The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-28
TIPS FOR A BRITISHER.
The Game of Baseball as Explained by
n Young American.

New York Sun.
He was an Englishman and he 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 he started for the
grounds. You'll soon catch on"
Say" began Jimmy when they had got
settled on the bleachers and Jimmy had
made a successful long distance connection
ting up great game, and we're likely to
see something doing every minute. Won
der who's going to be on the slab to-day.
aside to the man with the score card on
the lett Who's down to do the twirling :?
McGinty? Thanks
What do you mean?" asked the British
visitor.
oh replied Jimmy, ST was finding out
who was going to put 'em over the plate.
oh, forgot you weren't on. l was ask
ing who was going to pitch.
Yes, the pitcher; he's something like the
bowler, 1 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 so as to make the circuit-the
round trip-get a run in, / mean.
'Oh, yes, the batter doesn't always con-
meet But McGinty is the boy that can
Strike out? That's putting three good ones
over the plate without the batter doing any
business.
I'D 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 tug at your cap as If you didn't care
about any applause.
It'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 em
for eight innings and then go way up in
the air-do the balloon act and give 'em
free passes and let 'em punish him with
all sorts of smashes until the boss yanks
him out and sends in new man to stop
the slaughter.
Every twirler gets off the trolley once
in a while. That's where a good man with
the mitt comes in. He can hold a wild
pitcher down steady and stop the ascension
and make the twirler have confidence in
his shoots and curves.
Next to pitching give me a job in the
diamond. You can see what is going on,
and you get a chance to stop the grass
cutters and hand 'em over TO the man on
the initial bag. Then. too. there's nothing
like squeezing a good scorching liner hot
from the willow and doubling EN- up at
the second in the ninth inning and with all
the cushions full.
Playing out in one of the gardens isn't
half bad either II makes you feel mighty
good to make a long chase after line drive
and yank il down or run in and grab one
labeled safe and toss it into the diamond
again.
anything from daisy cutter TO a screecher
10 the ropes, and you can't have any glass
In your arm or you can't hope to head the
runners off at the tally cushion.
1.-THE Giants are pretty we'll fixed guess
They ought to be able to put up the rag
here next year. The rag? Oh, that's the
pennant. 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 see a real game. You thought that
was the game they were Just playing? Get
out, No? On the level? Oh, mamma they
were only getting limbered up. This isn't
marbles H-i-i-i-i-t er out, old man! Say,
are you catching ONT"