. St. Nicholas [serial]. Finish of the TO PITCH AN OUT-SHOOT. Posed expressly for St. Nicholas by WALTER JOHNSON, of theWashington American League Club. I shall be glad to show how I pitch this ball, said Mr. Johnson,but it should be remembered that no two pitchers pitch this ball injust the same way. There is no standard way of throwing an out-shout— I can only show you how I pitch it. catcher, and not until you can throw a high ball,inside, outside, or straight through, a waistball, and a knee ball in those three positions, anddo it, too, almost at will, can you step back satis
. St. Nicholas [serial]. Finish of the TO PITCH AN OUT-SHOOT. Posed expressly for St. Nicholas by WALTER JOHNSON, of theWashington American League Club. I shall be glad to show how I pitch this ball, said Mr. Johnson,but it should be remembered that no two pitchers pitch this ball injust the same way. There is no standard way of throwing an out-shout— I can only show you how I pitch it. catcher, and not until you can throw a high ball,inside, outside, or straight through, a waistball, and a knee ball in those three positions, anddo it, too, almost at will, can you step back satis-fied that you really are able to control your fastball. If you have this control, and are able to use iton both a fast and a slow ball, you can (whether 806 PLAYING THE GAME [July, you have the slightest ability to throw a curve ornot) go in and pitch a better game, allow fewerhits, and strike out more batters than if youpitched half a dozen wide curves of which onlyone in six was true enough to be called a Start of the slow TO PITCH THE SLOW BALL. Posed expressly for St. Nicholas by Carl Cashion, Washington,American League. Note how loosely the ball is held. It is thrown with the regular over-hand motion used for a fast ball. While talking base-ball to a group of boys re-cently, the author was emphasizing necessity ofcontrol. Shucks! commented one young enthusiast,control is all right, of course, but if I could justfade em like Matty, or get em over as fast asJohnson, or as slyly as Rube Marquard, I 11wager I d win every game I pitched if I passedevery other man! But the figures, my lad, dont bear you out,was the reply. The records show that Mar-quard, whose percentage of games won —.774—was the greatest in the National League in 1911,hit but four men during the season, and passed106 men. At first thought this may seem a largenumber. But remember that 1007 men had timesat bat against him, that many more faced himnot charged with times at bat, and that
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