Our boys; what they can do and how to do it (1893)
Stoddart, William, [from old catalog] comp · New York, Hunt & Eaton; Cincinnati, Cranston & Curts · leaf 147
ming a perfect square,which is called the diamond. The home base or startingpoint is at right angles with the first and third bases, with thesecond base on a straight line from the home base, and ex-actly 127 feet 4 inches distant, as is the first from the thirdbase. The pitcher is placed in a… … H0IVIE<>PLATE.BATSMAN. CATCHER. DIAGRAM OF A BASEBALL DIAMOND. opposing players on the bases, stands back from 75 to 80 feetin the rear of the home base, and receives the ball on thebound; but on other occasions he comes up close to the bats-man, places a wire mask over his face, and straps…
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