Base ball for beginners . J. Carlisle Smiths run-up Grohs shift. From rear in batters box. of batters box toward home plate. J. Carlisle Smith, for instance, has a bold and taking, yet notcertain, attack on the pitch. Smith full-faces the pitcher. Whenthe latter winds up Smith takes a run. He may take two or threeor four or five steps. Smith hits well. His gallant attack isvery attractive. But it requires a wonderful eye to execute itsuccessfully. Groh is the only man who has an eye good enoughto hit well while running up on the ball. Groh does not run upas Smith runs. Speakers stance at the p
Base ball for beginners . J. Carlisle Smiths run-up Grohs shift. From rear in batters box. of batters box toward home plate. J. Carlisle Smith, for instance, has a bold and taking, yet notcertain, attack on the pitch. Smith full-faces the pitcher. Whenthe latter winds up Smith takes a run. He may take two or threeor four or five steps. Smith hits well. His gallant attack isvery attractive. But it requires a wonderful eye to execute itsuccessfully. Groh is the only man who has an eye good enoughto hit well while running up on the ball. Groh does not run upas Smith runs. Speakers stance at the plate and attack on the ball is effective,beautiful and may be copied by young players with vast advan-tage. Grohs style is very good for boys who have eyes goodenough to use it effectively. But all motion, even the motion ofthe head without any motion of the feet or body, is trying onthe eye. Groh and Lajoie have one vast advantage in their style ofhitting: They move in and out to the pitch, and the pitchercannot, in the
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