Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1920 — JACK COOMBS’ SOUND ADVICE [ARTICLE]

JACK COOMBS’ SOUND ADVICE

Tiger Coach Urges Young Pitchers to Ignore Batter and Throw at Anatomy of Catcher. If the Detroit Tigers are to have this year what they have lacked for many seasons, it Is up to Jack Coombs to do it to them. When Jack lectures the young pitchers <this -is what he tells ’em: “Ignore the batter. Pitch to the anatomy of your catcher. “The catcher Is your target. You must Work with him and study his style of receiving. If be is a good catcher, he will remain stationary lifter you have begun your wind -Up. And, In that event, all you have to do Is pitch to his body. “For instance, if you want to peg a low ball inside, pick out his right shoulder. To groove one, merely throw at his stomach. If you keep “those things in mind, your control should, be improved considerably. ~ “But the most important thing is you will leam to ignore your batter. It will make no difference whether you are pitching against a JOO hitter or a second-string pitcher. They win all look alike to you because your mind wiR be bn your catcher altogether.”