Miller, Claude Harris, 1875- [from old catalog] · Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 286
runner should never stoptrying to make a base until the ball is in the handsof the baseman. One never can tell when a ballmay be fumbled or muffed. A baseball diamond should be a part of a town BASEBALL 261 just as is the public square or a town halL Thedistance between the bases should be ninety… … How to lay out a baseball field into the ground. The home plate should if possiblebe a piece of whitened rubber. A board securelyfastened will do. The pitchers box should be denoted by a stripof wood or rubber 24 inches long and 6 inches wide. 262 OUTDOOR SPORTS This and home plate should be buried…
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