How to play base ball . nd a clever slow ball with a change of pace is veryeffective when you want to see the batsman send up a weak underhand ball with a raise I use but very little, as it has atendency to lame the arm and must be curved as well as raisedto be effective. Many pitchers are effective until men get on bases, when theymust shorten their swing. Therefore, a pitcher should have twodistinct movements. In his preliminary swing, holding men closeto the bases is one of the important features of the game. A pitcher should throw seldom to the bases unless with a fairchance of get
How to play base ball . nd a clever slow ball with a change of pace is veryeffective when you want to see the batsman send up a weak underhand ball with a raise I use but very little, as it has atendency to lame the arm and must be curved as well as raisedto be effective. Many pitchers are effective until men get on bases, when theymust shorten their swing. Therefore, a pitcher should have twodistinct movements. In his preliminary swing, holding men closeto the bases is one of the important features of the game. A pitcher should throw seldom to the bases unless with a fairchance of getting the man. Too much throwing will affect hiscommand over the ball and lose the lines he has on the man atthe bat. There is a vast difference in pitching to right and left handedbatsmen, and I think the left bander the more annoying for aright hand pitcher. I work a left hand man with close curvesabout waist high, with a curve on the out corner of the most of the left handers are choppers, they are ever ready. How to Play Base Ball, 45 for speed, and bothered more with curves and a change of pace. It is a very good plan to keep your batter in the hole, or atleast not get where you must put every ball over the plate. In the everyday run of games, it is not a bad idea to rememberthat seven other men are behind you on the field, ready to handlethe ball if it comes their way, and with plenty of room. I be-lieve in putting the ball over the plate for hitting, trusting to thefielders, in this way saving your arm, for, after all, a pitcheramounts to but very little unless his pitching arm is strong. Pitchers should practice getting back into position after de-livering the ball to the bat, for nothing looks worse than to seea weak grounder go bounding through the box with the pitcherout of form, after losing his balance. I always size up my batter and, if a new man, try first todrive him away from the plate. If he refuses to pull away, Iknow that I have a cool, determined ba
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