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Balk, Hardest “Play” for Fans,
Is Explained by Expert Monty
By Monty.
DESPITE the frequency of its
appearance In the box score,
the balk is one of the un
solved mysteries to the average
fan. It is about as mystifying as
the mumbled confab between ref
eree and boxers. just before the
opening gong ip all well regulated
bouts. ■
Spectators are not the only ones
in dreadful darkness as. to what
constitutes a balk, and why. Um
pires. players and rule makers
themselves are more or less at sea
regarding its exact limitations and
demarcations, whatever they are.
If a pitcher has no ‘’motion" or
wind-up, he can hardly hope to suc
ceed in "big league time." The
f movements of his delivery are sup
posed to keep the base runner
guessing, and at the same time
must still be within the limits im
posed on balking.
Uhless a pitcher can violate the
spirit of the balk rules without
transgressing the common inter
" pretation of their Wording, he has
a lot to learn. Let 'any team fig
ure out a pitcher's “motion" so that
its players can guess with any de
gree of certainty when he is going
to pitch and when he intends to
throw’ to a base, and the men on
that team will steal bases with
comparative impunity.
Balk Is a Mystery.
Sidestepping all the delicate
points and shades of points on
which.good authorities differ, there
is a gfeaf deal of prevalent mys
tery regarding the balk w’hich < an
be dispelled. To begin with, there
are nine kinds of balks. Probably
you thought a balk was simply a
bluff to pitch or to throw to a base
without going through with it.
* Sometimes a bluff to throw to a
base is a balk and sometimes it is
not; sometimes a bluff to pitch is a
balk and sometimes it is not. Some
times to throw to a base is a balk,
and sometimes a ball pitched
squarely over the plate without
any pause in the motion is both a
balk and a ball for the batsman.
A balk is not a balk unless there
Is a base runner, but some balks
ere called balks if the bases are
empty. Here are the ning ways of
making a balk:
Nine Ways To Make Balk.
1. The pitcher starts to de
liver the ball to the batsman or
to throw to first base when
there is a runner on first base,
and does not complete the pitch
or throw unhesitatingly.
2. If the pitcher throws the
ball to any base occupied by a
runner and does not step di
rectly toward that base making
the throw.
3. If the pitcher delivers the
hall to the batsman while either
foot is back of his slab.
4. If he pitches the ball with
out facing the batsman.
THE BASEBALL CARD
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Nashville in Atlanta at Ponce DeLeon
Game called at 2:15 o'clock.
Montgomery in Birmingham.
Mobile in New Orleans.
Memphis in Chattanooga
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C I W L. PC.
B ham. 82 49. .626 N’ville 62 67 .481
Mobile 75 55 .577 C’nooga. 59 68 .465
N Or 68 6ft .531 Mont. 6ft 72 .455
M mphis 64 68, .485 i Atlanta. 49 80 380
Yesterday's. Results.
Nashville I. Atlanta 0
Chattanooga 3, Memphis ft.
Birmingham 6. Montgomery 0.
Mobile-New- < trieana; off day
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Cleveland in Chicago.
St. Louis in Detroit.
Washington in Boston.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. PC. M 1. P C
Boston 92 37 .713 1 Detroit 59 72 .151
Phila. . 78 52 .600 C land. .56 73 .434
M ash . 78 54 .591 N York 44 83 357
Chicago. 64 64 .500 I S. Louis 45 83 352
Yesterday’s Results.
Cleveland 5, Chicago 2.
St. Louts 4. Detroit 2.
Boston 1. Washington 0.
Philadelphia 4. New York 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Boston in Brooklyn
New York in Philadelphia.
Chicago in Cincinnati.
Pittsburg in St. Louis.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W L. P C
N York 89 38 .701 I Phila, 62 66 .484
Chicago. 81 46 638 . S. Louis 55 75 .430
P’bi»rg. 75 58 .586 Br'klyn. .48 78 .381
C'nati . 63 67 485 I Boston 38 70 .297
Yesterday's Results.
Brookljn 2. Boston 1.
New York 3. Philadelphia 0 (first game).
New York 9, Philadelphia 8 i second
game).
Chicago 6. Cincinnati 5.
Pittsburg 8. St. Louis 0.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Games Today.
Columbus in Louisville
Toledo in Indianapolis.
Milwaukee In Minneapolis
Kansas City in St. Paul.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. I W L. P C.
M'apolis 97 54 .642 M'w kee 72 77 484
C bus. .93 58 616 S. Paul .67 86 438
Toledo 89 62 ..">B9 - L'ville. 58 93 385
K City .74 74 .500 I'apolis .53 99 343
Yesterday's Results.
Kansas • 'ity Minneapolis 4
Si. Paul 6. Milwaukee 5.
Louisville 6. Indianapolis 4
Columbus 3. Toledo 0.
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5. If he pitches the ball
without keeping one foot on
the slab.
6- If the pitcher holds the ball
so long that, in the umpire's
opinion, he is doing it to de
lay the game.
If the pitcher gets into
position to pitch without hav
ing the ball in his possession.
8. If the pitcher makes any of
the motions habitually used in
pitching to the batsman and
does not go through with the
delivery to the plate.
9. If the catcher steps out
side the lines of hls position
preparatory’ to receiving a
pitched ball.
When a balk is decided for any
of these causes, every base runner
advances one base without liabil
ity to be put out, because the de
claring of a balk automatically
puts the ball out of play. If there
are runners on third and first
bases, for instance, and a balk is
made toward first, both runners
advance one base. It is easy to
remember that every base runner
is entitled to one base on every
balk, but the batsman does not go
to first.
The umpire is supposed to de
clare a balk without being appeal
ed to, but he seldom has that
chance, for 1.000.000 claims of balks
are made by the coachers for every
balk declared. •
The pitcher can not make a balk
unless he is on the slab. A bluff
throw to first base is not a balk
unless first base is occupied. A
bluff throw to second or third base
never is a balk, but if the pitcher
stands In his position and makes a
throw to any occupied base with
out stepping toward the base, it
is a balk.
Three Are Obsolete.
The fourth, sixth and eighth
ways of making balks, practical!;
are dead letters. The pitcher is
not required to face the batsman
all the time he is going through
his motions. No one recalls when
a pitcher was penalized for delay
ing the game by holding the ball
while on the slab, and every good
pitcher makes some of the motions
habitual to his delivery every time
he makes a throw to a base.
The third way of making a balk
is for the pitcher to start with
one foot behind the plate and take
two steps in his delivery. In the
detection of this kind of balk.
<'lark Giiffilh is i world's cham
pion. but he seldom gets them
called.
The first, second, seventh, eighth
and ninth ways of balking do not
affect the batsman. When the bases
ate all empty and the pitcher makes
a balk of the third, fourth, fifth
or sixth kinds, the umpire calls a
ball. For instance, if the pitcher
takes two steps or fails to keep
one foot on the slab, it is a ball,
no matter it it is otherwise a
perfect strike.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Toronto in Montreal.
Rochester in Buffalo.
Baltimore In Providence.
Jersey City in Newark
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. I W L. P.C. I
Toronto .83 56 .597 I Buffalo 62 71 .466 i
Roch. . SO 56 .588 M’treaL .63 74 .460
B’more .69 6; 507 J. City . r>2 76 4’9
N’wark. 68 6t» .507 i P'dence. 58 79 424
Yesterday's Results.
Providence LI, Baltimore 1.
Toronto 10. Buffalo 7
Rochester 9, Montreal 4.
Other clubs not scheduled.
DAZZLE PATCH. 2 YEARS
OLD. BREAKS RECORD
HAM LINE. MINN.. Sept. 7.—Dazzle
Patch, son of Dan Patch, lowered his
own world's record for a two-year-old.
baif-mile pace, here yesterday, going
the distance in :58 1-2, one second bet
ter than the time he made last week.
Dazzle Patch was paced by a runner. |
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, SEP TEMBER 7. 1912
The Big Race |
Here is the up-to-the-minute dope on
how the “Big Five’’ batters of the
American league are hitting:
PLAYER— A.B. H. Ave.
COBB 482 198 .412
SPEAKER 502 200 .398
JACKSON 482 176 .365
COLLINS 451 152 .339
LAJOIE 350 112 .320
All of the "Big Five" practically stood
still yesterday. All of 'em secured but
one lone hit. Cobb was up three times.
Speaker twice, Jackson four times, Col
lins thrice, and Lajoie four times.
TESREAU HURLS NO-HIT
GAME AGAINST PHILLIES
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 7.—New
' ork again won both games of a dou
ble-header here yesterday, giving them
five victories out of six contests in
three days in this city. Tesreau pitched
in grand style and after the game was
given credit by the official scorer for a
no-hit victory, although previously one
hit had been recorded against him.
The disputed play came in the first
inning. Paskert hit a fly near the plate
for which Merkle and Wilson ran. Each
fielder got under the ball. Then fear
ing a collision, they permitted the ball
to drop to the ground.
After the game the official scorer re-<
versed his decision on the play and
decided to cross out the hit for Paskert
and give Merkele an error, as the lat
ter said he had touched the ball when
he saw that Wilson would not run into
him.
MAYERYeTSOFFTO BAD
START WITH QUAKERS
PHILADELPHI A, Sept. 7—Erskine
Mayer, the former Atlanta hurler, made
his debut as a Quaker yesterday and did
not prove a howling success. It was in
the second game of the double-header
with the Giants. The Phillies were ahead,
6 to 3. when Mayer went In.
Before he was derricked the Giants bad
scored three more runs. Mayer having
walked two men, hit another, while four
hits had been garnered off his delivery.
All this took place in two Innings
TODAY’S PINK TEA AT
PONCEY STARTS EARLY
The game this afternoon will be
called at the unusual hour of 2:15
o'clock. This is made necessary be
cause the Vols must play according to
schedule in Memphis on Sunday.
CROSS IS WINNER OVER
MALONEYJN 10 ROUNDS
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 7. Leach
Cross, the New York lightweight, out
pointed Teddy Maloney, of Philadelphia.
In six rounds at the Olympic Athletic
club last night. Neither scored a knock
down.
WORLD'S SERIES START OCT. 8.
ST LOUIS, Sept. 7.—The series for
the world's baseball championship will
begin October 8, according to Presi
dent B. B. Johnson, of the American
league, in a letter to a local paper. The
American league pennant winner will
not engage in a post-season series with
a picked team of the league, says Pres
ident Johnson.
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HOTWDRK BEGINS
FOR TECH TEAM
NEXT WEEK
Through the dark cloud of gloom
which surrounded Tech's football field
there have crept several rays of en
couragement in this first week of prac
tice. At the beginning of the week
only Leuhrmann, Loeb and Cook were
slated to return, with a few 140-pound
second string men. The first practice
opened with an unusually large num
ber of men on hand, and the number
has Increased dally.
The work has been fairly hard, but
the warm weather workouts put the
“cold weather bottom" to the whole
squad, and Coach Heisman is making
the whole bunch sit up and take no
tice.
So far there has been just a bit of
lacking, passing, falling on the ball and
going down under punts, but next week
tackling anti signal practice will begin.
Just a few minutes for review.
Loeb, of iast year's varsity, weighing
160 and a good fighter from start to
finish, will play center.
Leuhrmann. weighing 160. captain
and four-year man. will play a guard.
Means, 175 pounds, last year's var
sity, will play the other guard. Means
is a powerful man, and should break
things up in great shape this year
Elmar Will Come Back.
Elmer, weight 190. who played var
sity ball for two years, has decided to
return and will report next Tuesday.
He is bringing a man with him who
weighs ISO and knot's the tackle job
like a master. These men will look
out for the tackles.
Glover. 185 pounds, a 11-Wisconsin
prep end. will report Monday. This
leaves one end to be divided between
five or six good second string men. So
much for the line.
The back field deserves a mention
also. Cook, light, but a two-year man
and very heady, will play one of the
halves.
"Piggy" Johnson, a quarter back of
the “Doc” Wilson label, has finally
decided to come back, and will report
next week. This leaves the full back
and other half open. Hutton, who has
played good bail and Is a "back." will
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GA.
JACKSONVILLE AND
COLUMBUS CLASH
IN “RUBBER” GAME
JACKSONVILLE. FLA.. Sept
I With the count one victory each. Jack
sonville and Columbus wjll clash again
this afternoon in the third game of
the po‘t-season series for the cham
pionship of the South Atlantic league.
j Manager Wilder will pitch for the home
| team, while Morrow is slated to work
for the Foxes.
Yesterday's game went to Jackson
ville to the tune of 4 to 0. The game
was called in the first of the eighth
inning, on account of rain. Horton,
pitching for Jacksonville, was in grand
form, and during the seven- innings
only 21 men faced him. .Tones hurled
for the Foxes.
In the seventh <he locals got to Jones
for three hits, and these, with two er
rors sandwiched in and a base ou
bails, gave Jacksonville four runs and
the game.
WOOD WINS FIFTEENTH
BY BEATING JOHNSON
BOSTON. Sept. 7.—Joe Wood beat
Walter Johnson yesterday, winning his
fifteenth straight victory in a spectac
ular pitchers' battle, which Johnson
sought in the hope of protecting his
American league record of sixteen con
secutive wins. The score was: Bos
ton, 1; Washington, 0.
The lone tally came in the sixth in
ning, with two out. Speaker hit into
the crowd in left field for two bases.
Lewis, next up. knocked into right field
for a double, a hard fly. which Moeller
was barely able to touch, Speaker scor.
ing.
Washington had more opportunities
to score than Boston, but Wood was at
the top of his game in the pinches,
striking out nine men. Johnson fanned
five, three of these being consecutive
outs In the fifth. The Nationals filled
lhe bases, two men being passed, in
the third, and Wood tanned Moeller
for the third out. 'Washington had
runners on second in the sixth, eighth
and ninth, but they* could get no far
ther, Wood fanning men for the last
out on two of these occasions.
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Travers and Evans in Battle
Today for Amateur Golf Title
C~ HICAGO, Sept. 7.—East and
West met today irt the final
rounds of the national ama
teur golf tourney. Charles (Chick)
Evans, Jr., of the Edgewater Golf
Club. Chicago, and Jerome D. Trav
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morning
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the semi-finals and a close match
was predicted today. The weather
was more favorable than it has
been for the past few days, and the
grounds were in excellent condi
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