Show I II I flA SON fEARS S SUAN I UAN- UAN MORE UR Th THAN All U OTHERS Is a Place Hitter Hitter Hit Hit- ter of Ability and a Terrific Terrific Ter Ter- j J i Slugger I Christy Chrish Mathewson the New w YorkI York Giant p pitcher made a general enral criticism I recently of the tile great reat batsmen whom hora he has faced in his career I It The The heavy hitter said Matty is most feared for his ability to break t ip pp p I games The place hitter is feared with men on bases as ns he can wor work the hit and run bit run and add squeeze plays or advance advance ad ad- vance a nee the base runner by at atthe atthe atthe the most unexpected times I cc Of Of course in an anY criticism of or batsmen batsmen bats bats- men meD of the present day da I am limited to tomy tomy In my own experience in in tho the National league tut except in the worlds world's championship championship champion champion- ship fer series es of 1905 when I pitched itched against the Athletics who fa failed to do much hitting in in the entire series I The Tho man most to be feared is Hans Wagner Vagner Wa ner of the Pittsburg club He is the rare combination of place hitter and slugger and ip is equally dangerous in either oither style of hitting While he is a afree airee afree I I free iree hitter he is il constantly trying to outwit the pitcher When the outfield is Is playing deep to cut ut ofT off a long hit I I have hae known him ply to push the ball over oer the infield for a two two base base Texas T u rW r. r W With th the tho base runner on first sorno omo of his hardest drives go o past the first baseman who n of course has bas to play on the ba bag Most Olt of hi his lon longest est drives es go JO toward left field but he has been known to hit the ball over o the Brooklyn right field fence which is a great feat even for a banded left l hitter bitter Wagner r do does a not Dot always wait for forthe forthe forthe the ball to come O over l' l the plate Many of ot bi his long hits bib are made off balls halls pitched bi high b or wide His strength of I j jarm I arm and exceptional reach aeh eo enable able him to meet squarely balls that another batsman batsman batsman bats bats- I man would miss mils or pop up the air aiT Bv By bis his great greut speed he beats out any an I round hall ball that i is iJ fumbled momentarily or is not thrown accurately and it is probable ho he ctr tebes b more tingles singles les into doubles doubler by taking advantage e of the smallest openings than any other pla player er erin in ba baseball baU today lie is stingy with his bis strikeouts and all in all an is the I most dangerous batsman to whom I J ever eT I even have b been eD called upon to tr trY the spitball against him which T J rarely use e. e but bat if it be has bas a pronounced pronounced pro pro- weakness I 1 have never Dever been able to find i itIn it If In Tn speaking of dangerous hitters bitters there are of course men on m mv my own team against whom I do not h have o to Ditch but I would da cla f Mike Doulin high in iu th the Pst of dan dangerous batsmen He Ho and ail Wa Wagner Vagner ner had had a very cry Ios close race rale b st year par but the Flying Firing Dutchman hont him out in the st stretch tb by a few 4 n to I |