Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 200
stance, if the bore of the gun is not rifled, orcut in spiral grooves. These spiral grooves im-part a rotary motion to the ball or bullet, the axisof which is the line of flight of the bullet, whichkeeps it true on its course. It is also rotary mo-tion on a base-ball that causes it to curve, and… … DIAGRAMS OF CURVES AND SHOOTS. all the force possible would have been in theswing of the racket-strings against the ball. So in pitching. The hand, arm, and body mustfollow through the pitch. Failure to throwwith an effort which will swing the hand andbody to their limit of motion, means failure to…
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