Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1919 — GRIFFITH SWEET ON FOSTER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GRIFFITH SWEET ON FOSTER

Manager of Nationals Thinks His Third Sacker Is One of Greatest Place Hitters. Clark Griffith —always an extravagant talker,- and at the same time a renowned baseball sage—is ready to boost Foster. Here is a sample: “I have had on my teams-the three greatest place hitters in the history of baseball, and I want to tell you that of the three, Eddie Foster is the best.

The others are Willie Keeler and Hal Chase’ Willie taught Hal, and Hal taught Eddie. “Foster is the smartest batter I ever saw. A pitcher usually can tell by the position of the batter’s feet just where he hopes to hit, just as a boxer gets a line on the schemes of his opponent by watching his opponent’s feet. If you see a right-hand batter’s feet set for an attempt to hit to right field, you can pitch fast inside, and nine times out of ten he will pop up.”

Eddie Foster.