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
to go to first base. (See Rule 32.)The Baseuian.The principal dutyof the Baseman isto guard his baseand be ready toput out any base-runner who is try-ing to make it.The First Base-man usually doesthis simply bycatching the balland touching hisbase before therunner — theothers, in mostcases, put the… … Out-Curve. BASE BALL 59 BASE BALL while holding the ball. The base-men also act as fielders, and renderassistance, whenthey can, in back-ing up otherplayers. The Fielders.The duty of thefielders is to catchall fair and foulballs they can onthe fly, and to field or throwall balls as quicklyas…
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