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- 'Jump in front of the ball'
'Jump in front of the ball' - A Dog Leg Hole
- A Fair tackle
A Fair tackle - A fine exercise for abdominal muscles
- A Fine Putting Stance
- A Fine Putting Stance
- A game of doubles in lawn tennis
A game of doubles in lawn tennis - A good reducing exercise fir vigorous girls
- A One-hand catch
A One-hand catch - A perfect slide
A perfect slide - A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes
A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes - A professional walker
You are at full liberty to laugh at the figure, for there is no question that it has strong elements of the ludicrous; but for all that it is not exaggerated, and such attitudes may be seen in every last short-distance match. In the professional, the weight falls on a nearly perpendicular column through the body, which is in balance, striking the ground midway between the points of support—the feet. If the man were to stop just where he is, he is in a position to resist a shove either forward or back. A smart push from behind would infallibly send our unskilled friend on his nose. - A resistance exercise for the arms
- A round of tether tennis
- A run around the end
A run around the end - A runner caught between third base and the home plate
- A strong and healthy boy has the ball at his feet
- A Tackle
A Tackle - A Touch-down
A Touch-down - A wild throw and a safe slide to second
A wild throw and a safe slide to second - About the Fadeaway
- About the sway in golf
- Advanced Tumbling
- Advanced Tumbling
- Advanced Tumbling
- An 'Out-curve' - the beginning
An 'Out-curve' - the beginning - An 'Out-curve' - the end
An 'Out-curve' - the end - An exercise for nervous dizziness
- An exercise to straighten bent shoulders
- An unskilled walker
The unskilled amateur, who sets out to walk fast, generally makes several grave mistakes. He leans his body forward, bends his back, lowers his head, swings his arms at full length, and allows his knees to bend. The consequence is that when he is doing his very best his attitude is very much like that in the first cut, depicting the unskilled walker. There is no question that the poor fellow is doing his best, and very little doubt that he can not last long at the rate he is going. - Another Enemy to Success
- Another good catch
Another good catch - Another great catch
Another great catch - Another Lesson in wrist Work
- Another Stymie Jump
- Archer
"A little care at first will save you a great deal of trouble and annoyance. When you begin to shoot, learn at once to stand firmly on your feet, the left slightly advanced, the head easily poised, the upper portion of the body gently inclined forward, and the shoulders neither lifted nor drooped. Hold the bow vertically with the left hand, the arm extended straight. Nock the arrow well on the string, draw with all the fingers of your right hand till you feel your right ear, fix your eyes steadily on the target and let fly. The arrow rests on the left hand, and is drawn to the head. The nock end of the shaft is held between the first and second fingers of the right hand and upon the string, which is drawn to the right ear by all the fingers being hooked stiffly over it. The release must be smart and clear, giving the arrow a strong, even flight. - Articles of a base-ball outfit
Articles of a base-ball outfit - At the Top of the swing
- Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth - Ball hit high to the in-field
By far the most difficult catch on a ball field is that of a ball hit high to the in-field, because of the great "twist" to the ball. The slightest failure to get the ball fairly in the hands will result in a miss, and yet this is always greeted by derisive howls from certain among the spectators. There are various styles of catching these hits, but the position of the hands shown in the accompanying cut is believed to be the best. The hands should be reached well up to meet the ball and then brought down easily in the line of its course. If the hands and arms are held stiff, the ball will rebound from them as though it had struck a stone. The use of a glove on one hand may be found helpful in counteracting the effect of the twist. The short-stop is expected to try for all such hits falling in his own position, and also all falling back of the third baseman and in short left-field. - Base-runner keeping on to third
Base-runner keeping on to third - Baseball batter
- Baseball pitches
Left to right - The In-Curve, the out-curve, the drop and the out-drop The pitcher is the most important member of a ball team. Most of the work falls to him, and a good pitcher, even with a comparatively weak team behind him, can sometimes win games where a good team with a weak pitcher would lose. A good pitcher must first of all have a cool head and keep his nerve even under the most trying circumstances. He must also have good control of the ball and be able to pitch it where he wants it to go. After that he must have a knowledge of curves and know how by causing the ball to spin in a certain way to cause it to change its course and thus to deceive the batsman. The art of curving a ball was discovered in 1867. Before that time all that a pitcher needed was a straight, swift delivery. The three general classes of curved balls used to-day are the out-curve, the in-curve, and the drop. There are also other modifications called "the fade away," "the spitball," and others. Curve pitching will only come with the hardest kind of practice. - Baseball player catching a ball
- Baseball player throwing the ball
Baseball player throwing the ball - Batting for fielders' practice
Batting for fielders' practice - Catcher running for a 'Foul Fly'
Batting for fielders' practice - Catcher signalling to pitcher
Catcher signalling to pitcher - Catcher throwing down to second
Catcher throwing down to second - Catching a ground ball
In fielding ground hits the short-stop should observe the general principles for such plays. He should, if possible, get directly and squarely in front of every hit, making his feet, legs, and body assist in stopping the ball, in case it gets through his hands. If the ball comes on a "short bound," he should not push the hands forward to meet it, hut, having reached forward, "give" with the ball by drawing back the hands in the direction the ball should bound. In this way if the ball does not strike the hands fairly, its force will at least be deadened so that it will fall to the ground within reach of the player; whereas, if he pushes his hands forward and the ball does not strike fairly, it will be driven too far away. - Catching the football
Catching the football - Caught Out
Caught Out - Charting the Upright Swing
- Childhood games
White people seem to think that Indian children never have any play and never laugh. Such ideas seem very funny to me. How can any child grow up without play? I have seen children at our reservation school playing white men’s games—baseball, prisoners’ base, marbles. We Indian children also had games. I think they were better than white children’s games. I look back upon my girlhood as the happiest time of my life. How I should like to see all my little girl playmates again! Some still live, and when we meet at feasts or at Fourth-of-July camp, we talk of the good times we had when we were children. - Climbing the fence to catch the ball
Climbing the fence to catch the ball - Consider Back Swing First
- Corrective Exercise
- Diagram of pitcher's curves
Diagram of pitcher's curves - Diagram of the field
Diagram of the field - Dont Play off your toes