- Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage'
Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage' - Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth - First baseman throwing to second for a double-play
First baseman throwing to second for a double-play - Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching
Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching - A runner caught between third base and the home plate
- Sliding to base
- Laying out an amateur field
Laying out an amateur field - We crossed the home-plate within three feet of each other
We crossed the home-plate within three feet of each other - Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second
Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second - Out!
Out! - The body protector and Catcher's mask
The body protector and Catcher's mask - The Catcher
The Catcher - A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes
A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes - Practising throwing with the 'spool'
Practising throwing with the 'spool' - A wild throw and a safe slide to second
A wild throw and a safe slide to second - Playing a trick on the base-runner
Playing a trick on the base-runner - Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate
Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate - Short-Arm throw, the beginning
Short-Arm throw, the beginning - The umpire did not see Gardner at all
The umpire did not see Gardner at all - On the alert
On the alert - Stopping a grounder
- Running to first base
Running to first base - Short-Arm throw, the end
Short-Arm throw, the end - First baseman taking a low throw on the long bound
First baseman taking a low throw on the long bound - First baseman catching a high ball
First baseman catching a high ball - Catcher signalling to pitcher
Catcher signalling to pitcher - Fielder catching a fly
Fielder catching a fly - 'Jump in front of the ball'
'Jump in front of the ball' - Pitching a 'Drop' Ball
Pitching a 'Drop' Ball - Articles of a base-ball outfit
Articles of a base-ball outfit - First baseman taking a low throw by reaching forward
First baseman taking a low throw by reaching forward - Catcher throwing down to second
Catcher throwing down to second - An 'Out-curve' - the end
An 'Out-curve' - the end - Batting for fielders' practice
Batting for fielders' practice - Base-runner keeping on to third
Base-runner keeping on to third - Diagram of pitcher's curves
Diagram of pitcher's curves - Catcher running for a 'Foul Fly'
Batting for fielders' practice - Diagram of the field
Diagram of the field - An 'Out-curve' - the beginning
An 'Out-curve' - the beginning - Climbing the fence to catch the ball
Climbing the fence to catch the ball - Another good catch
Another good catch - Another great catch
Another great catch - Good catch
Good catch - Looks like a home run
Looks like a home run - He caught the ball
He caught the ball - Turning an error into an out
Turning an error into an out - A perfect slide
A perfect slide - Caught Out
Caught Out - Trying to steal home
Trying to steal home - He missed the catch
He missed the catch - A One-hand catch
A One-hand catch - The Crowd went wild
The Crowd went wild - Waiting to bat
Waiting to bat - Misjudged the ball
Misjudged the ball - Swing and a miss
Swing and a miss - Signaling from the dugout
Signaling from the dugout - The Umpire
The Umpire - The Manager of the team
The Manager of the team - Throw to first
Throw to first - William Ewing
The accompanying cut of Ewing is an excellent representation of a batter, in the act of hitting. He not only swings the bat with the arms, but pushes it with the weight of the shoulders. The position is a picture of strength. In hitting at a high ball the bat should be swung overhand, in an almost perpendicular plane, and so, also, for a low ball, the batter should stand erect and cut underhand. If the bat is swung in a horizontal plane the least miscalculation in the height of the ball will be fatal. If it strikes above or below the centre line of the bat, it will be driven either up into the air or down to the ground. Whereas, if the bat is swung perpendicularly, the same mistake will only cause it to strike a little farther up or down on the bat, but still on the centre line, and if it misses the centre line it will be thrown off toward first or third, instead of up or down.