How to play base ball . p order. There are a few who can throw without getting into position,and while it makes a pretty exhibition it is bad practice for thearm and side, and likely to put most players out of business. Theoverhand throw has been the winner since the days of CharleyBennett and William Ewing. Unnecessary throwing to bases should be avoided. On foul flies the catcher should turn fully around while pull-ing off the mask and start looking for the ball. If the ball provesto be one over the plate it is much better to come in for thecatch, than stand directly under the descending sph
How to play base ball . p order. There are a few who can throw without getting into position,and while it makes a pretty exhibition it is bad practice for thearm and side, and likely to put most players out of business. Theoverhand throw has been the winner since the days of CharleyBennett and William Ewing. Unnecessary throwing to bases should be avoided. On foul flies the catcher should turn fully around while pull-ing off the mask and start looking for the ball. If the ball provesto be one over the plate it is much better to come in for thecatch, than stand directly under the descending sphere. Every batsman has some weakness and by a careful study thecatcher should be a great help to the pitcher who has a dozen years behind the bat, with all kinds of pitchersand always doing the bulk of the catching, I feel as able to-dayas ever, to do first-class work. In fact, I fully enjoy catchingbehind a heady pitcher with a clever ball team in front of me,and the hotter they come the better I like ALEX SMITH In position to make a quick throw after taking a fly ball behind the bat,as indicated by position of left foot. Good torm. Ho7v to Play Base ^BalL 65 BY WILLIAM SULLIVAN Parrying the question as to what is the first attribute of a goodcatcher, I would say that he must first be able to catch and that is only the mechanical basis for work in a positionwhich many spectators think is largely a mechanical one, a sine-cure because of the chest protector, mask and large padded more signs and signals are used or are understood by thecatcher on a baseball team than by all the other members of theteam combined. This statement is true, not because the position is more scien-tific, but because it is essential that the intended moves of thepitcher or the intended throws to bases be kept a secret fromthe opposition as far as possible. Every throw of the pitcherto the batsman is prefaced by a signal from the catcher tellingwhat kind of a ball to
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