- Looking at the Race
THE national love of horse-racing, which is growing in intensity year by year, finds nowhere a better ground for development than in Chicago. There are in active operation in this city during the months of summer and autumn three admirably equipped race tracks, where the fleetest horses in the world are entered in daily contests for fat purses. - An 'Out-curve' - the beginning
An 'Out-curve' - the beginning - Diagram of the field
Diagram of the field - Catcher running for a 'Foul Fly'
Batting for fielders' practice - Diagram of pitcher's curves
Diagram of pitcher's curves - Base-runner keeping on to third
Base-runner keeping on to third - Batting for fielders' practice
Batting for fielders' practice - An 'Out-curve' - the end
An 'Out-curve' - the end - Catcher throwing down to second
Catcher throwing down to second - First baseman taking a low throw by reaching forward
First baseman taking a low throw by reaching forward - Pitching a 'Drop' Ball
Pitching a 'Drop' Ball - Articles of a base-ball outfit
Articles of a base-ball outfit - 'Jump in front of the ball'
'Jump in front of the ball' - Fielder catching a fly
Fielder catching a fly - Short-Arm throw, the end
Short-Arm throw, the end - Catcher signalling to pitcher
Catcher signalling to pitcher - First baseman taking a low throw on the long bound
First baseman taking a low throw on the long bound - First baseman catching a high ball
First baseman catching a high ball - Running to first base
Running to first base - On the alert
On the alert - Stopping a grounder
- Practising throwing with the 'spool'
Practising throwing with the 'spool' - Short-Arm throw, the beginning
Short-Arm throw, the beginning - The umpire did not see Gardner at all
The umpire did not see Gardner at all - A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes
A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes - Playing a trick on the base-runner
Playing a trick on the base-runner - Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate
Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate - A wild throw and a safe slide to second
A wild throw and a safe slide to second - The body protector and Catcher's mask
The body protector and Catcher's mask - The Catcher
The Catcher - Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second
Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second - Out!
Out! - We crossed the home-plate within three feet of each other
We crossed the home-plate within three feet of each other - Laying out an amateur field
Laying out an amateur field - Sliding to base
- First baseman throwing to second for a double-play
First baseman throwing to second for a double-play - Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching
Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching - A runner caught between third base and the home plate
- Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth - Lamar after passing Yale's Twenty-five-yard line
Lamar after passing Yale's Twenty-five-yard line - Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage'
Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage' - A Fair tackle
A Fair tackle - Lamar dodging the Yale tacklers
Lamar dodging the Yale tacklers - A Touch-down
A Touch-down - Golfer
Golfer - Putting the shot
Putting the shot - Quarter-back taking the ball
Quarter-back taking the ball - The old woolen costume
The old woolen costume - 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 - Football