Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 659
ored on. In those days I could pitch as swift a ball as Ican now. Many batters dont care for speed, espe-cially if the pitcher is a trifle wild. My controlwas a bit unsteady then, and many of the playerswere delighted when the umpire called them outon strikes. Others would take three weak… … STARTING HIS DELIVERY.Johnsons greatest asset is his terrific speed. The above pictureshows the start of his delivery, preparatory to pitching one of liis fastballs. Every now and then, after having watched mepitch a game, some stranger would tell me that heliked my pitching, that he was from the…
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