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Show JOE JACKSON'S STYLE AT BAT Connie Mack Told Hard Hitting "Nap" Outfielder He Would Bacome a Great Slugger. Jon Jnrkxnn lan't a BtyltHh batter. Ha pull away from the pinto, which la decidedly had form according to the act mimdarda for hitting Joe plnntH hla rlKht foot within l Incite of tho pluto when he face tho pitcher, but atep toward llrxt biuo. Theoretically a batler who pulla nwuy from the pinto aa Joe doca cannot can-not hit the bull hard, and It hna ortcn been reiiuitki-d that Joe wiih lucky to eacnpe being tiuiKht a different atylo of hilling. It Ih generally believed that If Joe had been changed ho would havo luat bia natural awing and ability. Ono mnnager tried to teach Joe to bat different ly-Cotinla Mack. "When 1 Joined the Alhlctlce In l'JOS. Manugur Mack told ma 1 would I " 1 I fjwamien i ffyimr ..I I Jo Jackaon, become a great batter If I went about It a different way." mild Joe. "lie told me to quit pulling away rrom the plate, and he hid my black hat with which I had been knocking down fenrea In the aoutb. He had me uae Harry Davla' ban. I didn't bit nearly near-ly ae well, and made up my mind then and there that I would continue to bat aa 1 had before." Joe'a long atep away from the plate k fooled a lot of pitcher, moat notably not-ably George Mullln. The Detroit tar predicted before laat eeaaon that Joe wouldn't hit .IM. He hit .4IIN. "Jackaon'a bat aliy," enld" Mullln. "All a pitcher needa lo do agalnat him I to rut n I ant one lonae nt hla head and then put three bulla oter the out-aldn out-aldn corner. He'll pull ao fnr he'll be lucky to make a long foul.' Mullln tried It. Joe butted .Ub UKiiltiHt Mullln. |
