Show Two games today today toda and 7 p. p m. m S S S Tomorrows Tomorrow's game which starts at 2 30 JO o'clock will wll be the last until after the war i P- P v Clarence Smiths Smith's action last night was regrettable especially in iii view of the tot tot- tot tottering tottering condition of the game at this time The player sur gur surely ly iy lost his head completely complete complete- ly and while there was some reason perhaps perhaps for becoming miffed he made the he the mistake of ot his life when he made the theatt att attack ck on the umpire for even though the fans often forget themselves sufficiently sufficiently to yell ell In a Joking half-Joking manner hit him th they y do not me mean t what they say and down in their hearts do not condone such a action The ball player always g gets ts the short end on an o occasion caslon Of that kind just asWill as asWill s swill Will Smith s 5 s sIn In the third Inning and after Smith h had d settled down Int into some sohie high-class high pitching Roy Mitchell fouled a ball Mil toward the bleachers Umpire Frary threw in a n new w ball as is the custom Inthis in inthis inthis this le league gU Someone fielded the tM old ball ballback ballback back into the pitchers pitcher's box Naturally Smith pr preferred to use the theold old one He threw back baCI th the n new nv v one Ohe to Dunn Dulin but Frary Insisted that he US use that one Smith lost his temper to start with He wheeled and threw the old ball at Frary who did not observe its coming The ball bali struck the umpire On Ott the chest protector and Frary Immediately ly ordered Smith off ort the field The TIle pitcher made all aU manner manlier of a apology but Frary would not listen Smith started off the field hut but suddenly turned stud and threw a a ball bail a at Frary the I Iball ball striking striking- tM the umpire a gl glancing bloon blow blo on the nose e Smiths Smith's act action on displeased President President Bill Lane extremely and amid before awaiting any action from the league head he plastered a fine Of and a seasons season's suspension on the player Y I will not nol for such action from any iny of my players said the I Salt alt Lake pr president this morning and I dont don't care care- If he is the best ball player InI Intoe in toe world ld Things s are tough U enough n for h eb f baseball I as Cs it is If Fe we cant can't n be good sportsmen then eti I it Is indeed time to q quit It I I f Cha Chanced are ce e that Smith will ales alas re receive e a from fine from President Baum I I S Smith called at t thIs dep nt today I I expressing his regret and admitting that he sh showed showed-a wed frightful lack lack of self tv 5 5 McCabe r. r CC b t took ok up the pitching where Smith left off and twirled a beautiful I game His fielding was also a a distinct feature Ev Everybody on the Vernon club appeared r to delight I In smacking them lin abc n right at Tims m e IO but the tall tail hurler was game and cut off hits hit on several several sev sev- eral hot ones th that t act acted d as If intent on ont t taking liking with it one of his hands Sickle HeInie Sah Sands pl plays play s 's right like an hon to g est to outfielder He got away With several hard haf o ones odes S last night Ight On One fat fan l last st night Ind indeed ed permitted permitted his imagination to get the tM best of him He expressed the belief that the time ball which I Smith threw did riot not hit Frary and opined I f that perhaps Bill 1 Essick who was s standIng stand stand- lag Ing I Immediately t In front tW of tO th the umpire at al the tile time timeS hit him on the nose and was therefore res responsible for the claret which flowed freely C C S Daubert drove one through the box in It the I h for lor his first hit as a Coast leaguer a u 1 S S 5 The two wo third sackers had nad a good especially played bang up baseball V Ed former Milwaukee auk and Vernon Vernon Vernon Ver Ver- non pitcher r who a good year jear in the theVe Ve western ter I has has- Joined the Washington Am Americans Americana S S S Poll former Angel el pitcher i is back On the tile Los Angeles payroll payroll for for a few d dds days s Poll ranked ed second among the Texas league this s season ason P Pop Pep p Arlett married married and the father lof of a a. a b boy 7 years cars old was wag called before his nis draft board boara in Oakland as asked ed why WIly he lie was not hot engaged In a US use use- ful lui oc occupation or carrying a gun Pop filed flied an arf affidavit that to the best of Or his and belief baseball is a useful f occupation ug o and d now he l Is waiting n for the next move move- v O One wm member b of ll the board O d I spoke E of f Arlett as one of those thin f shirt fellows and po Pot Pop 19 Is wondering m Chr just ChronIcle o re rehe he meant by it Sami Sart Francisco I By Pa Paul l Purman If there is an any secret t in place hitting It itis is located in the ability of the batter in In keeping his ey eye ort on the ball from rom the time it has left the pitchers pitcher's hand until It to the plate This is the opinion of Ty Cobb who comes as close t tO real pl place ce hitting as anyone Ohe In bas baseball bl c But CObb admits that it is impossible sible to place hits with any great degree de de- degree gr gree It of might accuracy be be the Uie Peach admits if It ever every ball delivered by the pitcher cut the plate at a certain predetermined spot In fact when a batter gets one in his groove he is able to place It with pretty fair accuracy Put nut the wise pitcher is keeping the batter guessing throwing guessing throwing him off his balance keeping balance keeping him from g getting a toe I hold Now WIlliS Willie K Keeler eler eeler the Pride of continued perhaps was the best of the called so-called place hitters Keeler I combined several things to make this possible He lIe gripped his bat far down II toward the middle and poked at the ball baIl rather than hit at it His swing was short and naturally lly more accurate than the tIle longer swings of f the average batter batter bat bat- ter He was able to wait walt until the ball was almost upon him before poking at it I 1 Many of Keeler's e t s hits ts were po pokey little flies rs just past t the infield The delaY delayed d swing swing- made it difficult for any pitcher to outguess Keeler His r record rec cord c- c I ord of going through a season without striking out Is evidence of this i The angle angl at which the bat meets the ball bail Is the determining factor i In the balls bails ultimate direction If the ball bali Is met squarely In the mid i die dle of t the te e swing It will go to cen cen- tsp tec r field varying a t trifle I le to the right or left Vaal according c n to e I the I batter Is right or left handed I The left-handed left batter hits naturally to right field The right-handed right batt bat bat- I t ter r hits naturally to left field If ft the batter meets the ball balt backof back backof I of his 1118 bod body the angle angie at t which the ball Is met will send it Into opposite fields th theory The above of place la diagram Sj hitting shows works k how out Cobbs Cobb's The The top drawing shows a ball pitched to the outside or the plate to a left- left handed batter The batter steps in to hit lt the ball 11 and meets It ft slightly back of the line I of his body driving the he ballIn ball into left f field el s I In U the center fenter drawing the ball has been pitched d Inside The b batter steps back ck and m etl the lel ball bail In I fr front nt nt of the line of his fieldy body and drives v s It t natura naturally y into right field In the lower Jower er drawing the ball cuts the heart of the plate Th The batter steps forward meeting tile tHe ball in front of the then line of f I the bOdy l. l to drive It u Into nto right n M field or back meeting it with a delayed deland swing to 6 it I into left field |