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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 533

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er. On the other hand, he mustneeds be able to throw from any position, par-ticularly underhanded, and with his body twistedinto strange positions. Many balls come to thesecond baseman all too slowly, slow in-fieldgrounders which seem to linger on the way whilea fleet-footed runner is tearing down… … CAUGHT AT THE PLATE ! —ALWAYS AN EXCITING PLAY him to throw. He must throw instantly, accur-ately, and strongly, from any pose into whichstopping the ball has twisted him. He shouldbe a player who is particularly strong on fieldingballs which come to his left hand, because thefaster he can move to…

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