Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16
TIPS FOR A FOREIGNER.
Game OF Base hall rs Explained by :
Young American to an EngIishmnn.


had been sent with a young American
to the base ball grounds to learn the
national game.
Just listen to the youngster," was the
advice he got when they started for the
grounds. you'll soon catch on
Say" began Jimmy when they had
got settled on the blcachers. and Jimmy
had made n successful long distance
connection with the peanut man. the
Giants are putting up a great game
and we're likely to SOC something do
ing every minute. Wonder who's going
to be on the slab to-day. aside to the
man with the scorc-Card on the lcft)
Who's down to do tho twiring? Nc
Ginnty? Thanks"
what do you mean" asked the
British visitor.
co." replied Jimmy. was finding
out who was going to put 'em over the
plate. o, | forgot, YOU weren't on.
was asking who was going to pitch.
Eyes, the pitcher, he's something like
the bowler. guess. You SEQ. he's the
fellow who slams tho ball up to the bat
ter and the batter he tries t. purch the
sphere out of the lot so as to make the
circuit--the round trip, get run in.
mean.
20 yes. tho batter doscn't always
connect. But McGinnity is the boy that
can make the best of 'em fan-strike
en- out. Strike out? That's putting
three good oncs over the plate without
the batter doing any business.
I'D rather be pitcher than anybody
else. It's great fun to do the twirline
and put tho hcndcrs around the batter
and then toss up easy pills that fool the
slurGers and then when the scorer is
putting up tho goosc-egg walk up To thc
grand stand and take a tug at your car
as If you didn't care about any ap
plause.
ITS great thing to he curve ar
fist toll you Just let me operate
| from tho middle and I'm all right.
pitching isn't easy. though. I've
seen many n dew-drop operator hyp
notizc en- for eight innings and thcr
go way mp in the air-do tho balloon
act. and give 'em free passes and le
'em punish him with all sorts of smash
Is until the boss yanks him ont and send.
in a new man to stop the saugh
| ter.
Every twirlcr gets off tho trollc,
once in a while. That's where a goo,
man with the NIT comes in. He car
hold n wild pitcher down steady, nm,
stop the ascension and make the twirc
have confidence in his shoots anc
curves,
Next to pitching give mo a job il
| the diamond You can see what's goinI
on and You got n chance to stop thu
grasscl tiers and hand en- over to tn
man on the initial bag Then, too
there's nothing like squeezing a goo,
scorchinr liner hot from the willov
and doubling 'cm up at second in III
ninth inning, and with all the cushion
full
playing out in ono Of the garden
ism half bad either. 1t makes YOU fee
mirhty good to make n long chase afto
a line drive and yank it down. or run il
and grab ono labeled safe and toss it int
the diamond again.
"YOu have to keep your eyes onen 70
ANYTHING from daisy-cutter to
scrtcCher to the ropes, and you can
have any glass in Your arm. or YOU can
hope To head the runners OF at the tall
cushion.
THE Giants are pretty well fixed.
guess They ought to be able to nu
M the rag here next year. The rag
O. that's tho pennant. When you &c
that you're the champs.
lint tho umpirc's going to call orde
nov. You Just keep your eyes open am
You'll see real game. You though
that was the game they were just play
ing Get out! No? On the level? {
mama. they were only getting lmbere
mn This isn't marbles. Hi-i-i-i-i-t e
ont. old man Say, are you catching on?
New York Sun.