| Show EASY TO U GET SIGNALS L story related by charlie dooin gives insight to method observation of catcher catchers halte Is I 1 said to have landi P many victories Vict orle from an op og p posing team L former manner manager charlie dolln oft of the PhI lIles later with the cincinnati reds ana nun now with the new york glante giants tells a story which may give an insight into the signal tipping which we fane read eo so much about aboul it indicates how a little observation may help a ball club it shows that it la Is not necessary for a wise wiza tam to have a fellow with a field gla glass in 10 center field to know when to swing on a fast one and when to watch the curve float outside the plate the phillies were playing in I x awu w ell ern era city one day and a young 4 r was behind the plate for the opposing cub club gosh bit thal fellow has a funny habit reni rent irked cne of young men to nobody in particular he holds bis his glove in front of hie his face with his fingers pointed upward for a fast one he lie holds the mitt it bla bin knels s with the fingers pointed toward the grou gr qunti nd fur for a curve well now that Is to a funny habit lent remarked doola and I 1 suggest that having observed such peculiarities you might I have ave thought that they would se be of to this club ill show abow ou some thing whereupon doola either fron from the bench or the coachers box watched the position of the catchers mitt it he held it high for far a fast one the Ph lIlles chief shouted some such word ae an peaches and the batsman dug his toes into the dirt toia a healthy swing and slammed the ball with such sluggers as cravath luderus A 5 0 ak 4 IF charlie dolln decker and a av bat the rest result it was a neat collection of extra base hits we used to iveigh at that club said dolln they changed signs signa every lar inning ting they watched every move we e made to discover bow how we ere getting their signs it ni antver ver dawned upon them that their catcher was banding handing ua us the signals on a silver plate it was so easy that we were ere afraid some of the other clubs would get on to it and we lie told tho young catcher what be hg was has doing after we had hammered the ball for for several victories vict oriet of course |
