Base ball for beginners . 1—Proper manner in which to place the hands for ground ball; fielderin position to throw. 2—Incorrect nianner in -yvhich to play a groundball; fielder in awkward attitude. SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 49 Points of Fielding Fielding, more practised than batting or pitching, is, to mymind, the least important thing in Base -Ball for the reason thatany active boy with what is known as good hands can, withpractise and some instruction, become a good fielder. Pitchers,batters and base-runners, on the other hand, must possess someoriginal natural talent. Catching a fly is th
Base ball for beginners . 1—Proper manner in which to place the hands for ground ball; fielderin position to throw. 2—Incorrect nianner in -yvhich to play a groundball; fielder in awkward attitude. SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 49 Points of Fielding Fielding, more practised than batting or pitching, is, to mymind, the least important thing in Base -Ball for the reason thatany active boy with what is known as good hands can, withpractise and some instruction, become a good fielder. Pitchers,batters and base-runners, on the other hand, must possess someoriginal natural talent. Catching a fly is the easiest thing inBase .Ball. Good fielding is another thing. On the whole, itmay be said that: A fly ball should always be taken so that the fielder is inposition instantly to throw to the base to which he should throw. There are two ways of taking a fly ball: A fielder may takeit with the hands cupped at his belt or with the hands held atthe chest in the shape of a V. There are unimportant modifications of these sta
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