Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-31 | Page 17 | Baker Gives Batting Ideas

BAR BAKER GIVES BA IDEAS Ira Frank 1 I Baker hero of or the last worlds world series on account of ot his t prowess rowes with th Uie willow and who Is leading heading the American league In hitting gives Jives a I few of f his views on hitting which show that he knows knows so something about bout the game Baker Ss S's s I 1 dont don't know whether hether Mr Mack wanted me c because because- he thought I 1 was wa a 8 go good or for my hitting but managers always alwa's want hitters so soI I Iguess Iguess guess that thal Is la what what induced him to give me ma a a trial I believe bellevo hitters are born not made made but hut I also think It ft I is II possible for tor hitters to Improve S The Tho fIrst thing a R bo boy needs to become a. a good oO batter bale is II good oo eyes ee nee lie Ho Io must have hare nerve nere too lo Strength 18 is necessary but almost almOt oVer every overy ball bai player is strong strom The e exercise he gets when t playing Is bound to strengthen him The rho bl big thing i Is nerve nerv thou though h. h Unless Un Un- Un less ices les a boy has bias plenty t of or nerve nere h he cannot hope to succeed It I requires n nerve to re to stand up to th the tho plate plata and let the pitcher picher t throw row at your bead bed The he good goo hitter hiter wl will duck out of or harms harm's way and return to his p position and dare daro daro him to todo do It I again aln I If I a a batter bator backs away from a ball bali bal he ho Is gone one There are are ar any number numb or of pitchers pitcher whose stock In trade consists consist of a R bean ball baU and a n t prayer They throw the te ball ballat ballat bl at tho the batters batter's head he until they tey drive him from the tho plate and then sneak nc k a couple couple- of ot fast tast ones over the middle middle A lA batter bater needs nees just as a much nerve nerv 1 InI in ina a a. I minor league lee as no ho does In the majors In fact he he- needs more as many maon minor te league e twirlers are bean bailers baUers I mean men that they are aro shy of control not that they throw at your your head hend more frequently than the big follows fellows My ly receipt for batters Is 18 to look lok upon the star pitchers as a though thou thoy they were bushers If it f a 8 recruit gets e the Idea Ide that to beat him the great gret t pitchers are are- going he will wi never get anywhere anywhere No 10 player can afford arroN to be bo afraid arai of ot a t pitcher I think this feeling has hu helped mc me against Mathewson I knew he was a n wonderful pitcher picher but I also knew that ho hG had had such uch good control that tha he would not hit me me and I simply waited d until I 1 got Jt a good Jod one one Fortunately I got sot It when lt It was most needed