The book of athletics and out-of-door sports : containing practical advice and suggestions from college team-captains and other amateurs, on foot-ball, base-ball, tennis, rowing, golf, sprinting, bicycling, swimming, skating, yachting, etc. (1895)
Bingham, Norman Williams, Jr · Boston : Lothrop Pub. Co. · leaf 41
38 THE BOOK OF ATHLETICS. 1891. They did not use the cage to practise bat- ting in, although they have an excellent one. But, on the other hand, this cage practice is ex- cellent in giving a man batting form, and practice in swinging the bat. The cage is invaluable also for battery practice. It is… … Sliding for Base. day. These games, as a rule, are against profes- sionals. After a week's play the team returns home, and plays two or three games a week dur- ing the remainder of the season. The work at the field every afternoon, except when a game is scheduled, consists of an hour's batting and…
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