The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-05

curve, with occasional M
straight shoots will fM
have him guessing; if WI
he steps into the ball. q IN
few shoots O the W
neck will drive him Ma
into the faults of the iVTN
man that steps back; if N'Ay
he continually smashes M
hard at tho ball. give ~
him his chances to A
knock his high fly or ~
long drive (there are
eight other players be-
side yoursslf); the ball sN~
will look pretty AZ it w
. sails up into the air.
but a few outfelders
like Frank Hallowell e
will attend to it when So
it drops. and the quon- ~
dam slugger will be an \<&
easy out. If the bats k~\'
mar tries to bunt, keep
the balls up around his
neck; il he 10 a waiter, IN
make him hit. The *
pitcher should have alb |
solute control of the 4
ball, and be able to put
it where he wants to,
straight over the plate ~
or cutting the corners. So
Control is the great
thing in a pitcher. M
Speed Is important, and ~/
curves come in handy, JUMPING FOR A HIGH
but without control NO THROW.
college man can succeed. A catcher can
steady . pitcher down greatly If he will.
and in cutting corners n working" the
batter can do q big share.
To keep the base runners near tho bases
and prevent steals Is an important part Of =
pitchers work, "a the success Of IN oppos-
ing nine in stealing is liable to be fatal.
"ko0n kh0 rnnnAr OueaQin0O Ia tina VA0rat
here. The pitcher. catcher, first. second
and short know what TO expect; tho base
runner doeS not. So tire the runner out
by bluffs. or, if . good chance presents.
by actual throws; shorten up the delivery
and get the ball to the batsrnan with less
The runner will thus be kept hugRing the
base pretty closely. and if he tries TO go
down will fall an easy victim. In base
running the start ID everything. nj to
prevent . long lead the pitcher ia alone
looked to. save that his catcher can help
him out q good deal by watching runners
upon third and second which he himself
(ths pitcherl n attend to as easily.
As in the case of strikes, 80 when runners
are on the bases. a simple. code of signals
should exist between the pitcher and
catcher. that the former may know ex-
nctly what ID taking place on each corner
of the diamond. The catcher's throw to
bases should be what 10 known a. '~'suappy."
1t 10 quicker and 10 easier TO handle.
In fielding his position there il much
chance for the average college pitcher to
improve. Az . rule, = pitcher should field
everything he can get at, ono exception
being high flies which 20 directly MP from
the bat. and another being bunt hits under
some circumstances In the case Of the
high twisting fly either third or first can
usually get under it, and should be more
sure OF it than the pitcher. Then. too. the
pitcher 10 somewhat of a tender plant. and
the intielder's taking such balls relieves
tho mainstay of the team from unnecessary
chances TO lay himself up. In the matter
of hunts. the catcher. when up. should take
them II they drop directly in front Of the
base, and the pitcher should 90 after them
il they 60 toward third or trst. On svery
hit 10 tho intield tho pitcher should back up
first, cutting in ahead Of the runner, and In
Case the bali goes to tho nrst base
man he should be ready to cover
the base. On plays to the plate
The pitcher should almost invariably
be behind the oatoher, while ON a throw TO
second his position 10 behind third. Young,
Of Princeton, the best fielder OF his pssi-