How to play base ball . shoulder, until the pitcher starts hispreliminary swing, when I drop the bat down about to the waist,raise it almost perpendicular and then drop it slanting backalmost level with the waist, bringing it forward after cutting atriangle. If the ball is timed I usually hit on a line, but if thepreliminary swing is poor the ball is likely to go for a fly. I never anticipate the kind of a ball the pitcher is to sendme, but get ready for anything over the plate and select a curvewhen placing the ball to right field. I set firmly on the right foot and step into the ball, beingc
How to play base ball . shoulder, until the pitcher starts hispreliminary swing, when I drop the bat down about to the waist,raise it almost perpendicular and then drop it slanting backalmost level with the waist, bringing it forward after cutting atriangle. If the ball is timed I usually hit on a line, but if thepreliminary swing is poor the ball is likely to go for a fly. I never anticipate the kind of a ball the pitcher is to sendme, but get ready for anything over the plate and select a curvewhen placing the ball to right field. I set firmly on the right foot and step into the ball, beingcareful not to take too long a stride, as this is likely to cause youto lose sight of the ball. ii Hugh Jennings, the heady player of the Philadelphia LeagueClub, says: BY HUGH JENNINGS Even a weak batsman can improve his work wonderfullyby earnest practice. You must go to the plate fully determinedto hit the ball no matter who the pitcher may be. I take thebat up short, as it gives one better control and you can meet a. Ho%u to Play Base Ball. ig ball in close to yon. I hold the bat easily on my shoulder andget ready to step with the pitchers swing, holding my heelswell together while facing the pitcher. In bunting the bat should be sent well out to meet the balland then gently drawn back on slow pitched balls, while onspeedy ones the hands should be relaxed as the ball meets thestick. This kind of work requires more practice than hittingout. With the hit-and-run game it pays to hit the ball when youcan reach it, as it will often give the runner a chance for thirdbase while you are put out at first. It is remarkable how accurately a batsman can meet a pitchedball when not hitting, as his line of vision is not interrupted asit is when he swings, and for this reason a short swing is thebest and usually the wrist batsman is the most successful. Myadvice to players is: practice batting all you can and do not beparticular about picking out all good ones, as you grow too ster-eotyped
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