Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1919 — IS ANOTHER CRAZY SCHMIDT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IS ANOTHER CRAZY SCHMIDT

Pitcher Bagby of Cleveland Indians, Keeps Tab on Batters by Bookkeeping System. • Every pitcher in the big show has first hand information regarding the hitting ability of every player, but few, if any, have as near perfect a record on the batters as Jim Bagby, one of Lee Fold's pitching aces. Bagby has a system of baseball bookkeeping that is unique and he has found it valuable in his career as a pitcher. Some

years ago when Jim was setting the Southern league on fire he fell upon the idea of keeping tab on individual batters and also the different teams as a whole. He did this with aid of a pocket memorandum. .. .- After each game Bagby would record the success or failure of this or that batter, adding such notes regarding the batter’s style as he deemed useful for future reference and guidance. Jim was so successful that season that he has continued the practice. The other day Bagby was asked If he still “kept book” on the batters and answered in the affirmative. The same system that worked so well in the Southern league has been just as' effective tn the American. Jim was tipped off a whole heap when he first went up. but is now tn position to rely upon himself and his own experiences and records.

Jim Bagby.