Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1914 — Pinch Hitters Fall. [ARTICLE]

Pinch Hitters Fall.

Pinch hitting, so popular in the past, seems doomed to death. Many managers are using this system only for the reason that the fans expect it They fail to see where the pinch hitter avails them much when a regular player must leave the game for the slugger’s advent. “The defnnse is as much a part of the game as. the offense, so why should this department be weakened on a game of ebancer one manager is quoted as wring. — r— ■