Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-11
BASEBALL TERMS.
This Interesting Dictionary May Amuse
the Men, Besides Being Very Helpful
to Girly-Girly Readers.


to Girly-Giuly Readers.
Hit him in the slats-a merry method
OF conveying the laughable fact that
the hitter has been hit a ball players
ribs are appropriately called mis- Stats.
When n hitter receives projectile in
the "Slats'+a prOjectile that would
land a layman in a metallic sarcopha-
gUs-he merely smiles wan, pale
smile and trots down 10 first base with
the modest mein o. prima donna re-
ceiving a bunch Of American beauty
roses over the fOC,ligh.S
Fen en- the pitcber-More elegant
/ form-found the pitcher i. e, found him
after he is ,cst. Fell upon his curves;
knocked him cut of the box; pounded
him over the lot.
Popped up an easy one--lhe act of
/ trying 20 drive the ball through eter-
nifty. and falling by several million feet.
A simple method of bringing a shower
of sOft-bCiled profanity upon the batter
who put it up, and no credit on the
PLAYER who catches Il. SYN: Hit up
baby.
Filed cut to right-TO cause or make
the bali 10 proceed in a historical
manner i'm the direction Of a man stand
ing i'm s-cmach3c1e posture in a sub
urban lot by himself The man reaches
q given spot simultaneously with the
/ taIl. which he clutches passiOnately to
fis breast amid the hCarze shouts Of
the maniacs. A batter may also fly out
10 right. left. center and TO h2des If he
persists in the pernicious habit long
/ enough on the home grounds.
Down with his arm-A purely tochni-
cal term delivered in an imprisoned
voice from the coach Inc 70 the runner
on first base. When the order comes
the runner is merely asked to trip
/ lightly ard airily from frs. base to sec
/ ODt base at the precise moment when
the pitcher is lowering his arm in the
act OF annihilating 'le batter.
A glass arm-a term now almOs- OBJ
So,ete. but once in great vogue among
the ancien.s. Who we're fcE3 Of charac-
te~iziDg q pitcher wA9 was frequently
EEL upon" or found" as a glass-arm-
| ed man The crys-3l member is r1V
conf1ed TO a few old relies who cling 20
"Wcu. wei. wel,r and other equally
absurd expressions of their enthusiasm.
South paw-Of or pertaining 70
/ pitcher who pitches with his left arm
/ in preference to his legs or his other
arm South paws are common and can
/ thrive in almost any zone. and earn
/ from $4,000 to $4,000 a minute, Accord
/ inc TO their speed and ability TO prevar-
ica-e.
/ Absolute control of the sphere-Liter-
{ ally spheres. When pitcher can hurl
/ The ball (CaTed sphere, probably from
[ i;s shapel with reasonable certainty Of
I not manning a batter for life or giving
/ him base on balls. he IS said 10 have
/ absolute control of the sphere, but Of
| the moon. the earth and all the other
\ heavenly bodies as well When he has
demonstrated that he hiss control to
/ throw away he is spoken Of as that
game young luminary of the box and
/ the III ghty twirler of spheres.
I Beating out a bunt-The act of reach
/ ing the first base Cne-siXteenth Of a sec
/ ond in advance of the ball. which
through no intention OF the batter, has
/ been hunted instead OF Slugged square
/ in the nose.
Receiving end of the battery-That
! member Of the team VINO stands crouch
| ca like a panther about to spring, or a
\ dog hit I'm the stomach with tin can,
/ Immediately behind the 6atsman. The
rear view of the receiving end Of the
/ battery is most imposing, and Aubrey
| Belrdsley is said TO HE received his
\ first start in life from a sketch made
/ from the grand stand when the receiv-
\ ing end OF the battery was in the act Of
/ plucking a foul tip from the bat. 1t is
/ q position Of great trust and responsible
| ity and also danger. The catcher las
/ he is some times called is protected in
an inflated mCleskin armOr and wire
/ cage which can be used in winter as a
| swinging flower basket. After ne has
broken a working majority Of his fin
| gers he draws on a feather mattress for
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