The age-herald., 1902-04-27

1 stead of holding the wrists together and | spreading out the hands, which often re- | suits in breaking finger or two, you should hold the fingers together and the hands | parallel side to side, like this"-and he illustrated the point by holding his hands in 1 the manner shown in the drawing. When fielding a grounder or pickup, | keep the heels together and the feet at l right angles, to prevent the ball from get ting by you. When picking up the ball always reach for 1t with both hands, so as to be sure of getting it. We shall finish the practice today by half-mile run, four times around the field. This will develop the lungs and staying powers
 On the following days the boys improved greatly in their playing. Although MT. Eos ter could not always attend practice, his suggestions were carefully followed out. On stormy days the boys went through light practice in the clubhouse. After practice every day they repaired to the house, changed their clothes and had a shower bath and rubdown.
 Captain Henderson was soon able to choose his team. He selected nine regular players and four substitutes to compose the squad. MT. Foster gave special nstruc- tlons to each player regarding his own posi- tion and took great care with the pitching staff.
 The day of the opening game arrived. Wilbur Wheatley's posters brought a large crowd, some 300 in all, at 25 cents each, which netted $50 to each club. The Perse- verance players appeared in natty uni forms, similar to those used by the indoor baseball team. They batted in the follow ing order:
 oBrlen, 3b.; Wheatey, f.; Graham, h.; hanford, cf. Henderson. C.; Rogers, D.
 The lnVincibles looked upon the game as an assured victory for themselves. Their crack pitcher, Dick Ives, was in the box, and he had not lost game for nearly two years. Alter both teams had practiced for 10 minutes the 1nvincibles came to the bat
 Perseverance made a good impression by putting out the first three batsmen In order, and added to the good effect by scoring run In the latter half of the inning on a sin gle by Rex and Reub's three-base hit.
 Dick Ives braceG up after this, and did not allow man to reach second till the ninth inning. In the meanwhile Roy Rog- CTS was knocked out of the box in the fifth inning, having given three bases on balls and made wild pitch. Reub changed posi- tions witf 5jm. The score was now to in favor ds the visitors. The Invincibles scored twice sL the seventh, on errors by the Perseverance infeld. When the home team came up for the latter half of the ninth the score was still to 1. Graham and Hanford went out on grounders, but Henderson and Rogers made safe hits. Rex got base on balls, making three on base, and Reub came to the bat amid loud cheers from the Perseverance supporters. He sent long drive far out into left field, and the crowd rose to their feet as one man, thinking it a safe hit. To everyone's surprise, how ever, the left fielder leaped into the air and pulled the ball down with one hand. The batsman was out, the game was over, and the score was still to 1.
 Word was received later in the day that the Golden Knights had beaten the Rangers 18 to 12, so the Golden Knights and Invinci- bles were accordingly tied for the leadership of the league.
 The Perseverance team practiced and trained harder than ever after their defeat, and on the following Saturday they went to Park Heights and played the Rangers. The boys played in the same order as on the preceding Saturday, except that Harry Han ford pitched, and Roy and Reub played cen ter and right fields, respectively.
 Both teams scored one run in the opening inning; then neither scored till the sixth, when Perseverance got two more. In the seventh the Rangers got tally, but Charley