Deseret Evening News | 1901-06-29 | Page 10 | Harm of Too Many Curves

or OP TOO JO MANY 31 S The Tho pitchers who use curves to n 1 largo large extent do not generally last so long as ns those who depend on speed sp etl con control control and wisdom In III pitching Hans lInns Wagner In speaking of ot this feature re recently said I 1 see sec very few rew benders coming up In the tho cases of ot young joung pitchers The Tho seasoned League twIrler of or course runs In a few curves at times but he generally generall depends on speed change of pace Ilace and sending over oer botne sont thing that the batter Is not expecting Some have a cross fire too that In be bc bewildering This comes from sending the boll ball over oer the pluto plato nt at an angle anle the pitcher standing nt the tho side of his position position tion to accomplish his hi object Tannehill the pitcher who made such a tine record last year rear has not lol any nn amount of at speed but buthe buthe he Is hi known as ono of or the foxiest slab In the League He lle says saysA A batter cnn can be fooled by hy giving him hima a ball that ho Is not expecting Mixing up the and the slow ones also keeps the tho man at the plate gue guessing A knowledge of the thc man to whom ou are arc pitching Is also of great relt benefit b nellt to a u pitcher and ald In many man cases a u batter can f be bt made to hit a Ii ball In such Buch a way that an nn easy out Is the tho result I With good control a u pitcher can do rIa this especially well when he gels ret n a bat batter batI I ter In a n hole With two strikes and three balls the batter must bang at the sphere when It Is put over the plato plate If Jr j jou OU know a I mans weakness you yu ran Ian give a player a certain ball that lie he will willI I have to lo hit and you ou can generally tell lell wh where r he will knock It