Identifier: howtoplaybasebal01murn (find matches)
Title: How to play base ball
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Murnane, T. H. (Timothy Hayes), 1852-1917
Subjects: Baseball
Publisher: New York, American Sports Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e foot andwhirl almost half around before they permit the ball to leavetheir hand. Occasionally Matthewson does it, but as a rule not.He has in mind where the ball is going. Of course he maymake a wild pitch or he may hit a batter. Nothing but a machinecould invariably send the ball to an accurate mark, but it is safeto say that he knows approximately the height at which theball will cross the plate and how close to the plate it will come.Nothing more is needed to confirm this than the fact that he soseldom sends a man to first base with a present. ON CURVE PITCHING Cy Young says: The out curve is the first thing to interesta young ball player. To get it, hold the ball tightly between thotwo first fingers and thumb, swing the arm well out, and with aquick snap of the wrist, with the palm of the hand turned down^it will be but a short time until you have the curve. Be sure andfirst practice by sending the ball against the wind, as the re-sistance will help you to make the ball curve. %
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How to Play Base Ball. 57 James J. Callahan says: I get the out curve by holding theball tightly between the two first fingers and thumb, and by asweeping side arm delivery, and a snap of the wrist, like whensnapping a whip, letting the ball slide over the top of the indexfinger. Frank Donahue says: To get the out curve, hold the balltightly between the two first fingers and thumb, and swing thearm well out, snapping the wrist to make the ball spin as muchas possible while turning the palm down. Vic Willis says: The drop ball is the most trying one on thearm. I hold the ball between the two first fingers and thumb,and start the ball from as high a position as I can get, letting theball slip off the index finger, while turning the palm of ^he handdown. By a double motion or snap of the elbow and wrist, I getthe combination of drop and curve together. William Dineen says : The drop out curve I find the mosteffective ball against right handed batsmen; I hold the ball thesame for every ba

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