The sun., 1903-06-21
TIPS FOR A BRITISHER.
Tho Game Of Baseball % Explained by .
Young American.

He was an Englishman and he had been
sent with 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 whom they had
got settled on the bleachers and Jimmy
had made a successful long-distanoe con-
nection with the peanut man, 'the Giants
are putting up great game and we're
likely to see something doing every min
ute. Wonder who's going to be on the
slab to-day. aside to the man with the
score card on the left.l Who's down to
do the twirling? McGinnity? Thanks.'
What do you mean?" asked the British
visitor.
"Oh," replied Jimmy. Il was finding out
who was going to put 'em over the plate
Oh, forgot you weren't on. I was asking
who was going to pitch.
.Yes, the pitcher, he's something like
the bowler. guess. You see, he's the
fellow who slams the ball up to the batter
and the batter he tries to punch the sphere
out Of the lot 30 as to make the circuit
the round tnp-get run in. mean.
-Oh, yes, the batter doesn't always con-
meet. But McGinnity is the boy that can
make the best Of 'em fan--strike 'em out.
Strike out? That's putting three good
ones over the plate without the batter
doing any business.
sd rather be pitcher than anybody
else. It's great fun to do the twirling
and put the benders around the batter
and then toss up easy pills that fool the
sluggers, and then when the scorer is
putting up the goose egg walk up to the
grand stand and take q tug at your cap
as II you didn't care about any applause.
"N's a great thing to be curve artist,
I tell you. Just let me operate from the
middle and I'm all right.
Pitching isn't easy. though. I've seen
many a dew drop operator hypnotic EN-
for eight innings and then 60 way up in
the air-do the balloon act and give 'em
ii sorts Of smashes until ' the boss % yanEs ks
him out and sends in q new man to stop the
'':qEHssF' ESs1y tr,r,er pe,. off tn. trolley ono.
IN. n ,v.a While; That's where M good nan with
pitcher down steady and stop the ascension
and make the twirler have confidence in
his shoots and curves.
u, Next to pitching give me job in the
diamond. You can see what's going on
and you get chance to stop the grass
cutters and hand 'em over to the man on
the initial bag. Then, too, there's nothing
like squeezing good scorching liner hot
from the willow and doubling 'em up at
second In the ninth inning and with all the
cushions full.
.Playing out in one OF the gardens isn't
half bad either. 1t makes you feel mighty
good to make long chase after line drive
and yank it down or run in and grab one
labelled safe and toss it into the diamond
again.
IYou have to keep your eyes open for
anything from daisy cutter to a screecher
to the ropes and you can't have any glass
in your arm or you can't hope to head the
runners Oh at the tally cushion.
The Giants are pretty we'll fxed. guess
They ought to he able to put up the rag
here next year. The rag? Oh, that's 8 the
pennnnt When you get that you're the
champs
But the umpire's going to call order now
You Just keep your eyes open and you'll
game they were just playing7 Got out!
No? On the level? Oh, mamma, they
were only getting hmbered up. This isn't
marbles. H-iL-i9-i-t er out. old man
Say. are you catching oni'