How to play base ball . ntials for a good base-runner are first: a good start;second, courage in sliding feet first or head first, as the occasionrequires; third, keeping wide awake to every opening and beingsure of your ground before you take a chance. tk BY FRANK L, CHANCE In the consideration of base stealing the subject naturallydivides itself into three distinct parts—the start from the bag,the speed on the base lines and the sHde at the end. While speedis a natural gift, a player may be taught much about getting astart and sliding. In fact, I think the tendency in many clubs isto neglect
How to play base ball . ntials for a good base-runner are first: a good start;second, courage in sliding feet first or head first, as the occasionrequires; third, keeping wide awake to every opening and beingsure of your ground before you take a chance. tk BY FRANK L, CHANCE In the consideration of base stealing the subject naturallydivides itself into three distinct parts—the start from the bag,the speed on the base lines and the sHde at the end. While speedis a natural gift, a player may be taught much about getting astart and sliding. In fact, I think the tendency in many clubs isto neglect the practice in this most important department of thegame. With a runner leading off a base the coachers cry of Youwatch his arm and Ill watch the baseman is familiar to mostpatrons of base ball. This is in almost direct opposition to theplan I pursue in gettmg away from a base. I almost neglect thebaseman, and instead of watching the pitchers hands or armsto see when he is going to throw, I watch his feet. After you. McGINxMl\ , Who does all of his pitching from one position and depends on an allround assortment of curves, with a phenomenal raise ball. How to Play Base Ball. 31 have watched the delivery of a pitcher a few times you can tellfrom the movement of his feet when he is going to deliver theball to the batter, and thus get a good start. This is half of basestealing, for bases are generally stolen on the pitchers and noton the catchers. If I am not familiar with a pitchers delivery,I wait a little while for his foot movements before attempting tosteal many bases. Dismissing the subject of speed, which is not an acquired art,the method of sliding comes next. Two slides are practiced bybase-runners, the dive with head and hands first to the bag, andthe twist of the body, by which the feet are thrown to the use both systems, according to the position of the opposing base-man in covering the If he stands behind the bag preparedto touch me as I come in, I div
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