The reliable book of outdoor games. Containing official rules for playing base ball, foot ball, cricket, lacrosse, tennis, croquet, etc (1893)
Chadwick, Henry, 1824-1908 · New York, F. M. Lupton · leaf 11
Use a straight arm, throw level with theshoulder, allowing the ball to glide out across … the tips of the fingers with the palm of the handfacing the left. A loft-handed pitcher, by following the abovedirections for an out-curve, will produce the in-sboot, because the ball will revolve in theopposite direction. The same may also be saidif a left-handed pitcher follows the above…
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