Spalding's official college base ball annual1911- . SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 21 this time. For both indoor and outdoor work they should beclad in warrn clothing, and just as soon as the work has devel-oped a heavy perspiration the players should leave the practiceground and immediately take a bath and rub down. Providing that the initial training is done out-of-doors careand attention should be given to the protection of the arms andlegs. Warm sweaters and woolens should be worn and theplayers should jog or trot for a mile around the track afterfinishing their batting and fielding practice.
Spalding's official college base ball annual1911- . SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 21 this time. For both indoor and outdoor work they should beclad in warrn clothing, and just as soon as the work has devel-oped a heavy perspiration the players should leave the practiceground and immediately take a bath and rub down. Providing that the initial training is done out-of-doors careand attention should be given to the protection of the arms andlegs. Warm sweaters and woolens should be worn and theplayers should jog or trot for a mile around the track afterfinishing their batting and fielding practice. This feature ofthe work should be continued for about a we^k and then dis-pensed with, for endurance is of little value to a Base Ballplayer, speed being the prime requisite. The development ofthe speed, which marks the high class player, should be developedgradually. In batting practice, sprints should be from homeplate to first after hitting the ball; later, this distance may beincreased by sprinting from home to second. From that pointof the s
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