The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-02
Tips For a BrltIsher.

sent with . young American TO the base
ball grounds to learn the nstionsl game
Just listen to the younsster, was the
sdvioe be got when they started out for
the grounds. You'll soon catch on.
Say, began Jimmy when the had go.
settled on the blesohers and Jimmy hsd
made . successful lsng.distsnce conneo
lion with the peanut man, the Giants are
| putting up . great gsme and we're like
y 10 see something doing every minute.
Wonder who's going TO be on the slab 10
dsy. aside to The msn With the score
osrd on the left, Who's down TO do
the twirlipsi McGinIityf Thanks.
Whst do you mesni asked the British
visitor.
On, replied Jimmy. vas fading ont
who vas going to put EN- over the plate.
Oh. l forgot you weren't on. l wss ssk
ing who IVES going to pItoh.
Yes. The pitcher. he's something like
the bowler. / guess, You see, he's the
fellow who slams the bali up 10 the batter
and the batter be tries 10 punch the
sphere ont OF the lot 90 % to make the
cifcuit the round trip get run 10. !
mean,
Oh, yes. the batter doesnt slwsys con
necI. Bot MoGibnity 10 the boy shst
can make the best OF 'em fen strike en-
ont. Strike outi Thsts putting three
good ones over the plsts without the bat
ter dong any business.
I'd rather be . pitcher than any body |
else. It's great fun TO do the twiriing
snd put The bendess sround the batter
snd then toss up essy pills that fool the
sluegers. snd then when the scorer 10
putting up the goose egg walk up to the
grand stand and take tus at your esp
% II you didn't care about any applause.
lts . great thing to be curve srtist.
I tell you. Just lot me operate from the
middle and I'm oil right.
Pitching ISM essy. though, I've seen
many dev.drop operator bypnotixs 'sm
ior eight innings snd then go Wy up 10
The cir do the balloon sct and give EN-
Tree passes and let 'em punish him With
III sorts Of smsshes until the boss ysnks
him ont and sends 10 new man 10 stop
lbe slsush.er.
Every twirler gets off the trolley once
10 . While. Thsps where . good man
9Th the mitt comes 10. he can bold .
Wild pitcher down stesdy snd stop The
ascension and msks the twirler have oon
idenoe in bis shoots and curves. |,
Nexs to pitching give me . job 10 the
'ismond. You can see what's going on
md Jon get . chsncs 10 stop The grsss
,utters and hsnd EN- over TO the man 90 ,
be initial bag. Then. too there's moth
ps like sques sing . good soorobins lilo ,
Il hot from the willow and doubling 'em
lp d second 10 The pioth inning end
nth ell the cushions foil.
Playing ont 10 oae Of the gardens isn't
sli bed either. Itmshss yoo feel mighty q
ood 10 msks long chsse siier line
rive and ysnk II down or ron 10 and
rsb one Isbeled sifs snd toss II into The b
ismond sgsin. .
You have 10 keep your eyes open for
pythins from dsisy enter to screecb .
! to the ropes snd you osp't have sDy
Lass 10 your srm or yoa csn1 hope TO
esd the runners q 1t shs tally cushion. Y
The Gisnss ere pretty veil f1ed, ! suess o
hey oostt TO be abe 10 Pot up tbs rsg Il
ere nett yssr The fssi o.. thsss the
snnsnt When you &c. thss your the
hsmpe.
Bat The unpirs's going 70 cell order
ov. Yoa jast keep your eyes open snd
Do u zee real psme You thought thst !
s The esEe they we're Iast pisyipef ;
st oall Nor Oa The Ieveli Oh. nsn
., they we're only getting limbered up
bis Isn't nsrbles. H.i-i-i-t 'sr oot. old :,
'sri BY, srs yoa catching oli y