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Show WmfflS& Gran f land Rice (Copyright. 1482, New York Tribune, Inc.; Trade Mark Registered. U. S- U. S. Patent Office) A few days ago wo decided to take a scout along to pick up tho comparative compar-ative values of tho baseball and gulf swing as to wherein they were alike where they were not alike ami where tho main punch cumo from In an) eype of two-handed swing. The scout wo selected was "Long Jim" Barnes, open golf champion of the I'nited Suites, invader of the British Brit-ish open, the ' Pride of Phelam" and one of the keenest analysts in regard to any typo of swing that wo have seen Darnes is at least an average fan, but he is more Interested in swings than he is in final results. COMMON" FAUITS "In both baaebaU and poll'," Barnos remarked, ' I have, noticed several common faults For the right-handed hitter espe-i espe-i lally. in both games, one of these Is not uin the lefi properly, in both bUOball and golf, for tho rlght-hand- i . the left hand and arm play important import-ant roles, not only In the way of control, con-trol, but f)lHo in the way of distance. The left hand and arm must not only help start the club or bat forward, but It must continue tho sweep as the right hand puts on the finishing crash or snap. Yet the avpragc golfer at least lets the left hand and arm quit on tho forward swing when that is where a big part of his dlstanco must come from. Roger Wethered uses b feft arm to better effect than any of the British amateurs and this accounts ac-counts largely for the fuct that he is one of the longest drivers in the world today You can get a backward flick with the left that works up almost as -h nad n n forward snap with lhC riGl illCN Rl TH CAME UP About this time "Babe' Ruth came " There's another common fault o both games," remarked tho open 'champ' as Ruth, overanxious, lunged lung-ed hurrlcdlj at the ball. "This big follow is BO keen to hit one that he can't wait for his timing Ho hit at that one about two feet too Bu it you watch Ruth closely you will see how much ho uses MS right arm, although he Is a Wt-handed hitter. hit-ter. Ho doesn't get the big punch from his left " .. . Hero Ruth took a savage welt at one and as he did so turned loose the bat handle with his- fcft entirely, letting the backhanded right swish the club on through "Both baseball and golf." continued Barnes, are two-handed games. 1 ho swings after all are pretty much Slke! only la different pianos. It Is the Pivoting of the pitcher, however. ISat the golfer ought to study. He rJvot. nerfocth. with the right leg ! rm and the left side ol he body the left knee, turning in, and his side arm and his underhand throw are a cood bit Ilk- an iron fhot in golf. 8 i iocsn t snap from the top of the "wing jut as he Is getting readj to t the ball go. The golfer shouldn t nap too soon, but Just before the club head reaches th hall. THi: CASE or SPEAKER Tv Cobb." remarked Barnes, more of a quick snap, but Tr apeak-" apeak-" hS one of the finest golf swinge at bat I have ever seen. He is B left-handed left-handed hitter, but hS right arm has rm control of the hat and helps carr he wood to B perfect toilowthtovm Ho doesn't try to do all th-- bitting with his left and lei hie right quit on the stroke. The right, although hit-mg hit-mg back handed, sticks to its job of "wfoplng the bat along with the left aiding In the final snap as the ball Is met. Bob Shawkey was pitching, using fine control. "Hero's another detail.' remarked the open champion, tot Shawkey cut earner with a third strike. "Do you figure Shawkey would be effotiw out there If he were -wonder- 'mT ing whore the batter was going to hit or whether sorao infielder was going to fumble as he pitched? Shawkcy's concentration is all on placing that ball. He has picked out the place he wants it to go. and that's lull he Is thinking of Ifet when most goltVrs swing they are thinking of som- trap alidad, or the pond over to tho loft, or the out-of-bounds to the right, or whether they aro hittin-hard hittin-hard enough. They should bo thinking of noting but hitting that ball. They .should make up their mlndfl in advance ad-vance as to the line they want to take and how hard thoy must lilt .ml thm think of nothing else but of hitting on through after starting the swing Pew do this wich is another one of the reasons why few ever play steadily under 85 or 90 " 00 |