. St. Nicholas [serial]. 1008 PLAYING THE GAME [Sept., ured he would be apt to do —he sent home athrow which, though a fine one considering hisposition and the haste with which it was made,was yet anything but perfect, and by the time theball was caught off to one side of the plate,Snodgrass was home! That was Devlins run,if Snodgrass did make it, and it showed a base-ball strategic mind of a high order to think allthat out and send the runner home in the tinyfraction of a second in which it had to be accom-plished. McGraw, king of strategists, says that base-stealing is the gentle art of taki
. St. Nicholas [serial]. 1008 PLAYING THE GAME [Sept., ured he would be apt to do —he sent home athrow which, though a fine one considering hisposition and the haste with which it was made,was yet anything but perfect, and by the time theball was caught off to one side of the plate,Snodgrass was home! That was Devlins run,if Snodgrass did make it, and it showed a base-ball strategic mind of a high order to think allthat out and send the runner home in the tinyfraction of a second in which it had to be accom-plished. McGraw, king of strategists, says that base-stealing is the gentle art of taking first a lead,and then a chance. Strategy then can surely becalled risking the opportunity! Not to be outdone, Myers, the great Giantcatcher, showed his head-work as on a par withhis arm. Ordinarily a man, when on first, doesnot steal second from a hit which has opened aninning. The chances are too good for a passwhich will advance him automatically; or a hit-and-run, perhaps; or a hit or sacrifice which Batterbunts. PLAYING IN FOR A BUNT. A man on third, one out, fifth inning, score a tie. The run at theplate must be cut off if possible. If a hit results, or a hard-hit ballwhich could be fielded to first (but not to home), the run scores they play back for a ball like this, a bunt is sure. So they play infor a bunt, the first baseman fields it, and the run is cut off. But in the ninth inning and the fielding side far ahead, with one out,they play back, knowing that they can run in for a bunt in time to getthe man at first, which will prevent the long continuance of the game,even if the runner on third scores, and sure they can also field the hard-hit ball to first. may result in a fumble, thus giving two men abase instead of one. But Myers figured it all outthat with the score a tie in the sixth inning,Collins would try to steal. Baker followed Col-lins, and Collins knew that if he was on second and Baker could hit a single, the game wouldbe won right there. Wher
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