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Show GET AFTER POP FLIES M.vuiUT Jones Wants His Men to Catch Texas Leaguers. Siov Outrelder Mjrii How Trick Cn Bo Done and Cubjn Star Grows ie Fly Chasers Must He Rrsdy to Rush In. Thero ill bo l" loafing '''I tho pari of brownie outfielders on pop tiles 01 Tf.- leaguers Hi back of tho inttold ti long s Fielder Jones 1 dlrectln the plavs of the Sportsman's park (tm Tho fly chasers should ami must bo ready at nil limes to rush In to fot short pops that frequently elude a pursuing Inrteldor who la running ith his back to thi diamond In nu e!Vrt to make tho catch. Jones has Instructed his men to this effect Purine practice session tho other day a pop fly was hit tnlo the air bv ok of the rvvktes. which dropped Just behind to Inrteld. Laan t1ej dos porstely to make tho catch, but conlJ r.ot J'-iis til ball, ami missed It by a few inches. Marsans, who was play. l::f center, started In at the or.u k of t- bat. but suddenly stoppej when tt discovered laan dashing wildly C'.:t into the field to make tho catch When the sldo had boon retired am! Marsatu was heading toward the k 17 P ' Armando Varsar.i. brrch, Jones ir.ot:or.e-i Ar8-.ar.Jo to his s.'e zi queried why ho had stoppe 1 en the pop f.y. ""vVty. I thought Lavan would make the catch." answered Marsans. "You outf.elders will have to take trjre chances on Bhort dies than you So." returned Jones. "You won! J have male an easy catch of that ba'.l if you continual to coma In." sail the Browns' manager. "Fewer Texas leaguers will dro behind the ir.field If you fellows take core chances ar,d at'.emr t to nsake a catch." continued Fi!dr. T-'eIl. if I continued runnin? eight have collided with Lavan and either or both of us might have been lnj-jred." answered Marsans. "N'othing of the sort." paid Jones. "We have a field captain who is appointed ap-pointed for no other purpose than call-let; call-let; to the men on Buch plays. "It Is much easier for an outfielder to come in at breakneck speed on a aaJi;,.-'FtA Shortstop Lavan. r'P than for an inllclder to bo Bashing wildly with his back to tho 'amend trying to make a catch," con-"nued con-"nued Jones. About this time Marsans had been nvlnced that ho had used poor Judg-"nt, Judg-"nt, and continued on to the bench, 'o the next Inning or two that fol- th"1 8lm"'ir fly was B,!nt un ,nto "' ,alr' I-avan again started back-"1 back-"1 and llaraans was daHhlng In to &l"s the catch, and Lavan Btoppcd. lr"an" made the catch easily. proved that Jones' baseball """"Mm wa, corrt. |