THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1011. PAGE 7 INSIDE PLAYS PUZZLE FANS Average Enthusiast Knows Little of Secret Workings of Team. MANAGER DIRECTS OFFENSE, Defensively the Team, if It Works Harmoniously, Deoides Its Strategies on the Spur of the Moment Catcher the Pivot. If the overage fan could realize how little ho really knows of baseball he might bo loss prone to criticism. There Is nothing more refreshing to a stu dent of the game than to sit through some pleasant afternoon In a hotbed of fans in stand or bleachers and hear the quips handed out on the piny us theso spectators seo It Of course the fan pays his good mon ey to nourish the sport. Then who has a better right than ho to air his views? "While the layman doubtless is aware of tho fact that baseball of today em braces far more than Is shown on the surface, few, very few, realize the In tricate complications of "inside" base ball. Far too often are such epithets as "bonehead," "lob," "Ivory sliull" and the like applied to tho wrong party. Tho game is progressing with the times. Tho team manager of today is the one supremo power on whose judg ment almost Hololy depends success or disappointment The captaincy of a major league baseball club of today Is but a hollow honor. Indeed, there 13 virtually no such ofllce except in case of a strictly bench mnnagcr, such as Connie Hack or Pat Donovan. In tho latter case a lield captain is essential only so far ns handling tho umpires. Offensively tho mnnagcr directs play. Defensively tho team, If It works har moniously, decides Its strategies on tho spur of the moment that is. so far as accepting chances is concerned. The fielders concerned always try, but the one who Is absolutely sure of the play calls for tho chance and Is invari ably allowed to stand or fall .on his own judgment. Naturally the position of the catcher gives him best command of nil the situations that arise. Ho faces his other teammates and can keep strict tab on tho bases. If a base runner strays too far from his station the catcher flashes tho Intelligence to both pitcher and iufleldcr concerned. Tho lielder Is ready for tho throw when tho pitcher wheels quickly to let the ball go, and if the base runner Is uot equally alert he is caught capping. The catcher signals the pitcher the nature of every ball he Is to serve the batter. Sometimes tho pitcher will not agree with his battery mate on tho point. Then the backstop signals for different kinds of balls until he hits upon one the pitcher thinks will do the trick that is, of course. If ho has faitli In tho twlrler's judgment Cut not alone tho catohcc,:joflts by the sign language of tho battery. The hawk eyed inflelders and outfielders must be familiar with every eort of ball delivered. Both Inflelders and out flelders have to play differently on a fast straight ono to what they could on a curve. That is why Ono may often notice tho gardeners shift their positions frequently while tho same man Is at bat. The center fielder can sec the signal, and ho tips off his fel low gardeners. Tho second baseman nnd shortstop flash the third and first baseman If these are unnbks to sec for themselves. Of course tho catcher has to be guarded in his work. Ho must have several sets of signals at kls command with which every ono Is familiar; oth erwise a brniny opponent on second would get on to those signs and In turn tip off tho various offerings to the man nt bat. A catcher cannot uso tho same sign twice before a rival. Then, too, ho must guard against tho batsman peeking back to catch his code. That Is why tho backstop stoops In calling for balls. He covers tho hands, which nro used entirely for battery signals, with his glove. NEW BALL AIDS BATTING. Loss Cork and More Rubber Cause of Big Scores and Extra Base Hits. Tho numerous big scores and ex traordinary amount of extra base hits In tho major leagues thus far this sea son havo been the topics of comment among thoso baseball followers who keep an eye on the statistics of the UU3EDII9i0ftC0RrCy TlflSYEARSfMUl pastime. Never beforo In tho history of tho game have so many extra bo so swats been In evidence as this season. And there Is .good and sufficient cause. Thero's a bigger chunk of rubber in tho ball furnished tho major leagues this year, and consequently there Is more resilience. Tho magnates chang ed tho inner workings of tho globule to increaso batting,, and the change has wrought wonders. Home runs are plentiful, and there Is twice the amount of distance bitting there was last year. CONNIE MACK'S VICWC 0.. PRESENT SITUATION .j Manager Connie Mack's view A of the present situation im inter- 4 estlng. "If a weak ball rmb were out In front by some ;tiil:.v spurt," he niiiKiniicetl. "ilieiv . would bo little lo worry iili.iiu. But Detroit is n different propii sltion. Jennings has a club thl-t ?. season hard lo beat under any turn, and with u long Jump ahead f of tho field the Job is simply that much harder.' IS EVERS' CAREER ENDED? Cubs' Brilliant Second Baseman May Never Play Ball Again. Johnny Evers is out of baseball for all time, accordlug to the news current in Innermost baseball circles. Tho best second bascmun since the days of McPheo and the keystone of tho marvelous infield of the Cubs has Photo by American Press Association JOHNNY EVEttS, CODS' STAR SECOND BASI MAN. suffered personal losses and physical distress that have unfitted him for the game. Those who should know declare thsit tho player noted on the field for liH gameness has given up the fight In the face of specters of disaster. Until recently lie kept his worries secret. Revelations of them to some of his comrades were soon followed by lii retiremeut because of illness, and tin Cubs who have played with Evers dt uot expect him ever to be one of their mainstays ngaiu. Tho same fear is entertained by the Cub leaders, though they may not ad mit It. With Evers gone It is recog nized that tho Cubs will not be really formidable as pennant factors. Tin retirement of: this ono player chaiuto the whole aspect of tho National race, for Zimmerman, good as he is, is not an Evers, nnd with the passing of Evers tho contral figure of both the attack and defense of tho club is lost FLAG RAISING ON FRIDAY. Athletics Mock Superstition by Select ing "T-roodoo Day" For Occasion. Just to snicker a giggle at the "jinks" and to whack old general superstition on the jaw tho world's champion Ath letics havo selected tho hoodoo day oi Friday to swing tho world's banner rc the breezes. Juno 27. In tho month of blnshlm. brides and frenzied florists, Is tho dr.t set for tho auspicious occasion, with tho Cloveland Naps doing tho honoi along with tho men of McGilllcuddy. Sheckard Will Leave Ump Alone. Jimmy Sheckard. tho pugnacious outfielder of tho Chicago Cubs, says he has cut out umpire butting for good. "There's nothing in it," says Jimmy. "It loses you more than it gets for you." DIAMOND SIZZLERS nerzog is playing tho best short field for the Boston Nationals of any man that has essayed the position In sev eral years. The Chicago Americans appear to have picked In "Ping" Bodie. tho high ly touted California slugger, a right handed batter of the Ed Delehanty type. Outfielder Tris Speaker of tho Bos ton Americans plays ball liko a back lots boy that is, ho enjoys every min ute of .It, unllko many professionals who play as If it was work. Collegian Eddio Collins Is coming back to Ty Cobb's speed as a base run ner. Tho rivals of last year's Ameri can league baso running contest are running nock and nock for bag pilfer ing honors. Manager Dooln of tho fast going Phillies Is exploding tho theory that a player can't catch good ball and be successful as a manager. Charley Is catching and hitting better than at any time In his career and showing one judgment in managing as well. ' . ... fc V"-vt .,js '-P ATTING Powerful Combinations 7ft? Break Up Many Gsmss. DE7R0I7 HAS DANGEROUS O'JP Cobb and Crawford Have Driven Home Many Runs, and So Have Dajrrr and Collins Pittsburg and ChIcaHo Have Two Good Tandems. Dy TOMMY CLARK. Ever notice that nearly every stro'n.' major league team bus n powerful Inn ling pair that Is, two great oicunip hitters who follow each other lu t u lineup? Very often It is th -so pn-r that make tho success of a team. For instance, tho Cobb-Crawford combination is the most dreaded in the fast set. Pitchers fear the lniiiiif;.i that each of these two batters have u chalice at tho bat. Cobb and Crawfnrtl drive home more runs than any oilier pair lu the country. For that matter. Delehanty and Morinrty, who follow the great Detroit stars, form n piet! tough duo themselves. The Philadelphia Americans have u mighty pair In Collins nnd Hakei. am' u pitcher is mighty glad when lie h:i vld himself of them. Plttsbuig Im two great combinations in Byrne. Leach. Clarke and Wagner. Brooklyn has two dandles in Daubert and Wheat. The St. Louis stars nre Ellis and Kouetchy. Philadelphia's tandem is Lobert and Magee. Cleveland has a great pair in .Ia U son and Lajoie. and so bus Boston lu , - ' ' ..ii w'r '.V. ;4 '-vi Fhotos by American Press Association. DUTiiorr and piTTsnoito's powerful bat- TINO TANDEUS. Lewis and Speaker. Neither tho Wash ington nor St. Louis American league team has any great swatters follow, ing each other in tho lineup. The New York Americans' best are Wolter and Chase. Tho Chicago Nationals have two powerful combinations In Scheck ard, Schute, Uofman and Chance, while Iloblltzell and Mitchell are n rugged tandem for Cincinnati. Doyle and Snodgrass are the heaviest guns for the Now York Giants. With nny of these men at bat and men on bases it is ten to ono that tho pitcher will do his utmost to pass 'em up. CHANCE IS DISSATISFIED. Manager Now Trying Hard to Fill Up Holes In Cub Machine. Frank Chance Is dissatisfied with the Cubs and is now getting rid of n number of the veterans. Tho peerless leader recognizes the fact that his onco great team has gone back and that unless be Is successful in bis ef forts fo plug up the numerous holes he will not have a chance to be a fuc tor in tho present race. It appears to bo tho old story over again of a team of veterans starting down grade and nothing being ablo to stop them. Pittsburg is another team which Is mado up largely of old players, but Fred Clarke seems to have tho knack of getting his veterans In shape every spring, nnd the Pirates are In evidence in tho present race. Cobb Forces Way Into Print. Tyrus Cobb simply forces his name Into the sporting pages by some sen sational feat In batting, fielding or fcaso running almost dally. PUCKERS F.O ! KEELER HAD NOVEL HIT AND RUN SIGN. I "Talk about hit and run signs," says George Morlarty, the Detroit third baseman. "Willie Kceler had one that was suro a peach. When Willie was with the New York team he took advantage of the two Initials 'N.' nnd 'Y.' You know, often nfter you give the sign you call it off. Well, when Willie, want ed to hand out the sign bo would rub ono hand ncross tho 'Y.,' meaning 'Yes,' nnd when ho wanted to call it off he would rub his hand ncross the' 'N.,' meaning 'No.' " The Attio Classic. Tho Humorous Burglar (on his way out, to little Blnks as he enters n room in tho basement of his house) 'Ullo, old sport! You cotnin' for mo? Little Biggs (less heroic than when ho started) Oh cr no I beg your pardon. My mistake! I thought you were in the attic Sketch. Still More About Mary. Mary had n Uttlo lamb With fleas upon Its thatch, And every place that Mary went Tho people had to scratch. Milwaukee Sentinel. It followed Mame to Florida, Where It was warm and calm, And that Is why so many thcro Possess the Itchlns palm. Yonkers Statesman. nKGlSTEIt'S NOTICE. Notice is XV hereby given that the accountants herein named have settled their respective accounts in the olllce ot the Keslster of Wills of a yne County. Pa., and that the same will be presented at the Orphans' Court of said county for confirmation, at tho Court House In Honesdale. on the third Monday of Juno next viz: First and partial account of C. JI. Betz, trustee and acting executor of the estate of Nathan Jacobs, Hones dale. First and final account of Charles H. Truesdale, administrator of the estate of Adelaide A. Truesdale, South Canaan township. First and final account of M. J. Hanlan, administrator of the estate of Lewis Hansmann, Texas. First and final account of Joseph WIehle, Sr., executor of tho estate of Ezokiel Wiohle, Hnwley. First and final account of Emma H. Hoyle and Ezra Clemo, executors of the estate of Elizabeth Clemo, Wnymart. First and final account of Alexan der Correll, executor of the estate of William Correll, Lake. First and final account of Georne A. Clearwater, administrator Cum Testamento Annexo De Bonis Non, of the estate of Leonard G. Clearwat er, Salem. First and final account of Homer G. Ames, administrator of the estate of William C. Ames, Hawley: First nnd final account of H. A. Williams, administrator of the estate of 'Sylvester Woodmansee, Preston. First and final account of Nicholas Hessllng and J. F. Racht, adminis trators of the estate of Jacob Itacht, South Canaan. First and final account of Horace Grimstone, administrator of tho es tate of Amos Grimstone, Dyberry township. First and final account of Edward Deitzer, administrator of the estate of John Hempfling, Texas. E. W. GAMMELL. Register. Register's Office, Honesdale, Alay 24, 1911. M. LEE dRAMAiN EVERYTHING IN LIVERY Buss for Every Train and Town Calls. Horses always for sale Boarding and Accomodation for Farmers Prompt and polite attention at all times. ALLEN HOUSE BARN JOSEPH N. WELCH Fire The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne County. Office: Second floor Maaonio Build ing, over O. 0. Jadwin's drug store. Honsdale. H. F. Weaver ii Plans & Estimates Furnished Residence, 1302 EastSt. ArchitGGt and Builder ItEPOUT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Farmers and Me chanics Bank, OF HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY. PA at the close ot business. April 29. 1911. itF.souncns. Reserve fund t Cash, specie and notes, $13,4(19 33 Due from approved re serve audits $10,067 19 53536 87 Mckcls, cents and fractional currency 315 24 Checks and otder cash Items 3,211 G6 Due from banks and trust com panies not reserve llllls discounted. 83.91S 58 Time loans with collateral 22.KJ1 00 Loans on call with collateral 28.081 35 Loans on call upon two or more names 34,872 00 Loans secured by bonds and mort gages 14.4G6 00 Investment securities owned exclu sive of reserve bonds, viz Stocks, bonds, etc $50,077 91 Mortgages and Judg- ments of record 50,571 60-100,049 51 Office miUdlng and Lot 18.S99 55 Furniture and fixtures 1,801 41 $ 301.019 17 LIAMLtTIES. Capital Stock paid In $ 75,000 00 Surplus Fund 10,009 00 Undivided Profits, less expenses and taxes paid 7.118 49 Deposits, subject to check $57,757 93 Cashier's checks outstand'g 70u 00 Deposits, special 214,012 75-272.509 03 $301,619 17 State of Pennsylvania, County of Wayne, bs: I, C. A. Emery, Cashier ot the above named company, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, C. A. EMEltY, Cashier. Subscribed and swomto before me this 5th day of May 1911. Khna S. Edqeit. N. P. Correct attest: M. K. Simons, 1 John E. Krantz, -Directors. J. S. llnowN. I 37w0 Wo print circulars. AVo print bill heads, THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MILWAUKEE, WIS. Acreney at Honesdale, Wayne Co., Pa. FROM THE C3d ANNUAL HEPORT. Total admitted assets $ 273,813,063.55 Total Insurance In force 1,080,239,708.00 Total number policy-holders 425,481.00 New Insurance Reported and paid for In 1910 113,789,033.00 Increase In Insurance In force over 1909 G7,?40,G13.00 Total Income for 1910 E979,892.23 Total payment to policy-holders 82,809,899.00 Ratio of expense and taxes to Income 12.7S per cent. YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE IP YOU INSURE WITH H. A. TINGLEY. Agent, HONESDALE, PA. 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P.M. pp.Ar Roll of HONOR Attention is called to the STRENGTH of the Wayne Countj 7 The FINANCIER of New York City has published a ROLL Of HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks nnd Trust Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Stands 38th in the United States Stands 10th in Pennsylvania. Stands FIRST in Wavne County. Capital, Surplus, $52?,342.88 Total ASSETS, $2,951,048.26 Honesdale, Pa., December 1, 1910. Wo print letter heads, Wo print pamphlets, AVo print monthly statements, AVo print postal cards, SPOG Savings Bank LATEST CUTS f and STYLES - CLOTHS and Walking Coats are Styles. Co. New Offerings. HONESDALE BRANCH 1.M, A.M, P.M. A.M. SUN SUN 2 00 2 40 10 50 8 45 10 60 00 12 CO 7 14 A.M P.M. a 3.1 2 51 2 13 7 25 6 30 2 25 1 35 8 35 9 12 8 b Ar A.M, P.M. P.M. P.M. 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