Show I 1 A play that always creates trouble in baseball b is where base a runner is compelled com com- p to hold his base on a fly Jy ball t that hat is caught before he tries to ad ad- v vance ance Hundreds of times Umes during the a summer arguments arise over this play As a m matter atter of fact every time a runner advances ad ad- v vances ances a base on otis ona a fly Jy ball that Is h his caught is right to do so is questioned C C CIt If It the runner happens to be on third aa a at t the time and Is isable Isabe able to score on such a at hit all aU the more attention t the he play Is paid to I I know one major league manager who evidently e has instructed er his players I r return ee the ball to the base a to runner left leCt e ever very every time the play comes com up and appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal p eal to the umpire for a ruling i I A number of times I have had on on o his players n team mak make an oi appeal to me when j ol It i t was apparent that the tho runner had not I l left eft too soon POOH I asked tho manager manar-er why I such uch s foolishness foolishness' He simply replied It may look 1001 foolish Coolish but It doesn't require much effort to make the play and i i it is s always a chance that we there I j t the he decision from may get I you ou tell fellows I II S C Cj I It j Is j a difficult matter for tor the runner I t to o decide Just when to runner I start It i Is also a difficult matter for the I j determine umpire to I whether or not the I l left leCt too soon Likewise runner I it Is a difficult i matter for the umpire to keep his eye ere on the I I runner and also I making the Clia catch f on the player i C C Recently I t bad had a talk with a famous I sprinter about beating the gun He told me that such a thing usually happened I In our conversation the play in which I a 3 runner scores from third on a fly ball I to the I outfield was ws discussed I I The sprinter p pointed out that It was I possible to get away quicker and get Into your stride easier from a Crouch tIO tion than I standing Ills His suggestion as to this play made an Impression on me I Some day some modern manager is going go- go lag ing to ling try it out C It Is his idea for the runner on third the moment a fly fy ball Is hit to the outfIeld out out- outfield field to assume a crouch position such I as used by sprinters waiting for tor the crack of the gun The runner is to pay no at attention at- at n to tn the ball The coacher at third Is to 10 do this and ac act as starter rt The runner crouch crouched d on his feet and hands Is to simply await the word go This word is to tob be given by irl the coacher c t the moment t the e hall ban dst strikes the hands ds of t the fielder I S SC I am positive such a scheme for tor startIng startIng starting start- start I Ing would add at least a step to the base runner That Is often the distance between out and safe I am waiting for I I some manager who believes itt In Innovations innovations to tl try It out I SPOKANE Vall Wash h. h March No perma- perma neat nent Injury will result front from the dislOCAtion I of Ivan spine In his hi wrestling match with Tom Grant Monday night though he wm will not be able to wrestle for I about three weeks according to physicIans I 1 Siemens Iem ns was stricken tempore blind When Grant Orant threw him on his hll head bead |