The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 67
ty in striking it. Forthis purpose he often throws the ballin a curve, so that the Batsman ispuzzled to know just where it willcross the home-plate. This is doneby giving the ball a twist as itis thrown. A swiftly moving ballpushes the air in front of it intoa sort of elastic cushion, and if… … Straight Delivery. ing the ball twirl in one direction oranother, the skillful Pitcher can curveit to the right or to the left upward
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