho New York American outfielder that American association runners runner took advantage of when the former Kentucky school teacher was waa playIng for the Louisville Colonels Combs Combs a great fly a great groat batter fast tast of legs and a good slider sUder soon showed In n the association that he couldn't throw He was slow In getting his throw away and the ball lacked steam and the necessary carry cam with a zipping bound at the finish Base runners soon were vere taking an extra base on hits to Combs That Is s what they arc are doing dolne In the American league Combs Is playing In one of the most difficult fields of ka kaz kati z i ti cR cRi cRY Y a 1 a C Y R Earl Combs any 1 any big show ball park The shadows of the triple dec deck grand stand of Yan Yan- Yankee Yan- Yan Yankee Yankee kee field play play- no part In making the center suburb easy to patrol and wIth the lively ball of ot present-day present baseball outfielders are compelled to play so sotar tar far back that C Combs with not a strong arm has little chance to cut cutoff oJ oil base runners With a man on first and a hit to center field the base ba e runner never slacks his speed at nt second He lIe just keeps on his way and seldom does C Combs nail his man at the far base Even with that weakness and also a weakness In n the handling of ground balls the former has won himself a home homo In New Nev York He lIe can canhIt canhit canhit hIt hit run bases with rare speed and go tar far for fly balls |
