Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — PLAYERS PRAISE EACH OTHER [ARTICLE]

PLAYERS PRAISE EACH OTHER

Jack Coombs Says George Burns Is Hardest Batter to Fool—Latter Lauds Pitcher. Some time ngo Jack Coombs, the Brooklyn pitcher, was discussing his work and his methods of pitching to the different batters. He was asked what batter he found it hardest to pitch to. “That’s a hard question to answer,” he replied. - “They’re all hard and any batter tn the. league, no matter how carefully you figure him out, is Hable to cut loose at any time and upset all your calculations,” When asked to name the batter who gave him the most trouble, he named George Bums, the Giants’ left fielder. “George Bums is a good batter,” said Coombs, “and it’s a hard matter to fool him, because he', rarely strikes at a bad ball. He’s a pretty tough proposition for a pitcher.” Some time later Bums was asked what pitcher hw found hardest to hit. He didn’t hesi 4 rate a moment. “That’s_ easy,” h' ‘ said. “Jack Coombs,"