The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-11

-. ., frzt and third bases the rum
ner on fsrst pretends to start for SEQ
ond. About 80 feet from first ne soops
quickly and turns as II to go pack. II
the catcher relaxes from the throw
inc position. he starts for second al
TOP speed and, as the ball Is tnrown'
the runner at third starts for tne
plate. The success OF the play az
ponds upon the element OF surprise
and except against experienced ana
cooIheaded catchers 1t is likely 70 De
more effective than the double steai
made in the ordinary manner,
Fadeaway--A slow curve ball tnat
| loses speed suddenly as 1t approacnes
the batter and falls, or fades" away
Al an unnatural angle. The fadeaway
is accomplished by a jerking and mold
/ ing motion Of the fingers upon the
/ ball at the moment Of releasing II
from the hand. Christy Mathewson
developed the "fader" into its high
est state Of perfection.
Grooye-An imaginary passage rom
| the pitchers hand over the center OF
the home plate. When ball comes
down the groove" 1t is pitched at
the natural angle tthat is. without
anything on it') over the plate and
therefore 10 easy to hit. Grooves also
are the spaces between the fielders and
between the felders and the foul lines
through which batted balls usually
pass out OF the possible reach OF the
players.
Hit and Run-One OF the most effec-
tive styles Of attack devised in base
ball The object is concerted action
on the part Of the batter and base
runner, and the runner on the bases
may take two bases instead Of one
on hit, or reach the next base be-
fore he can be forced.
Hold Up-Perhaps the most impor-
tant part of the inside work Of the
pitcher catcher and batsmen Ia to
hold up" runners, or prevent them
from getting lead" of the bases.
Hole Tin the)-In difficulties; in
dire straits. Either the pitcher or
batter may be Sin the hole" as the bat.
ter is "in the hole" with one or two
strikes and no balls called, and the
pitcher when he has pitched two OF
three wide balls, and has none or one
strike on the batter. The object o.
every good batter Is to get the pitcher
"in the hole SO that he, in fear o.
giving a base on balls, will pitch {
straight fast ball over the plate, Civ
ing the batter much better chance o
making a safe hit.
Hook-A fast overland curve tina
breaks downward and outward at al
unusually sharp angle. The hool
curve is accomplished by sharp snal
of the wrist at the finish of a wild,
swing OF the arm, which accentuate
the sharpness of the curve. The hool
curves Of Brown and Overall, Joe Cor
bett, Tom Ramsey, Bill Donovan, Bill
Terry, Walter Johnson, and other
have become famous for their width
Hook Slide-Also called the "Chi
cago slide'-A method of sliding t,
bases which was perfected by Mix
Kelly of Anson's White Stockings, an,
taught to all the Chicago players
Inside-A pitched ball that passes
between the plate and the batter Ii
inside" whether the batter is righ
or left-handed, but the "out" corner
Of the plate ls the corner toward frs
base, and vice versa, when there Ii
no batter up.
Knuckle Ball-A slow ball pitche,
with the knuckles of the three middl,
fingers turned under and pressed int,
the ball, which is gripped with tn
thumb and little finger only. Tn
knuckle ball is extremely deceptive. a
1t is delivered with a show of grea
speed and comes with extraordinar
slowness Summers of the Detroi
team, perhaps, is its greatest MAJ
ter
Lead-The distance from any bas
that base runner can gain before tn
ball Is pitched. To get a long lead
is the object Of every runner.
Liner-A hard driven ball that is hi
on a straight line to or past the INTEL
before 1t touches the ground.
Mound-The pitchers foot plate O
slab. Derived from the fact that O,
most grounds the plate is higher thai
the rest of the infield, to give tn
pitcher an advantage through pitch
ing downward at the batter. Tn
mound is elevated or depressed b,
some clubs, high plates being useC
for tall overland pitchers while Low
ones arc preferred for sidearm or nm
derhand pitchers.
Outlaw-The club, league or playe,
who offends against baseball law 4
punished by sbeing "outlawed" OF
blacklisted. The alleged benefits o,
protection" are withdrawn as
punishment to offending leagues OF
clubs while players are blacklisted
There are several hundred PLAYERS on
the blacklist at present who cannot
play in any club belonging to the na.
tional agreement until reinstated h,
the commission.
0utside-The side OF the home plats
opposite TO that occupied by the bat
ter. II the term is used without re
gard to the batter the first base ala.