Identifier: bookofschoolcoll00barb (find matches)
Title: The book of school and college sports
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Barbour, Ralph Henry, 1870-1944
Subjects: Athletics College sports
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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t as uncertain as a high one, while togo after a wild pitch with your bat held for a bunt, isa ridiculous procedure. When meeting a fast ball fora bunt put the bat farther out and draw it back gentlyso that the ball strikes the stick while the latter is giving. The bat may be held firmly, but thereshould be no tight gripping of it. On a slow ball itis best to hold the bat still and deaden the impact bygrasping it so loosely that there will be considerablerecoil. Get all the practise you can, and—in practise, notin playing—dont be too particular what sort of a ballis handed you; the ability to hit a poor delivery oncein a while is a great advantage, and besides it is onlyby becoming acquainted with all sorts that you willbe able to distinguish readily the good from the bad. In a game study the pitcher; remember that hewill probably try to give you what he thinks you arenot expecting; fool him by expecting something else.Keep a sharp watch out for curves. Have confidencein yourself.
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CHAPTEE IV BASE-RUNNING The best base-runner is not necessarily the manwho takes the biggest risks nor the fastest runner.Results are what count. Care is just as essential inrunning bases as in batting; the player who swings atevery ball thrown him will have very few hits to hiscredit, and in the same way the player who tries tosteal a base whenever theres one handy will score fewruns. As a general thing, it is the man who keeps hiseyes wide open, who is quick on his feet, who can runfast and who is not afraid to slide head first or feetfirst that makes the successful base-runner. The manwho really has his eyes wide open is a man who usescare. Getting to First.—In the first place, get to first base. Unless you do youll find difficulty in doing much running. If you have hit to the infield dont jump to the conclusion that you are out. Get to first as fast as your legs will carry you and dont stop until you have crossed it. Even if you see the ball slam into the basemans mitt dont slow

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