| Show lalk to on any ot of the tho old time old 10 about the I lern em in- in increase in increase crease In hitting during 11 the Malf e fl e 0 01 sl l and iou OU will lIl get fl am th them m nuh the same oame tm ans anster e 1 haic hae hit the bal ball as ashard ashard hard andI and I Ha s foil fr K It I e e pia ed un- un under un under der cler the tho eRnie Eume conditions one ot othe the gret hitters ot of ilac cone rone by 11 Lui admit that the of I toe I present diy day are sup superior t to th the old old- timer old tImers o I doubt th they y ore are II tight ht m In such a contention w 4 0 Lat La t ear Car at 11 Boston floston there vaa a asheld held an Timers Old-Timers Game SOlo Some SomeI I Ct star pia Fla era of Ott other oti-er H dayo day I cons COni ned ened to lo take part In the all all- I tar e c enl I 1 as umpiring In inI I Boston oston at the tho time and Its it vis s 'S my fortune to rene renew ac- ac ac BOod I Iery ery Ith man many ot Ct therA ther ther i A good many re stArs liars in the Amen Arner- I an league hen I joined that tat or- or or organization an umpire It Is 15 a arether ar as 08 a rether fact th thet t Ty CAbu remains of oC o all ull the pla la er who made UI up the thc he I ht l fl I clubs clubs Lac back in HOG the oar I 1 started as S ab a b c g IC league gue official lal A number of o the thO timers old-timers an- an il ed I Il ed sc sc eral ds das d s in advance nce of o othe they the me In the morning out to the park parI to would auld journey journ y limber up a 8 1 I bit lt In the afternoon I Ithe the woud take lake in the bill bail game ame ameI ameA A good nood man oC or the thc pia rs ban haa I drilled a auay ay ay am th the big ble le circuit and some of ot then the I In 14 I seen a major n league l tue game Bame long IanI as t tel ten sears ears e rs Naturally the th tl thing that surprised them most I sas as the long Ions nce hitting 0 I DUring Durang several fanning hecq e I 1 talked 0 oser er this t of at py p ay willI fellows fellos s II like C herr larr Collins Bill Brauc Jim m in Archer kip Ip elbach Selbach elbAch Cy g and man other home Some of ot pla- pla la- la r rs who ho ho ds discussed us ed th tho angle ancle of ot In- In In wi-ich wi home hoins Lie predominated were Ire grott bat bat- runs tel'S In their day ethers vere bat I star str pitchers Surn Sum Il a dIScussion made It le to ar 81 the Increased hit hit- tine hit ling from fron rom tie t tangie angie of at 01 bat bat- batting tins bat hit I and ting a l le the time old stats realize I v in u ball no no rat p t the tho h hely l ely cly played d n a part cUlt mot meet lier b-lier that or 01 U expressed to do hal had more mort Is 15 fea- fea featuring which of swat ith the era o the turing modern bt than ball Here is he ay sy one of thu old put sut itIn it In h hc old das da every evOry club bid at le st four roue lugh 3 Pitchers hers Some had hod fie v e and anti six Bo J ever club had lad four tour star t tIrl t Irl rs I ever of ot almost almott equal ablIt meant that a batsman n faced high high- class pachin eer e er eri da daly daIy My ly ob- ob Is modern game ot of the hat bat few tw clubs club have as man m as of Most star tar pitchers our that ha t 1 tso o means on certain days day t Ith tn toe stars Out of the na a as the opposing batters face only or There for tor the real reat reason you ha ba hue C the ta tactics of o today consensus of o the hecl set set- ot- ot the thc It nas lIas as the pItch pItch- pItching that erans eran of ot other ot days had slipped Ing eu Ut 01 tie the game other olner morp than 1100 was able to O athanCe ad a et no on that tile the other than roa-on roa logical had cut of freak abolition 8 Into the s of o a great er what hat hart had come tode to lo loj trl t y man many a 8 on de depend end nOt al-nOt style styleS S 0 0 Bat nuh es a 8 handsome te Pe ew ew York clu chub I he Is II a slugger Ls la reputed to he be This ary bere from to iS first nan the In all being eon ear 13 close to leet leeto I o Babe Ruth made 9 39 Ta In j 1921 1 21 establishing a horn homo run thereby t ta list last destined record that s E em for years I if not for all aI time home rn on better e Cl- Cl I- I II Mai a I is sm third gamo I LCT Cr l c Tn record lingers of ot eer fan an It is 3 isI isa Isla norv e e err ery n In tl t i I t attracts crowds t to a magnet ma U that pHI park wants to ta I the b l nuth hit Tm rm frn It Is t S a ad aI n at-n ta e I III when the Babe fatla a ls d II ir to crne h urn 0 I 1 R oh nii h gets teti a 3 fabUlouS s ary b- b b cause 1 ie tS s a great creat Fans Fan rami om out ut to see sea him blai b cause he h hh hu hatt h ii tn reputation of ot otIne the pre eminent atter atter Inc Ine trie l t the min many Inte poes piA ea that a ae c e b Hir hand band hand d d 1 1 I rob Urn Ilm et of his t lunder tue 1100 o of o home runs uns run for or v he h rN mt rt el cc hs h's folt t t salary Sillary mci- mci stich uch a deprIves the te ten denti I I y fans it of en hm do the th Cl ver- ver vcr th n they journeyed out to the tha 1 arl ark for S S 0 At A I the h opening of at o the eason Ruth I two or three intention tion 1 i asses In i game ame in itt which I 1 Iwas Iwas was bIT After being franked 1 a pinch q wren en a base be hit by him na nave nae e won the ball bali game earn he ked tema ked to rte roe I 1 r to break the ecord this year hOme 1 me runs are IlU a lot lotto lotto to to cLot tod tat t tt t I I 1 da t mean home borne I arm I talkIng n about abut the ba basic base en on bal Lais ran reo- rec record ord S S I In o a tr Cr ony bD balt data 11 I discolored er Kuth was as a as the holder td f Jh fh a IL record with HS 14 base buC I ta n t ILIS ILI'S in a tee see Recently II I 1 i ji oer jk th lbs u t-u HU figures f tirA and andI r A rAdl I dl cok re red that In tn me toe first dO 30 dOI dOam SOam I gams am i J R hid had received U 64 hues bases hueston ba tn ton bAl hI a a ma of ot them A At t that rate he will far tIre Ille mark or 14 6 4 DuIng DuIn h e series at New ew 1 I oct art seven In in t to f o a tame On II Lit I 1 tint first trip to ta the plate plat In one o the game which was ws attended by SO 60 60 1000 I p people Ruth hit lately The uett t t fur ur times that he be carne came cam to toI bat II 11 II that ane he was ally lly pasted passed aued Perhaps In that huge hu I crowd were people seeing fleeing Ruth nr IT the first lr t time Ume They came cameI cam I nut lo to se sc tee him bit hit the ball yet th po nir pitcher frustrated I such uch n a IOs po by refusing to get the beli b lt II close dole enough enouch to the plate I to bO o ho hI could ouid swing ine at It IL It a Il luster of the Ruth type in I a a pinch In Is regarded us U smart baseball It Is li In brainy ba baseball a l et t It teems reims to lack licit tle ti r lcm t of at sportsmanship on which ever every conteSt conlest should thrive 0 Th Thi Intentional pass paN p i Is I not a V VP pop pop- popular pop popular P- P Pular ular f future lure o baseball For or ears car carth the th men of the th came gme hate hae tried tred 0 6 devise ways way and means mean of takIng the th tin sting out of the th maneu maneu vcr without any u as j yet et Xi It Itla XiI la I almost a II certainty ctrl l ty that some oin t toy y rom om adlon mill be taken rein rein- tl rela h tio 0 to tim the passing of a good hit hitter It tel ter u I er ne r the crisis comes up Ul 0 0 I During a recent American Le Leigue gu g gime Im a certain player ehO ho hoI I Pe a batsman as a es go three times failed ailed in a pinch Inch I tI Ii tie t e S Ioa filled nn and t two to 0 out he struck out On another Ocele- Ocele Isbn olon lon Ith t to t o 0 men mon on he aJ aI a- a I pulled Il a Casc Case He lie 1 first t two and lit itt the umpire ti rt toe third on one ont onet t kt anOther tl tg with the t run on third thirl tv t 0 o OUt he ho tapp tapped d WN I to thi pilcher 0 In that sam tarn same gam game gamo another pIa er 1 f as a n weak hitter a lOa mai ma-i who seldom In hes withA ith t sv it a crice a better than 00 wa was i the Iero e o Taice T Ic h he came tip liP liPIn In a 8 pinch with runners on and each h time he lie cm came through With the tho mu much h desired base lilt hit His Fits batting noil On the ball game o I was umpiring th the bases In th tho game p that 1 I hive reference to As the poor batsman came through for tor the second tnie with a 3 timely ly hit hIt the mAnager ot or the team mho ho 05 0 at lit t o b turne turned 1 and nd to m me Gh Ghe GIe 0 me mc tho those e kind Ind of batters any time lime In to the thc batters h i h i get all nil tl their lr hits hilS hit with the bases em pt 0 That Thai remark up the Doln as to whether hether the batter with Ith the u erae s 's s S O the thc really able Aal It 1 l I In a great cr gr at many cases coes It Is 1 I ju the JoP Very Verv often oftOn SOMe soc weak batter balter is far more 01 nuble al nuble BuLle In a tn situation the real pinch than the fellow with the f l average 0 S 0 The ln plan plass a bir bl part In Inne Inre Inne re ne of certain batters batter J It s a like lIe lik part PMt in relation to Certain pitchers Some batter with high Il nerses aro are worthless sIn lii In a Il pinch The They break u wider under ler tin strain It 71 Is the tho same earne with alth Often a pitcher on i tail end lub up as m A tar star 10 or bought h b b ba a club UP n n the r Ce th the tho pitcher pilcher at t once lese Icse lose lose- III his po Poe er Ct to de h t e the tion S S S 1 lh lb h- h str n t gets ti em elT Pitching on n a tall tail club Wit with nothing ut at stake ri r are arc almost tabe on 1 t club Ith a R chance chanc fo fo- fo the pennant penn something de depends ondo 01 o e erv ball balt l these sime are arc practically worth I t n They break brak under the tho in straI strain Often players u refer to such as 0 S S ThIs Thia Is 10 more tru true o of lI tin t ti- ti n Ma Mav play play- play with Ith th the boss bass empt empl and nd the hr r can tan hit In in I kind o of pitching Put Pul these 01 same me b bitters bIters UTI ui In th the lose lore their conti- conti d dance and AnI keen leen eye cyP ey Their nere nene th-ni th o Nes Nearly evri liny Ine some sOlle son c star l C- C Cis teho is ho seldom delivers dellver In a omen and on f n the same club Is usually come FOlTe ordinary ordinal pla er whO no I a while of an with some some- something thine ome-thine thin thing bla biff bl- a nt at c q Tint That Is f how TI u II A r to tl th- th aa aM tat ord b t man m COL COLe e eft feared bv r thin n Vy sr i y PI sho ho rooks 75 iS points better etter In cold I figures S o S S I And after fter alt RII al It ft is l I the nho ho mba doa it th the l Jr In toe tile I pinch hit Is worth orth white while |
