Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 265
n, to avert which the fieldsmanmust not await, but meet the ball, dashing in atfull speed, picking it up clean, and throwing itin. One attempt will convince the novice of thedifticulty of doing all this when the ball ismoving slowly. Augment the pace, and every■difficulty is many times multiplied.… … dashing at the ball and missing it, when running was the last thought in the batsmensminds. Throwing—Too high a value cannot be seton hard and accurate throwing, in which pointmany English fieldsmen, perhaps owing to theeffect of a wet and chilly climate on the neces-sary muscles, are often…
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