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If yon don't get your shoulders
and hacfc working for you you'll
Boon wear out.
I get thousands of letters from
toys'," and most of the senders
seem to think that I use a half
aczen ciirTs,vat least. Actually,
we. in tne big league don't throw
a Tnany curves as pitchers In the
mJpors. In the first place there's
-the reason I told yon about
curve iba are 'hard on the arm
If I had relied heavily on curves
I iron Id not hare lasted eighteen
year In the majors., You don't
need a lot of curres. Very few
(hl$ leaguers use more than one
curve a fast hall, and a slow ball.
or -change of pace.- The outcurye
is most popular among major
league pitchers, and the outdrop.
Not many pitchers throw a straight
crop.
o'lf you don't throw three or
four different kinds , of curres.
a. hoy once asked me, "how do
yop fool a batter?"
The answer Is: Pitch to the
better's weakness. Use your
brains.
What you throw to the
batter 1 if anything more im -
portnat tnan oiow yoa throw It.
la deciding what sort of. hall to
pttph you must keep two things
In . mind the batter's articular
weakness, and your own "best"
ball. -Don't In an effort to reach
your opponent's weak spot, ex-
pose your own. Maybe he has
trouble hitting outdrops. .If yon
have a good outdron, blaze awaylessary jrepairs. Generally the ac
at, him. But if outdrops are hard
fo you to throw, better not
chance them.
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anything I rely on a high fast
one. - , But I mix 'em up. I work
the corners; ' I shoot the ball in
around a batter's hands; I throw
ft kseehfgh and outside. There's
reason for every ball I throw. -
-Some batters, of course.
are
death on any kind of a pitch.
.Babe , Ruth is always dangerous.
eyeral years ago the Yankees
were playing Washington. From
the bench I watched Ruth, as I'd
"watched him many times before,
tLHd '' AeeldttA that nlnw rnrrea
might keep him from hitting. So
the next day .I fed him nothing
b'nt slow ones'. -The first time
be Struck out; 'the second time he
punched an"' easy ; bounder that I
totsed to the'; firit . baseman; the
third time he :gain struck out.
In the eleventh he came up again,
with, the score a tie. I threw him
another slow ball a perfect one
that , went ; exactly where I'd In
tended it to go.. . The Babe hit It
a. mighty swat.--'
Eventually that ball came down.:
But; when 1$ did there- was a fence
between It and our nearest fleld
ert ,-Babe Ruth had another home
run -to hia credit, and I a lost ball
-- game. . - . .;. 1 : .
; .Ty Cobb Is another batter whom
pitchers dread. He is tricky; he
can pretty well tall what kind of
a' ' ball the pitcher is going to
throw, p and he. know how to keep
the itcher from finding out what
tort of " pitch he is expecting.
" Moreover,-Ty is a "chop" hitter;
he doesn't set himself ad complet
ely for one klnd of ball that an
other kind, coming unexpectedly,
' will catch him wholly off guard.
I have found that Ty Cobb's weak
ness, if be may be said to have a
weakness. Is a lew baU. So I
N . throw htm lots of low balls -
j ,' .Find out ahead of time as much
as you can about rival batters;
-study: them before the game end
during it. If a batter appears
nervous, for instance, and over
anxious, slow np your delivery!
By your very calmness, and delii
beratlon, you can Increase his
nervousness,. Feed him bad balls;
he's likely to reach for them. If
a man stands unusually far back
from the plate, work the optsid
cprnerf. If he, crowds the plated
a. high inside one may make him
swing like a gate. If he catches
up his bat; keep the ball away
- from him make him reach far
out for it. : . j
1 ,v If . a batter -is i a free-swinger,
-a fast Inside ball, around his hands
is-likely to keep his batting aver-
' dje down. . Try to make a free
swinger bite at had balls; If you
Americans Are Talking
They Were a While- Back ; That's Sure
riTr"i:iN;TOJEPH0NE convocations
: a?;duj population OF US.SJNCEJOOO !
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'. Americans are talking more, than they se4 tOT at least. by. tele
I hcs. : The aova tr is a graphic illustration of the rapidity with
which the increase in the number of telephone conversations in this
country : ha' cumrirpeA the Increase in population- Where there
r-ere 100 people In 1900, there afe now 147 people.! But where; there
- ?re 100 telephci.3 conversations in 1S0O there are nowoyer 80.0
' .icphone conversations. This is over five times as many as there
x 1 tv . "-th -In teliphpne traffic had merely kept pate
1 That means that the average Ameri
can of, today telephones five times
osECcinj ; TelepkozD Trouble
Is Bij Hal? " cf
A'airis Esznpls qf the
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(Speech ID-ivay Chzr.
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When the wires are strnng be
tween boles, the cables buried In
the streets and the telephones in
stalled in houses, the builders of
J the nation's speech highways have
1 but Just started upon their tasks.
j For' they do much more than icon
I struct: ithev also maintain, i
The exchange repair man is In
I reality a telephone doctor, t So as
I to keep the service ready to meet
all emergencies, not only is he a
"mender," but he must be able to
diagnose "symptoms," tp Ideate
trouble) quickly, and make theinec-
tual wcrk of repairing takes frery
J little time. It Is . the tracing; and
I locating of the trouble Which
causes the real work
. Considerable foresight and care
is exercised bv the successful re
pairman in his efforts to keep the
lines free from trouble. For ex
ample, j the limb of a tree may
grow out so that it rubs against
telephone wires leading lnto the
house, knd if this condition fa nnt
discovered in time to be remedied
the insolation would eventually be
worn off the wires and a "short"
or "ground" would result which
would mean trouble on the tele
phone. The alert repairman is
ta fan hlm work th corners,
? to ftrike anyone out, by
the j way, unless there's need for
it. Many pitchers, particularly
youftg bnes, forget, that they have
eight men to help them. If you
can make a batter hit an ! easy
grounder to the shorstop you're a
lot better off than If you fanned
him, because you haven't tired
you arm. Keep your arm fresh
for (emergencies, j. 1
The I man who makes the most
trouble for a pitcher is the fellow
who can tap a ball as well as swing
on it. (Eddie. Collins of the White
Sox does both .to perfection.
Against a pitcher of medium speed
he'll wjhack the ball a mile. When
t start burning them in to j him,
howevf r, he sets himself and jalaps
the ball, often for a safe hit.
. Some pitchers throw
often to
farst base, and
arrange compli
cated Signals with the first base
man to the hope of catching a
runne napping. I don't believe
In either practice. It's seldom1 that
you actually retire a runner In
this Way the I only object of
throwing is to remind him) that
you're! watching him. I simply
keep my eye on the first baseman,
and if
he Is covering I sometimes
thfow,
watch
The catcher, helps
runners on second.
me
and
signal me when their leads are
incautiously big. I always try to
keep exceptionally fast men hug
ging the base, i t - -1 V.
pon't overlook fielding practice
for if rival team finds yon! can't
field your position they'll smother
you with bunts. . U ; C j
jSonie players rely, heavily on
the bunt, and must for that reason
be watched eternally. i Archdea
cop, third baseman for the White
Sox, is ope of these. Folkp call
mm the fastest man in baseball;
I guess he is. t Our club finally
bad to develop a special defense
to stdp him. We ' bring all our
baseman in a. full ten feet closer
than they'd normally stand.
Always walk dangerous batters
when ja hit means runs. No use
"Working on them", under j such
More Thaji
as often aa the average American
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Repairman's Jc j
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constantly on the v.atch to see that
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the telephone plant in his district r - iMy own raing rules are Sim
la In broiier condition. IH task! P1. , First, I get lots of sleen.
accordingly, is not alone to make When I'm at home in Washing
repairs, but to forestall any trou- ttm I'm rarely up after o'clock,
ble so that repairs might, not be Away from home, and living at
necessary later. . j
A repairman has a job full of in-
terest and variety. ; It calls for
common sense, good judgment,
tact, mechanical skill and a thor-
ough knowledge of telephony. To
keep the servlce going is his task,
and it is one that must -be per
formed by day or by night, in fair
weather, or stormy, week days or
holidays, whenever the emergency
may arise, so that at all times the
wires wui oe ready to respond to
the voices of the nation.
circumstances; your team is better
off if you take no chances. Not
long ago Bib Falk, the big left
hander who plays - left field for
Chicago, faced me' three times in
a close game. Each time the Sox
had a runner on third and another
on second. A single would there
fore have brought in two runs.
On the other hand, first, base was
open. So three times I purposely
passed this hard hitter. The
bleechers Jeered, (the game took
place at Chicago) but my strategy
was unquestionably correct.
Hooper of the White Sox is
another man who makes; me trou
ble. He seems to like jny style
of pitching, and to hit balls that
others good sluggers, too can't
hit. There's only one way to treat
such a batter feed him bad balls.
If' he wants to strike at them, all
right. If he doesn't let him walk.
Many boys have an idea that
lots of pitchers throw "bean balls
to scare batters. Nowadays very
few do. Hitting a man, other than
bv ' i accident's is unexcusable.
Usually pitchers are weak hitters.
. In the big leagues, where the
pitcher's burden is an unusually
heavy one, it is sometimes con
sidered an actual disadvantage for
him to hit. We were playing;
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afternoon last summer, j Rommel,
Philadelphia's great pitcher, came
to bat.: His team was leading by
two runs. He slapped out a sharp
grounder, and then remained idly
in the batter's box while our in
fiel got the ball to first, j
-Doubtless Connie Slack, thoj
shrewd ' f manager of the ; Phila
ph!a team, fignredt hat his club
had a safe margin of riuns. He
figured, too. that pitching ;in op
pressive weather was hard enough
on a pitcher without, making him
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. Entirely aside from control, and
headwork, and speed and curves,
many pitchers deliberately ruin
tbemeelres by getting; into a
wrong frame of mind, and staying
there, j Every big leaguer knows
of dozens l of smart, - promising
men who came up from the min
ors, bung on a wniie, ana tnen
dropped' back for good, because of
a swelled head. Modesty- energy
willingness to - take j, advice
these qualities are fundamental in
the building of a pitcher. My
own success is due as much as
anything else to ray willingness
to follow good adviee. ! There's
no place for conceit in baseball.
Depend; upon" it, every opponent
has something,' big or small, to
teach you. : I L ' '
In baseball physical condition
means j everything; Ltobkily for
me, I realized that many years
ago. Tne big league Dace is so
Bevere j unless a .man's body is
performing In,, topnotch ishape he
Won,t lon stand the Pace- i
noteis, I usually retire before 11,
1 P"1 in eight or nine hours of
sleep, always. -
A fellow can't play ball on
full stomach. During the base-
ball season, especially in summer,
I skip lunch. . I eat a late break
fast of ham and eggs,; or some
sort of meat,, a cereal, and fruit.
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.Three. Special Cut-Flower DahBas S1J25
To convince you of the uperioritr of our Dahlias,
wo have selected three of the choicest kinds from
our assortment of over 500 varieties for a special
bargain offer as follows: " j
CITY OP. PORTLAND A iriant roldn yellow
PT-PJ, Vh,i?..on rect stem, regular value.. Jl. 00
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Dahlia Culture Is Not
J Difficult, Expert
By It. W. Gill, of (Jill Bros. Seed
Company. Portland, Oregon
The dahlia' is an American, pro
duction and originally grew wild
in Mexico. The flowers of the wild
dahlia were small and single. It
was named dahlia after a Swedish
botanist named Dahl. j
There are ; seven main
all quite distinct in form;
classes,
Cactus,
peony, decorative, show, pompon,
single and collarette. Thejbest cut
flowers. are found in the decora
tive and pompon types. :i
Dahlias do best in a sunny loca
tion and should be planted in well
drained soil -containing : plenty of
humus. Avoid planting them close
to large shrubs or trees. I I
: Work Soil -Thoroughly,
When ready for planting, work
the soil thoroughly until it is
loose and free front clods. It is
preferable to use ground that has
been cultivated the- previous sea
son, but eoddy soil can be used,
provided it is worked early in the
aprlng and the grass is well rotted
before, planting. The soil should
be worked deep and care should
be taken not to prepare the ground
too wet. In case of heavy clay
soils,, it is well to mix sand with
the portion where the bulb la to
be planted. In fact, place the
bulb In pure sand and .cover over.
Soil which will produce ! a good
c:op of potatoes is satisfactory for
dahlias. . - , . , j 1
It is best to spread) fertilizfr
over the surface .of. the soil and
jpade it in. If pure 1 barnyard
manure is ; available, it is recom
mended, hut better reeults can be
had by supplementing with potash
and superphosphate. Commer
cial fertilizer which analyzes about
4-10-10 is very good. Dry ground
sheep guano in sacks in a handy
fertilizer to use and gives fine re
sults. In addition to the use of
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commend application of blood
meal during the bloomins season
; Spacing depends upon .fertllf-
ty of the soil, and as to whether
water can be applied artificially
or not. Where water can be ap
plied, plant about three feet apart
and four feet between rows, or
without water, four feet apart and
five or six feet between rows.
- f . Making Selection ' -'
The best method Df making a
BelecUo'n'i3to' Visit dahlia show
gardens and see them in bloom.
You can then sco the habit of
growth, freedom of I bloom .. and
length and strength pf' stems. If
you cannot see the dahlias in
bloom, then make your list from
a responsible catalogue. . . i
Oftentlmee it is well to leave
the selection to the dahlia special
ist for all reliable growers know
that they can best) build their
trade by selling varieties which
rive good satisfaction, as this will
mean repeat orders, j It is best to
buy good varieties even if they do
cost more, for In buying dahlia.
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to planting too early. If the bloom
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weather which.- of course, is not
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