Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1917 — SQUEEZE PLAY POPULAR WITH MANAGERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SQUEEZE PLAY POPULAR WITH MANAGERS

Bill Donovan of the Yankees, Jack Barry of the world’s champion Bed Sox and Hugh Bezdek, the new manager of the Pirates, are frequent users of the squeeze play. In the first few games of the season the Red Sox conquered the Yankees twice by using this method of scoring. Since then Donovan has worked the squeeze play often and has won a number of close battles with it Bezdek signals for the squeeze play nearly every time a runner reaches third vvith only one or none out.

THREE MANAGERS WHO FAVOR PECULIAR PLAY.