How to play base ball . e arm close to the side, stepping well in and turning thepalm of the hand up. The inshoot is the ordinary straight ball thrown with speed,says Jimmie Callahan, allowing the ball to go from under thefingers, as in a jump ball, with plenty of speed. The late Charles Radbourn said: I get the inshoot by hold-ing the ball in the palm of the hand and letting it go over thefirst finger, while keeping the elbow close to the side, and a turning up the palm of the hand. Some pitchers will put their fingers across the seam of the ballwhile others are particular to rub a place smoo
How to play base ball . e arm close to the side, stepping well in and turning thepalm of the hand up. The inshoot is the ordinary straight ball thrown with speed,says Jimmie Callahan, allowing the ball to go from under thefingers, as in a jump ball, with plenty of speed. The late Charles Radbourn said: I get the inshoot by hold-ing the ball in the palm of the hand and letting it go over thefirst finger, while keeping the elbow close to the side, and a turning up the palm of the hand. Some pitchers will put their fingers across the seam of the ballwhile others are particular to rub a place smooth for the fingerson the widest spot between the seams. All pitchers should wear a glove, as it helps to hide the ballfrom the batter and protects the hands from hard drives fromthe bat as well as reckless throwing from the catcher. I find it an excellent thing, says Cy Young, for a pitcher toget out every day in uniform, and take a little exercise. It helpshis wind and keeps him in condition for better work in the JENNINGS With hands outstretched as a target for the fielders when throwing to first base. A great help to poor throwers. How to Flay Base Ball. 6i HOW ro Become a Good catcher BY EDDIE PHELPS To be a successful catcher requires, in my opinion, greaterability than any other position on the base ball field. The catchermust be able to do the work of an infielder in handling bunts,of an outfielder in getting foul flies, and of a baseman in guard-ing the home plate. He must have as good a theoretic knowl-edge of pitching as the pitcher himself, and unless he works inabsolute harmony with the latter, the best efforts of both arebound to result in failure- The catcher must combine with awide range of fielding ability the same qualifications of thinkingand acting quickly that are essential in other positions, and theseand the other things mentioned are all in addition to the merecatching of the pitched balls which pass the batter, and an oc-casional throw to catch a b
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