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• D ITEARRT’S SUNDAY AMERICAN- BASEBALL AND OTHER SPORTS —SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1013. Confidence Gets the Hits Baseball Jinx Real, But C an Be Beaten Heine Tells How to Do It l AD SHOWS HOW THE GOAT PASSES FROM BATTER TO PITCHER AND VICE VERSA OM '■ ?RETTy HIT rr 'ooT WOG FAT a . heap j VaHAT* > lU-00 TT> THI4 OUtJ VH-UCH StOEf ~ OF HIM (5 rHArt 5AU. COM I no A FRoia chief Twe timv pircHEP— I^AworHeTi marvel.' 'WHEW 7UE RAVACTETVAA FEARS HIM HE TOS IBS "We ball owejz as 8/<P AS A fynRREL VHITH worm we ow ir Bor 7 ^ Cower Avo woBooy WITS »T- Z A Batdhje Juunap IS A mo siruio^ AFF A112 . USUALLY TWi FELLOW WHO (SIWASCUM? / CWOKfJ (H6 SAC j tries to kill. ' £ rHE OAU FF4® AWCV 5T*Yi /w the .slump CoMg OW ’ Foot- H / AN PACE face *//»*• soyo T>*l WK ^ that ilH'R ' iwAS CICAWK/W6- Up iOMETHtHO- woo<-oyT yoy (ftmTTrRvP) Day He Will Land on Them, His Confidence Back and They’ll Be Easy. jgasp* I THIWK THE BEST' ujav to Ger OUT OF A SLUMP IS TO take ire>s*-r- BOH/r FRET- i'WlW« h FREEW AT THe, P ,i '\ AMD GRAPC/AtJ-V VOtf CQMC bAL&i a BATTER who goes up to the /A plate believing he is going to hit the ball has a big shade on the pitcher, says Zimmerman, in this, the third article of his series. Read what follows and see if you do not agree with Heine’s logic. H&TVW THE FfWT MA/o W <?RABI A HiT-cowF«pew<yE retopws- the whole tea.hs h»T2P— ETurr/N/r' Wind HANSON, YANK RECRUIT, IS CHICAGO SCHOOLBOY BALLOONS WILL COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL RACES By HENRY ZIMMERMAN. / T’S my opinion that there is no business or profession In the world where confidence in one’s self counts as much as It does when a batter steps to the plate in the pinch. Hitting in a large measure is believing that one can hit. That has been my experience. There are three pitchers In our league who seem to have It on me. Christy Mathewson, Jeff Tesreau and Earl Moore are the men. And I am ineffective against the latter two for the reason that I have lost my confi dence In my ability to hit them. I’ll get it bach all right. Some day I will get In there and pound out a bunch of hits when they happen to be on the slab and then those two will worry me no more. I don’t know about Mathewson. Here is a man who should be envied by every pitcher lacking control. For it Is the control of this veteran that makes him one of the hardest men in the game to beat. Mathewson poss< great pitcher must have. But It is hi going year after year. How Mathewson Fools the Batter He uses his control In a peculiar sort of way. Rome pitchers dis play their control by keeping the ball over the plate. Mathewson uses his' in quite a different way. He never gives you a good ball to hit His pitches are a bit wide to hit hard yet In far enough to tempt J0U He pitches so closely to you that you constantly hit on the handle of the bat. Yet it Is out Just far enough to get you to swing. He’s pitching a bit high or a bit low to you. He's always pitching just where you take a swing yet never where you can get a good solid " all< lt’s Tesreau’s wind-up rather than what ho has on the hall that wor ries me And a deceptive wind-up has helped many an ordinary pitcher. Remember King Cole? He went through a lot of gyrations before let ting go of the ball. The batters scarcely knew from what angle to ex pect that pitch. _ , , . . ... There’s no question in my mind that It was Cole’s wind-up that car ried him through the National League when he was with us. Says He Will Solve Tesreau s Windup Tesreau lilts me the same way. I find it difficult to watch his windup and it is hard for me to follow the ball from the moment it leaves his hand. It’s on top of me before I can see it. But some day I’m going to figure out that wind-up. ST LOUTS, July 28—Harry Hanson, a Chicago schoolboy, made his first ap pearance with the New York Ameri cans the other day. Hanson has been with the team two days, having been picked tip in Chicago, where he played with the Washington Heights team. He is a sturdy lad 21 years old and seems to have a good whip. The distances race covered respectively by the three balloons whose pilots were chosen as the teams to rep resent America in the international bal loon race from Carls in October, are an nounced by Major Samuel Reber. offi cial statistician of the Aero Club of America: « II. A. Upson, of Detroit, in the Good year, the statistician announces, cov ered a distance of 685 miles; John Watts, of Kansas City, in the Kansas City II, 673 miles, and FI. E. Honeywell, or St. NEW YORK, July 26 - in the recent elimination Pitcher A BATTING slump Is the Ta terror of all batters. It seems strange that a man can go along and hit hard and safely day after day and then all of a sudden go days with out a safe one. When I am In a batting slump It Is not my eye that Is at fault. I know what It Is, but am helpless. It Is because my muscles are bound and I am not swinging freely. I believe I have the right system of getting over it. I do not ease up on the swing. I believe In keeping the mus cles at work; so I swing just as hard as ever and the first thing I know 1 get back the old swing and the slump is over.—HEINE ZIMMERMAN. CROSS LANDS JOB DOWN EA8T. Monte Cross, former scout for the Browns and one of the members *f the "board of strategy,” has been ap pointed manager of the Bridgeport. Conn., team In the Eastern Associa tion. Toronto Star Qualified for Ameri can Championship Despite Awkward Style of Play. Worries Zim More Than W HEN George S. Lyon, of To ronto, In 1906, at Englewood, was prevented from carrying off the American golf championship by the brilliant playing of E. M. By ers, of Pittsburg, who won the final by 2 up, there was a general regret expressed during the match that a player with so awkward a style, so distinctively a cricket stroke, should thus menace the United States cham pionship. Lyon, with about a half swing, would lunge at the ball Just as if he were hitting a cricket ball. He has been a fine cricket player all his life, and when he came into the golf field, instead of trying to form cor rect golfing habits he just whanged away in the old form he had in de fending the wicket. As a result, he has one of the most awkward styles on the tee of all the crack players, with the possible ex ception of Parker W. Whittemore, of the Brookline Country Club, Boston, who would do well to take a year off and unlearn his present methods and adopt such a form as fils frequent Boston opponents, like Francis Ouimet and Percival Gilbert, possess. It would take just about that time for Whittemore to get rid of the faults he now has, but it would be worth while, for, with his fine, powerful physique and sure eye, he would come close, with a perfect style, to carrying off the national championship. • * • VKTITH. the discussion in England of vv late as to whether golf is en croaching upon cricket to such an ex tent as to lessen Interest in that game, has arisen the question whether the one pastime is a bad form of prepa ration for the other, especially wheth er a cricketer can become a success ful golfer. This point is Interesting in America, as it involves the ques tion whether the baseball swat unfits one for good golfing unless it is drop ped absolutely for the true golf swing. G. L. Jessop, the well-known Brit ish amateur golfer, holds the opinion that it is well-nigh impossible to be good at both golf and cricket in one and the same season, because while the latter game demands quickness on the feet, golf is likely to bring nothing but disappointment to its de votees unless he can contrive to pre serve stability of stance and to pivot on his feet with almost mechanical precision. Thai's ajot a Cl/BisT Ptc.ruiur- it is tvst as tesretao LOOKS TO Z fAA H-C VWIA'P.S OP.'ZfAA SAV > T r-FAT~ _ He Cfit/jTteu- nusr'wrtep-E TWET 8a<-u is com/aG- fp-oim providence RECALLS O’MEARA. EVANSVILLE, IND., July 26.-01- lio O’Meara, the shortstop who was loaned to the Evansville Central League team several months ago by the Providence team of the Inter national League, yesterday was re called by Providence. Curves A 20242 140 Ii'0efi28 1*2 etna "We will meet any white man in the world,” continued Burns after Pelky had been made to stand up, sit down and roll over for a general in spection. “There are no colored box ers worthy of consideration and I am ! glad of it, as this saves us a lot of argument. The black boys can save their breath, Pelky will never give one of them a chance. I was roasted from Sydney to Schenectady because I refused to fight Johnsoh. After I finally did lose to the big dinge I was roasted all over again for having given him a crack at the title. We will not make this mistake again. Pelky is a white champion for white people only.” of “Uncle” Bill Naughton painted the right picture when he said, ‘There’s a guy out here wants to come in. I think he’s a policeman in his Sun day clothes:” Pelky weighs 218 pounds now, but in form trains down to a mere 207. He runs mostly to chest, arms and hands, the latter looming up as big as a pair of month-old twins. Artie Goes not talk like a fighter because he has but two words, “yes” and “no,” By IT. M. Walker. S AN FRANCISCO, July 26.—Ar thur Pelky, claiming the world’s heavyweight championship, but not appearing to be a bit excited over the fact, arrived in California—the real battleground of the Queensberry world—the other day and made a general application for work. Accompanying Pelky, whose real name, by the way, is Arthur Pellitier, was our old friend Tommy Burns. Tommy is as fat as our own Jimma da Jeff and wears considerably more Jewelry. He did all the talking for Pelky, who stood in the background and kept smoothing back his black hair in a manner that suggested em barrassment in finding himself in the “big town,” surrounded by the men who have kept the ring records since the days when an important bout called for a barge ride. “There is a general disposition to look upon Pelky as a ring accident. Just as the people tagged Willie Ritchie as a false alarm,” said Burns. “This is a mistake. My man has had 33 fights without having had a deci sion given against him. He made Jess Willard quit cold and he stop ped Jim Barry in five rounds. All that he needs is the opportunity to prove that he Is the best heavyweight boxer in the game to-day. ' Pelky After Smith. “There is not much doing among the heavyweights now, and for that reason we have signed up for a ten weeks, stage engagement along the coast. The one man we want to meet is Gunboat Smith, but if the public will point a finger at another man we will be on the job. "I boxed Pelky six rounds and at the finish I was ‘all in.’ I knew' then that Arthur was the real goods, and. although it is not generally known, I have been his manager since that night. He has everything that a champion should have, and is a clean liver. Although the big fellow’ is 29 years old now, I expect him to hold the title for the next six or seven years, and before he gets through he wiH be the most popular heavyweight since the prime of John L. Sullivan.” In personal appearance Pelky is in striking contrast to Jim Corbett, “Bob” Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries or any of the old-timers. The office boy w’ho Marathons at the beck and call Perfect car control and freedom from skids Then I’ll pay You will enjoy driving your car, you will drive with safety, perfect control and absolute free,- dom from skids, if you equip your car this season with Joe Tinker “Live Wire” The manager and short-stop of the Cin cinnati Reds — noted for hustle, heavy hit ting and head .Diamond Surety 1 read (Squeegee) Tires /^APTAIN C. K. HUTCHISON, who ^ is a fine batsman and a first- class golfer, considers that the two games can be pursued in quick al ternation without one’s form at either suffering to any extent worth men tioning. And on one summer’s day h e made about 60 runs for the House hold Brigade against strong bowling, and then, going straight to Woking, went round the golf course there in 74 strokes. So that he must be an excellent master of his feet. The Hon. F. S. Jackson was another celebrity who quickly became a scratch golfer, and he has often said that the one circumstance which dis appointed him about the game was that, when he first fell into its mesh es, he could hit the ball prodigious distances, and that the more accu rately he played it, the shorter be came his drives. SCOUTS ARE BIG FACTORS IN RACES, SAYS HEDGES This is a real non-skid tire—the IJ 'original “Won’t Slip,Won’t Slide, Won’t VSkid—it Grips and Holds.” j® Wj And without extra cost you get J the More Mileage Vitalized Rubber, Perfect 3-Point Rim Contact, also No- Pinch Safety Flap for inner tube protection. ‘‘Stowswfc*"' So this time buy Diamond Vk^ized Rub ber Tires with the famous Safety v Tread—you can get them to fit your rims from came out thoroughly trouncea. A Jinx is broken the same way. The pitcher hasn't all of his stuff, a couple of fellows get base hits, con fidence Is restored, the fellows go up there with determination and, presto—the Jinx Is knocked from the slab and the chances are that It Is for all time. A batting slump is the terror of all batters? It is also one of the mysteries of the game. It seems strange that a man can go along and hit hard and safely day after day and then all of a sudden go days without a safe one. Many batters believe that it is the eve. That isn’t my belief. When I am in the midst of a batting slump I know exactly what the cause Is. Tet >1 can’t remove It. The reason I am [not hitting Is because I am not swing ing freely. My eye is all right. I Know where and when to meet the fcall. But the muscles of my shoul- ST. LOUIS, MO., July 26— Bob Hedges doesn’t believe a manager has much to do with the building up of a run-down ball club. He thinks that duty is up to the scouts, and that in rase of failure to ggt the players the blame should fall upon the scouts in stead of the manager. The president of the Browns declared yesterday: “I’m fairly well satisfied with Sto vall’s work as manager with the ma terial on hand. Next season we hope to give him still better material and mavbe we can climb a bit. “You know Stovall isn’t building up the St. Louis Club—he mustn’t g»*t either credit or blame for what has been done in this respect. The manager has nothing to do with the building up of ub-—that’s what is left to the scouts, and as we tiav< gj-od scouts, 1 think wo’re due to climb.” Says it’s the best “inside play” for the thirsty ball player. \ Refreshing —Wholesome k Thirst-Quenching J AMONG prominent American golf- ** ers are some who have been good ball players. The best known of these is John M. Ward, formerly of the New York Giants, and in his day, tw’enty years ago, called one of the greatest shortstops the game ever saw. For one so thoroughly ground ed in baseball as Ward was, his swing is not bad, though there is a stronger suggestion of the hit in his swing, perhapsj than if he had never driven in runs on the ball field. Oswald Kirkby, the New Jersey champion pf 1912, and one of the finest drivers American golf has ever produced, has been a baseball pitcher of considerable ability. 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