Base ball for beginners . ttack isvery attractive. But it requires a wonderful eye to execute itsuccessfully. Groh is the only man who has an eye good enoughto hit well while running up on the ball. Groh does not run upas Smith runs. Speakers stance at the plate and attack on the ball is effective,beautiful and may be copied by young players with vast advan-tage. Grohs style is very good for boys who have eyes goodenough to use it effectively. But all motion, even the motion ofthe head without any motion of the feet or body, is trying onthe eye. Groh and Lajoie have one vast advantage in their
Base ball for beginners . ttack isvery attractive. But it requires a wonderful eye to execute itsuccessfully. Groh is the only man who has an eye good enoughto hit well while running up on the ball. Groh does not run upas Smith runs. Speakers stance at the plate and attack on the ball is effective,beautiful and may be copied by young players with vast advan-tage. Grohs style is very good for boys who have eyes goodenough to use it effectively. But all motion, even the motion ofthe head without any motion of the feet or body, is trying onthe eye. Groh and Lajoie have one vast advantage in their style ofhitting: They move in and out to the pitch, and the pitchercannot, in the words of the diamond, stand em up. That is to say, he cannot measure their steps or the probablereach of their bats and keep the ball out of reach. They areliable to step farther in than he expected and hit a ball pitchedfar inside the plate. They never get stuck in the ground, asthe old players called batters who put their foot in one hole.
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