Touching second
By: by John J. Evers and Hugh S. Fullerton.
Contributors: Fullerton, Hugh S. 1873-1945.
Series: McFarland historical baseball library ;; 6
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Baseball.
Description: "Johnny Evers was widely considered the brainiest ballplayer of his day and, along with Ty Cobb, one of the most cantankerous. One of the all-time great practitioners of the inside game, Evers was quick to spot the unwatched-for advantage that might propel his team to victory." "In 1910's Touching Second, Evers and sportswriting great Hugh Fullerton describe the game as it was played during the first decade of the twentieth century. Emphasizing what he saw as baseball's development "into an exact mathematical sport," Evers describes the great plays and players and offers "anecdotes and incidents of decisive struggles on the diamond.""--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: Chicago : Reilley & Britton Co., 1910. With new editor's note.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The game; title: The players; title: Baseball law; title: Creating a winning team; title: Managers and their duties; title: Catching; title: Pitching; title: The inside game; title: Outfielding; title: Batting; title: Base running; title: Umpiring; title: Developing new plays; title: Combination plays; title: The spring training; title: Fine points of the game; title: On the bench; title: Deciding moments of great games; title: Scoring.