Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-08-04 | Page 9 | Why Minneapolis Team is Hitting

WHY HlfOTOUS THI) IS HITTING MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 4--The secret of improved hitting among tha pitchers pitch-ers of the Minneapolis Amerieaa asso cistioa team ia out. Every morning aad afternoon after th gam th (lab mea of tha local team caa be Been swatting the ball at practice battin-. . That ia why pitchers ares mskiag themselves felt with the stick these davs, students af th game sr. Home of the infirlders. it is said; took the pitchers tn task ia a friendly club-house club-house ehst not long ago and it was not long before the argument waxed interesting. As a result the wielders of the sphere took to practice with the bat. Aad thev formed a eloss cor poratioa at that. When the infelders saw what was going oa they sought, too to get into the practice batting eoinma. Not ao. Tha pitehera refused to throw to any but a pitcher and no-bodv no-bodv area permitted to pitch ' but a pitcher. Ho the pitcher ar beginning to hit. Edward Burna, who ha been doing star stonls a a catcher for the Taeoma Ta-eoma elub of the Northwesters league, faae beea bought for 8eptem her delivery deliv-ery by tha 6t Louis eardiaala.