- The essentials of a good position
- The Effect of the Explosion Shot
- The Crowd went wild
The Crowd went wild - The Catcher
The Catcher - The Catcher
In catching a high ball the hands should be held in the position shown in the following cut of Bushong, the fingers all pointing upward. Some players catch with the fingers pointing toward the ball, but such men are continually being hurt. A slight foul-tip diverts the course of the ball just enough to carry it against the ends of the fingers, and on account of their position the necessary result is a break or dislocation. But with the hands held as in this cut there is a "give" to the fingers and the chances of injury are much reduced. For a low ball the hands should be held so that the fingers point downward, and for a waist ball, by crouching slightly it may be taken in the same manner as a high ball. - The body protector and Catcher's mask
The body protector and Catcher's mask - The Bicycle
The Bicycle - Taking the Hurdles
- Taking the Club back
- Take a tip from Hagen
- Swing and a miss
Swing and a miss - Strike Zone
Strike Zone - Stopping a grounder
- Standing High Jump
Standing jumps are either high or broad, the latter being the most common. The secret of making a high standing jump consists in standing sidewise to the bar or tape, and throwing the body over as if vaulting with one hand, arching the back inward as much as possible. The best standing high jumper on record is E. W. Johnson, a Toronto man, now keeper of the Baltimore Athletic Club Gymnasium. He jumped a bar 5 feet 3 inches high, at the Caledonian Games, at Baltimore, May 27, 1878. - Sprint Runner
Sprint running is only an exaggeration of the system displayed in long-distance work. The arms rise as in fast walking, and for the same reasons, till they are doubled up. The work, being fast, requires that the lungs be kept expanded, therefore the arms are kept stiff and rigid to aid the chest muscles in holding out the walls of the thorax to give room to the lungs. The distribution of weight, on account of the rapid motion, comes to be much the same as in fast walking, but the knees are bent of necessity; because in running the progression is made by springs from toe to toe, instead of heel to heel. The same cause admits of the upper part of the body falling forward, though the elevation of nose and hollowing of back is even more important than in long-distance work, inasmuch as the exertion is more severe while it lasts. - Sliding to base
- Signaling from the dugout
Signaling from the dugout - Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate
Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate - Shoulder-raising for developing the lungs
- Short-Arm throw, the end
Short-Arm throw, the end - Short-Arm throw, the beginning
Short-Arm throw, the beginning - Running to first base
Running to first base - Rowing improves the carriage
- Right Hand the Master Hand
- Quarter-back taking the ball
Quarter-back taking the ball - Putting the shot
Putting the shot - Putting an exact science
- Putt with your ear on the hole
- Primary Tumbling
- Primary Tumbling
- Primary Tumbling
- Primary Tumbling
- Primary Tumbling
- Primary Tumbling
- Primary Tumbling
- Practising throwing with the 'spool'
Practising throwing with the 'spool' - Practice this before driving
- Practice this at home
- Practice Slow Back
- Practice at a target
- Playing out of the Water
- Playing from the Rough
- Playing a trick on the base-runner
Playing a trick on the base-runner - Pitching a 'Drop' Ball
Pitching a 'Drop' Ball - Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage'
Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage' - Out!
Out! - One can gain nothing from this stance
- On the alert
On the alert - Observe this picture closely
- Motion for exercising the abdominal muscles
- Misjudged the ball
Misjudged the ball - Mashie Pitch
- Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching
Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching - Making an opening for a runner, under the old rules, by using the arms
Making an opening for a runner, under the old rules, by using the arms - Lrft Leg a Stone Wall
- Looks like a home run
Looks like a home run - Long fingers useful here
- Long Distance Runner
The first thing that one notices about this figure is its ease, and the absence of all appearance of effort. The professional walker, looks as if he was walking hard, but this fellow seems trying to run as slow as he can. The fact is that, while not actually trying to go slow, he is trying to save himself as much exertion as is compatible with getting over the ground a little faster than the fastest walk. Such a pace is from six to eight miles an hour, and such a pace can be maintained by a well-trained man like Rowell after he is unable to walk over three miles an hour. - Laying out an amateur field
Laying out an amateur field - Lamar dodging the Yale tacklers
Lamar dodging the Yale tacklers