St. Nicholas, Volume 39Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1912 - Children's literature |
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Page 606
... hold the ball for an out- curve , and then to snap my wrist to attain the desired result . After considerable practice , I managed to curve the ball , but I never knew where it was going . I used to get another young- ster , a little ...
... hold the ball for an out- curve , and then to snap my wrist to attain the desired result . After considerable practice , I managed to curve the ball , but I never knew where it was going . I used to get another young- ster , a little ...
Page 609
... hold a bat with the wrong hand on top to change immediately , because the longer they keep on hit- ting in that way , the harder it will be for them to adopt a new style . No one will ever be a hitter , swinging in this awkward manner ...
... hold a bat with the wrong hand on top to change immediately , because the longer they keep on hit- ting in that way , the harder it will be for them to adopt a new style . No one will ever be a hitter , swinging in this awkward manner ...
Page 613
... holds the ball . When I went to Norfolk to pitch , I was wrapping my fingers around the ball when I was going to throw a ... hold the ball in the same way for every curve , that is , with my whole hand. 1912. ] 613 HOW I BECAME A " BIG ...
... holds the ball . When I went to Norfolk to pitch , I was wrapping my fingers around the ball when I was going to throw a ... hold the ball in the same way for every curve , that is , with my whole hand. 1912. ] 613 HOW I BECAME A " BIG ...
Page 614
... hold it loosely so that the ball can be thrown with the same motion as for a fast one . Sometimes , for a drop , I hold my fingers on the seam , to get more purchase on it . Many persons have asked me about the " moist , " or " spit ...
... hold it loosely so that the ball can be thrown with the same motion as for a fast one . Sometimes , for a drop , I hold my fingers on the seam , to get more purchase on it . Many persons have asked me about the " moist , " or " spit ...
Page 623
... Hold on a minute , " Eliot said thoughtfully , seating himself on a box ; " it looks to me as if this stuff had been left up at the bungalow all right . Whoever stowed it away locked the door and put the keys outside under the mat ...
... Hold on a minute , " Eliot said thoughtfully , seating himself on a box ; " it looks to me as if this stuff had been left up at the bungalow all right . Whoever stowed it away locked the door and put the keys outside under the mat ...
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