How to play base ball (1905) (14776574452)

Identifier: howtoplaybasebal02murn (find matches)

Title: How to play base ball

Year: 1905 (1900s)

Authors: Murnane, T. H. (Timothy Hayes), 1852-1917

Subjects: Baseball

Publisher: New York, American sports publishing co

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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y to be of much real help to his pitcher or to be able to dohis part in the execution of plays which depend on quicknessfor success. Many a play is unsuccessful only because somebodytook too much time in doing his part. The man behind the bat should make as thorough a study ofopposing batsmen as the pitcher. He must know their w^eakpoints and judge from their position and attitude what ball ismost likely to be successful against them. Frequently the linesof the batters boxes and the foul lines close to the plate becomeobliterated, making it hard for the pitcher to see clearly howthe batter is standing. Practically everything depends on thecatcher at such times, and any failure to be watchful and carefulalmost invariably results in disaster. A pitchers ineffectivenessis often the fault of his catcher and every pitchers success isincreased by the support of a good heady man behind the bat.It is for this reason that an experiep^^d catcher is practicallyalways put in with a young pitcher.

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How to Play Base Ball. 65 Young pitchers usually are over-anxious, with the result thatnearly everything goes wrong at first. The catcher must see thathe takes his time. Hurried pitching is the surest sign of thepitcher being flurried, and the only way to mend matters in suchcases is to stop the trouble at the outset by making the boxmanslow down until he has time to collect his faculties between eachdelivery. If the young pitcher is nervous, the catcher must en-courage him. Many of the star pitchers of to-day owe theirsuccess to the fact that at the begininng of their career in fastcompany a heady catcher jollied them into believing they were asgood as the next, and in that way gave them a confidence inthem.selves that they would not otherwise have possessed. Tosteady a wild pitcher a catcher must be acquainted with his de-livery and be able to make suggestions which will help him andwhich can come only from a thorough knowledge of the man.The slowing-up process and encouragement are

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