How to play base ball . and catch the bag with yourhand. By practice one can keep wide and reach the base. Nevertake it for granted that the ball is in the hands of the fielderand that you cannot make another base on the play. If a wildthrow or a muffed ball, you are in a position to keep on to thirdbase if you are on the alert. In taking a fair chance for thirdthe ball may be thrown wild and a run is very often the result. Coaching amounts to little or nothing to a base-runner out-side of third base. Here he should keep an eye on the coacherwhen coming from second base when the ball is back o
How to play base ball . and catch the bag with yourhand. By practice one can keep wide and reach the base. Nevertake it for granted that the ball is in the hands of the fielderand that you cannot make another base on the play. If a wildthrow or a muffed ball, you are in a position to keep on to thirdbase if you are on the alert. In taking a fair chance for thirdthe ball may be thrown wild and a run is very often the result. Coaching amounts to little or nothing to a base-runner out-side of third base. Here he should keep an eye on the coacherwhen coming from second base when the ball is back of him,either as a hit or wild throw. By a move of the hand the coachercan hold the runner, or by waving the hand as a signal to keepon make a short turn and keep on for home, never losing aninch of ground by turning to look after the ball. In turning third base under a full head of steam the runnercan be assisted materially by a gentle blocking by the coacher,who is standing a few feet back of the base well to the home. RUSIE. A restful position while waiting to take or give the signal. Good form. How to Play Base Ball. 29 base side. This is especially true of heavy men who take a wideturn and are not particularly sure on their feet. When working the hit-and-run game, or about to make asteal from second to third, it is well to have signs and worktogether. If a clever man is at the bat a base-runner has theadvantage by knowing what the batter is after; in fact, a base-runner can often help out the batsman by his movements. This,however, is what is known as heady ball and the most difficultthing in the world to teach by theory and usually a very hardproposition to overcome with the major league players. A good base-runner in a team will often get the whole crowdon edge and it is remarkable what even slow runners can doin this line when working together, for nothing upsets an oppo-nent any more than men taking chances on the bases when thescore is close. When your team is well in
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