St. Nicholas, Volume 39Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1912 - Children's literature |
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Page 605
... pitch to another boy , with a barn or a fence as a back - stop , and try to put one high , over the inside of the plate , the next low over the inside , and then high over the outside , and again low over the outside ; and keep up this ...
... pitch to another boy , with a barn or a fence as a back - stop , and try to put one high , over the inside of the plate , the next low over the inside , and then high over the outside , and again low over the outside ; and keep up this ...
Page 606
... pitch to him for hours . At last , I attained fair control over this curve , and then I began practising what is known in the Big Leagues as " the fast ball , " but what most boys call an " in - curve . " Every boy knows that , if he ...
... pitch to him for hours . At last , I attained fair control over this curve , and then I began practising what is known in the Big Leagues as " the fast ball , " but what most boys call an " in - curve . " Every boy knows that , if he ...
Page 607
... PITCHED FOR TWO HOURS , WHILE THE CRITICS STOOD AROUND . " pitcher , some one remarked to the captain : " That Mathewson kid can pitch pretty well . " But the backers of the team and the other players were skeptical , and , like men who ...
... PITCHED FOR TWO HOURS , WHILE THE CRITICS STOOD AROUND . " pitcher , some one remarked to the captain : " That Mathewson kid can pitch pretty well . " But the backers of the team and the other players were skeptical , and , like men who ...
Page 608
... pitch , and covered second base myself , to " strengthen the in - field . " We had a couple of boys on the team who - like certain twirlers in every league - could pitch , but could n't bat or play any other position . I caught this ...
... pitch , and covered second base myself , to " strengthen the in - field . " We had a couple of boys on the team who - like certain twirlers in every league - could pitch , but could n't bat or play any other position . I caught this ...
Page 609
... pitch in Factoryville , and , having recognized me in the stand , he went up to the captain of the team , and said : " There ' s a kid up there who can pitch . " " Where ' s he from ? " asked the captain . " Factoryville , " replied my ...
... pitch in Factoryville , and , having recognized me in the stand , he went up to the captain of the team , and said : " There ' s a kid up there who can pitch . " " Where ' s he from ? " asked the captain . " Factoryville , " replied my ...
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