How to play base ball . at the start, say a couple of hundred yards the first twoor three days they are out, at moderate speed, and then increasethe speed as the muscles become accustomed to the work, afterthree or four weeks a player will find that he will be in goodcondition to make a home run and reach the home plate withoutdropping in a faint. To any man who has followed athletics it is ridiculous to seemany of the acts of our ball players. A good batter will makea long hit, good or a home run, and when he does reach thehome plate he is in such a dilapidated condition physicaljy thathe is
How to play base ball . at the start, say a couple of hundred yards the first twoor three days they are out, at moderate speed, and then increasethe speed as the muscles become accustomed to the work, afterthree or four weeks a player will find that he will be in goodcondition to make a home run and reach the home plate withoutdropping in a faint. To any man who has followed athletics it is ridiculous to seemany of the acts of our ball players. A good batter will makea long hit, good or a home run, and when he does reach thehome plate he is in such a dilapidated condition physicaljy thathe is hardly able to go to the bench. That should not be so. Aball player that is paid a fancy salary or playing ball for a coupleof hours each day should think enough of his physical conditionto perfect himself in every department and the player that cantgo around the bases two or three times during a game, with arest of twenty minutes between, is certainly not an athlete—andthe all around ball player should be an CY YOUNG Half way through his preliminary swing before delivering the ball tothe bat, this time for a raise ball. I 11 How to Play Base Ball. 43 B HOW TO BECOME A GOOD PITCHER I BY CY YOUNG Command of the ball is the first essential to success in pitch-ing. A good, fast, overhand ball, kept high, is the one I dependon mostly when anxious to get an out. I take the ball with two forefingers and thumb for all stylesof work, as it gives me the best control. Straight balls over the corners will often prove more effec-tive than the widest curves. This style is of little use, however,unless the umpire is a good judge of corner work. When in good shape I use a jump ball considerably. It comeswith extra speed, and if worked well into the batsman is per-haps the most difficult ball to hit safe. The ball should be kept high when the batsman is out for asacrifice, and a clever slow ball with a change of pace is veryeffective when you want to see the batsman send up a weak
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