- 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 - On the alert
On the alert - Stopping a grounder
- Running to first base
Running to first base - 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 - Practising throwing with the 'spool'
Practising throwing with the 'spool' - A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes
A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes - Archery Dresses
(About 1832). - 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 Chest-deepener
Again, to deepen the chest from front to back, he hangs two bars, B and C, and attaches the weight at the other end, A, of the rope, the bar B, when at rest, being about a foot above the height of the head. Standing, not under B, but about a foot to one side of it, and facing it, grasp its ends with both hands, and keeping the arms and legs straight and stiff, and breathing the chest brimful, draw downward until the bar is about level with the waist. Let the weight run slowly back, repeat, and go on. - 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 - Device for developing the Abdominal Muscles
The latest invention purposely for these muscles is also one of Sargent's, on the following plan: The pupil lies on the plank A A', or, rather, sits on it, when A' is a little back of vertical, so as, for instance, to form with A the angle A B A'. With feet in the toe-straps C C', he sways gently forward and back as long as he can without fatigue. From day to day, as these muscles gain strength, A' is dropped lower and lower, until finally it is on a level with A. Or a strap may be placed over the forehead and fastened to A', and, with the feet in the toe-straps, the person may lift his body up till vertical, drawing the weight E with him as he rises. - The Catcher
The Catcher - Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second
Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second - Hertfordshire Society of Archers
Women were not slow to appreciate the gracefulness of archery, and it soon became a fashionable amusement, the Lady Salisbury of the time being one of its most ardent supporters. Most of the societies adopted a distinctive dress, in which white and green predominated. The Royal British Bowmen adorned their Lady Patroness with a white feather in her hat, the other lady members being compelled to wear black ones, while their dresses were green with pink vandykes round the edge of skirt. The Harley Bush Bowmen were so fond of the distinctive colour, that they even had green boots, and it is pleasant to know that it was provided by the rules these should be "easy fitting!" - 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 - First baseman throwing to second for a double-play
First baseman throwing to second for a double-play - Sliding to base
- 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
- Kicking the football
Kicking the football - Jack
Baseball player - Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth - Baseball pitches
Left to right - The In-Curve, the out-curve, the drop and the out-drop The pitcher is the most important member of a ball team. Most of the work falls to him, and a good pitcher, even with a comparatively weak team behind him, can sometimes win games where a good team with a weak pitcher would lose. A good pitcher must first of all have a cool head and keep his nerve even under the most trying circumstances. He must also have good control of the ball and be able to pitch it where he wants it to go. After that he must have a knowledge of curves and know how by causing the ball to spin in a certain way to cause it to change its course and thus to deceive the batsman. The art of curving a ball was discovered in 1867. Before that time all that a pitcher needed was a straight, swift delivery. The three general classes of curved balls used to-day are the out-curve, the in-curve, and the drop. There are also other modifications called "the fade away," "the spitball," and others. Curve pitching will only come with the hardest kind of practice. - Baseball player catching a ball
- Football tackle
Football tackle - 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 - A strong and healthy boy has the ball at his feet
- 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