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Show University of North Carolina Expected to Make Fine Showing This Year. HITTING IS IMPORTANT IN WINNING BASEBALL Footwork as Essential in Game - as-Batting or Handling Ball Without Error. BY MANHATTAN. By Leased Wlro to Tho Tribune NEW YORK. June 25. Nat J. Cart-mcll. Cart-mcll. tho former Pennsylvania sprinter, who Is now In England for the British championship meet next month, will bo back next season as trainer at tho University Uni-versity of North Carolina. Cartmcll will again have charge of tho track teum and ho hopes for bolter success In 1911 thun he had In the present year. Cartmcll is accompanied abroad by Fred Ramsdoll, of Texas, who did such spectacular spec-tacular work this season under tho colors col-ors of tho University or Pennsylvania. Cartmcll Is a professional and thoro is mudi speculation as to whether ho would Influence Rarusdell to turn pro or not, Speaking of athletic progress ln tho less populous centers of tho south, Cartmcll Cart-mcll says It is pure missionary work. "Them nro many boys at tho University Univer-sity of North Carolina who novcr saw a splltod shoe before they enmo out for tho track Icam," said ho. "They think a running shoo ought to bo two or three timer, tho right size. However, they are usually pretty husky and have tho right stuff in them for many of them conio from mountainous regions whore they have spent the majority of their Uvea Continued on Following Pag. SOUTH IS KEEN .' FOR ATHLETICS Continued From Preceding Page. outdoors. They aro healthy and quick lonrncrs." "Sacrifice hitting is an art acquired perfectly per-fectly only after months and months of practice,' says Jimmy Shnckard of tho Chicago Cubs, who Is an expert at that branch of tho game. "No player can walk out to tho plate and lay down a bunt which will advance another runner unless ho has tried his skill along that particular lino hundreds of times. The big league today numbers more successful sacrifice hitters than in any previous season. All this goes to show tho growing tendency among managers man-agers to bolster up the 'inside' forces of their clubs. Many a ball game has-been won with the aid of a clean sacrltice nudging a runner, or possibly two, around the baso lines In advance of a heavy hitter, hit-ter, who. at the proper moment, comes through with tho needed single. But tho champion long distance sacrifice story comes out of tho Southern league. Here It is: " 'It seems that there was a man on first In one particularly close game and tho batter going to the plato was instructed instruc-ted to lay down a bunt. Ho put a rollor towards third, the tlrst baseman was drawn In and the second baseman rushed ovor to cover first. The third sacker picked up tho ball and pegged to first. Everybody saw'tho ball on the way. It hit tho baseman's glove and disappeared. When the hunt for the ball began the first runner was hugging second, while the batter overran first and stumbled and fell out In rlghtfield. He quickly rose, retouched re-touched first and sailed on down to second sec-ond and persuaded tho other man to hustle hus-tle along ahead of him -homo with tho winning runs. Tho fans and players thought the ball was lost in tho grass and finally It was found In rlghtfield. How It got there was a mystery until tho man who hit the bunt explained. It appears that tho ball bounded from tho second baseman'a glove up under the runner's arm as he sprinted past thG bag. The runner closed his arm down tight, kept on running, gave a stage fall out In right field and at tho same time let tho ball roll away from him. Tho rlghtficldor wasn't wise to tho 'Inside play and no one woke up until tho hitter walked out to the right field, dug around In the high grass and finally located tho ball.' " Taft Will Open Tourney. President Taft had consented to open tho golf tournament of the American Golf association of advertising Interests to be held at Brctton Woods. N. H.. during dur-ing the week beginning July 11. President Presi-dent Taft will be at his summer residence resi-dence at Beverly by that time, and will "motor to Bretton Woods. The movement started by Coach H. I. Conlbear of. the University of Washington Washing-ton for an intercollegiate regatta for western collogos upon the Mississippi river riv-er is growing In interest. The western regatta will be for the states west of the Mississippi what the Hudson river regatta is for the big schools of the east. Coach Conibear believes that he can find an Ideal four-mile stretch onthe Mississippi, Missis-sippi, with a railroad along tho bank. The business side of the proposition calls for the donation of $2000 annunlly for three years by some city near the scene of tho aquatic contests. Tho principal ovent, judging from present conditions, would be the contest between Washington and Wisconsin. Bill Dahlcn. manager of the Brooklyn 1 team in the National league, hands forth I a few well-chosen remarks upon winning games on tho major circuit. Mr. Dahlcn believes that harmony, concentration and regularity aro the things which do tho business. Says Dahlcn: "The only thcorv on which I ever have worked is that every man on a team should work for the common com-mon interest; that each man should help out each other one. and that eight men, if strong, ought to help; out tho weak one. "Close attention to every move Is essential. es-sential. Not only should a player watch cverv change of position of his opponent's, oppo-nent's, but ne should watcb his fellow players to see what they arc doing. The mind must be nlert at every Instant during dur-ing a game. There is no' room in major league baseball for any except List thinking think-ing and fast moving players. I do not mean that a player must be a ten-second man. I mean he must be on his toes, ready to jump in an given direction without the loss of an instant. "Footwork in baseball Is one of the most necessary things. A man who handles han-dles his feet well, either batting, fielding field-ing or baso running. Is a good player, for footwork Is better than ability with the hands. It Is as necessary for a player to be shifty on his feet as It Is for a boxer. No ono can bo shifty unless he is on his toes all the time, and a flat-footed player is as bad as a flat-headed one and usually usu-ally the two things go together. "Tho batter who is on his toes, balanced bal-anced and ready for the Jump, win hit, fpr he can shift and swing and still get his weight behind the bat. Tho shift runner on first Is ready to move either way to dlvo back to first or go on to second. In the field ho moves with tho ball, and Is moving when It Is nit, so he covers more ground. "A young player starting In the business busi-ness should watch every move of tho batter and poise himself for tho start iust as a sprinter does. I remember that bno of tho first things taught mo aftor I joined tho old Chicago club was starting, start-ing, and the crowd of great players under Anson won many games becauso they started faster and were readier In seizing seiz-ing an opportunity than their opponents were. Another thing they taught mo was sliding to bases, not only so as to avoid being touched, but also to avoid getting hurt or hurting any one. That si do known as the 'Chicago slide' was tho Invention In-vention of Kelly and adopted by Burns, Williamson. Pfcffcr and tho greater players play-ers of that day." An athletic and sport programmo of wide interest has been planned for the historic California town of Sonoma for the Fourth of July. A carnival of nations will b held In Sonoma on July 1, 2. 3 and 1, and there will bo contests of various vari-ous kinds, with horso racing every day. A new oval for athletic exercises is being constructed in Washington under the guidance of Colonel Spencer Crosby, superintendent of public buildings and grounds. The work is being rushed and tho first games to be held on It will be the municipal games on Independence day. For a long time athletic Washington Washing-ton has been In need of an oval, as there has been no outdoor track wher.c training train-ing could be done or where meets could bo held. All I he public school meets In tho future will bo held upon the new track. A fine new concrete stadium for nth-lollc nth-lollc meets will bo built at tho United States Naval academy at Annapolis, It will house trade and Held meets and football and baseball games. Tho stadium wis recommended after a visit of inspection in-spection by the board of visitors. Tho board, in Its report speaks highly of the high athletic standing of the academy and urges that an appropriation be made for tho stadium nl! tho earliest possible moment. |
