Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 227
kward ways. More than this, theman who plays first should never make the mis- 758 BAT, BALL, AND DIAMOND. take of putting the cart before the horse, bykeeping his foot on the bag when to do so hemust miss the ball. This is thecommonest fault ofall first-base men.I remember hearingJoe Start, one of… … v^^^ POSITIONS OF THE FIRST-BASE MAN IN TAKING A LOW THROW1. ON THE LONG BOUND. 11. REACHING FORWARD. catch or stop the ball any 7vay. If he can do itwith his foot on the base, well and good; if hecannot, then he must leave the base for the pur-pose. A moments consideration of the length oftime a…
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