Show JOE TINKER FOOLED MATTY clever little chicago shortstop meets christy a low curve with nice long bat christy mathewson writing tor for pearson pearsons s magazine says of joe tink er the clever little shortstop of the f IV o 0 4 ov v va 4 joe tinker chicago club Is a man with whom I 1 have fought many a battle of 0 wits and I 1 am glad to acknowledge that he has come out of the fuss with flying colors on many occasions there was a time when tinker was putty in my hands for two years he was the least dangerous man on the chicago team his weakness was a low curve on the outside and I 1 fed him low curves so often I 1 had him looking like an invalid every time he came to the plate then joseph went home one night and did a little deep thinking he ile go a nice long bat and took his stand at least a toot foot farther from the plate after that night of meditation and then he had me it I 1 kept the ball on the inside of the plate he was in ill splendid position to meet it and if 11 I 1 tried to keep my offerings outside he had plenty of time to step into em from that day on tinker became one of the most dangerous batters I 1 ever faced not because his natural hitting ability had increased but be cause he didn t propose to let the pitcher do all of the outguessing |