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Show f ' 8TEALINQ SIGNALS Getting wise to another club's J J signals often Is the result of an I accident. For Instance, the New J $ Tork Giants had a system of Big- t nals that depended on figures on J the score board. We will say $ that If certain score-board fig- ' J ures were "even," then a finger t sign meant to do this or that. If ' the figures on the score board J t were "odd," then the finger sign t J might mean Just the contrary. It J t all depended ; John McGraw t J watched the score board and J wiggled his fingers accordingly, t t lb a certain game between the J J Giants and Braves, Fred Mitchell t was coaching on the lines, a cer- J tain play was signaled for by $ McGraw and Fred Toney balled J It up. Two New York players $ met within Mitchell's hearing at 0 J third base and one said to the J other : 0 J "Toney spilled the beans be- J cause he can't read the score t board; hell he don't know odd from even." 0 "And so," figured Mr. Mitchell, i "that's the system. We shall t 0 work this out If the figures are J J odd It's so and so and If even so 0 and so." J J And the rest, basing caUala- t tlons on plays attempted or ' J made, was easy. w , ,4 " 11 ' 1 ' !! III! Mill ! |