BASEBALL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8552, 21 May 1895, Page 4

BASEBALL.

* Hints on. the Duties ef Fieldsmen (Continued.) , , „ The following further bints will prow 61 intern* to play«n : — ■' •HOKS m*Ti '' /,! This if the pwititn in the in-Htldoin whi«& the most aotive i«ld«t of the nine- is needed. Hit special work i* backings up hii 'confreres, not; only in occupying any bate player's poiitioa when the bate player goes after a ball, bufc *lio in rutming. behind players to stop overthrows or wid» thrown balls. Ha alia has to attend upon the pitoher and ta.ro him from extra work in fielding balls thrown back to him by the catcher. No player is fitted to oooupy this position who is nob quiofc and lively in bis movements and backing np all the poiitioas of the in-field. When a player is on the first base and one dnthe third and the catcher holds the balls ttady to throw to second bate, the! short »t»p should get nearly on the line of the pitoi.e • and second base man, and liaro an understanding with the catoher to hare him throw the ball to short Atop instead of second base, for on seeing the ball leave the October's haodi apparently for second bate, the player «n the third will be apt to leave for home, in vhioh case the short stop will have the ball in hand ready to throw either to the catcher or third base. By this means, though the player running to second will have his base, the player on the third will be likely to bs put out, and the player nearest home is the party to be put out first when there is any choice, thus saving a run. XBB OWT PIBLDBBS. The oconpants of the volitions in the outer-field, viz , left, centre, and right fields, should be equal in their qualifications as fielders, Bach should be able to throw a ball certainly nob lees tlt&n 80 yards. They should be good ruuners and excellent judges of fly-balls. They should never stand still or occupy one position all the time, bat be on the move, ready for a quiok run, or to back np each other. In judging of fly-balls, it is always safer to lay out for a long hit than to get mo olose in m to hare to get back to catoh a ball. They should never hold a ball a minute, but return it to the in-field as soon as handled. The point to throw the ball in to is the pitcher's position, at a general thing, but as to that, they will have to be guided by circumstances, according as the ball sent to them is taksn on the Ay, or field td while a player is sunning his bases. One or other of the pdsitiont in the outer field is th* place for the ohange pitoher of the nine, at ie will afford bin a ehsnoe to nit. The oufc« fielders should watch the movement* of the ' pitcher and catcher olosely, whenever a new batsman takes his stand at the home base, in order to bo ready to obey any signals either to come in or go out farther, according to the character of the pitching or the peculiar sty Is of the batsman. All fielders should remember that the. captain of the nine is alont the spokesman of the. party and the commander of %ha field. No outfielder should hold a ball a moment longer ttmn it is nseeieary for him to handle it in throwing. In the in-field, however, & hall san he sometimes held hy the fielder with safety and advantage, ' (To be continued.)

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