| Show N NH r MI I Willie Keeler Best Batter In History of Baseball Following Is Willie halting batting j record Your Year I Club 1893 1803 N Y V and anil 33 22 1 1894 r s 3 13 1895 1896 r e 30 4 3 J 1 32 1 3 J 1 1 37 C G l 3 J 1901 Brooklyn 3 1902 Brooklyn 3 1 1903 N Y 3 1 S it I 1904 N Y V m 2 Grand average uvera o nt lit hat bat l Keeler the Iho chain ploll batter batten of or the world goc lOCH to tn th the plate pinta there I is a buzz of or expectancy among the onlookers They Ther feel coot u lent that will trill happen to III t change the complexion of or the tho gamS Jf It time the wore score I is elope close ho lie Is in I iu apt t to tn tie It op or ilce lI ele t send S III In lt n Il run that will put i bla team In III the Iho load Iced Keoler walks to the rubber and points his hi tors at nt tho oho home humo plate Being B a II hit lilt hitI tar tor I he ho faces third baKe but hut when h II Ito pots gets ready for the tho ball boll he puts his hens head headon on nn one side and gazes gaze Intently at mil tin th pitcher Close lose to tn hits hili hi let left shoulder Bh II III fl I flu held almost t In ha u IL vertical Is I a n bat about aboul four tour sizes larger than n a I night ht stick This K Kepler el r grasps about six lx Ix Inches from hin cite ille am ant the olio also 11 0 have the HIP 11 that lint he may tun 1114 when whan be li 11 strikes at nt the tho Ih ball Ii II II It 11 Is III for rOl tIll the 1 Holders elders i to tu lit tempt In to place themselves t for fin hint him whon whal he goes goe to te the till plate Other hat hal hallers lers tors have peculiarities I of ot style and favorite ways nf of tI landing on nil tin timer hall ball hallby by br studying which tho time fielders can call place themselves In ht n II manner man er to lo inter intercept Intercept or catch many ninny of ot the tin drives hut hilt butIn hutIn In it the Ihl case cage 1 nf of Keeler It Il Is 18 tn tu do so o with any amount of or He lie Is IR the freest batter In lu luthe the tho gamins gamo today and doubtless has hM moro morn success In driving the hall ball to 10 tho the spot ho he desires than Ihan any allY man In ht Inthe Inthe the business When he hi was vis asked to li what whal hu ho h attributed ed hl hubs his rant success mi III n 0 b bals halH man Keeler I smiled and replied I hit em ear where they aint This remark was une afterward attributed ed ell to 10 but It U with heeler Kooler mina Is la more main applicable to Reel Keel Keelins ins IR Id q batting rn than any all alI of f his hl r rivals fur the tho 1 honors honor g Unquestionably much of ot Keeler rs f A In III batting II Is II duo dun to 10 his hlA w fill f u I eye which now non f Is IN N n nA 11 good o an nN It was s when ho hn 10 That began n his career Ho He 10 can meet Icet a D speedy bull ball on Oil a dark lurk day without the 1111 slightest lt trouble other players arc aru hunting about In lit u IL 1110 effort to 10 locate locale It II anti and his hlo quick quickness ness mites In starting starling for a II ball hall hit to tn him u u rr Nv In hi right field fiche shows shown how ho well his eyes erve him i MOST SCIENTIFIC BATSMAN rN In Ill commenting on hi his x stick slick t work s en rk Clark Griffith who u Is one of nt the tho est t pitchers pitcher In lit the tho game mice mace wild stall pointing to Keeler who was at nt tha thu plato plate There ThelO limn tho must most scientific hatter In In the world Not ot only Is IH Ketler Keeler elfr preeminent pre an as a n hitter Ii but hilt ho has hM no superior ns ne a n noel and on tho bases hn ell In lie I as an needy as n a streak of ot light lIe He Is III anted for fill catches In the iho outfield but hilt he lie has hUH so II a 1 knowledge it nf or tin the noel and toe tics lies of opposing that he Is 1 ur In It tin th right rl ht smut pot laid and makes easy fany work if M f the I hI majority of ot his 1111 chances He Inc If Ii I equally at nt homo hams run running rim mm lung ning out m or coming I In III for COl o a I hall ball and he will jump Jump fop fora a 1 high liner that t ho hm runs Ives with or nr pick tip II a n low lots shoot hoot elm not oft off grass s HH RII he h i gallops In to moot moet It In III m g In lee I its hi hII work hi to th lilt the field Ted reel Sullivan t a tt Rome good d Judge of ot bull Jn this thin lo to say 11 I will willI MY say for rOI iho ihu boys boyson bu on min tin HIP ball Held that stands nl In lie all 1111 periods nf or the game as M Ihn tho tum em King Ii if r right inko hike him Idum nil ill In iii 11 nil all |
