St. Nicholas, Volume 39Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1912 - Children's literature |
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Page 610
... throwing his in - curve , but turned his hand over and snapped his wrist as he let the ball go . He could never tell where it was going to break , and therefore it was of no use to him in a game . He once played a few games in one of ...
... throwing his in - curve , but turned his hand over and snapped his wrist as he let the ball go . He could never tell where it was going to break , and therefore it was of no use to him in a game . He once played a few games in one of ...
Page 611
... throw everything you ' ve got . " He started off himself , and I was nervous enough , facing the manager of a Big - League team for my tryout . I shot over my fast one first , and I had a lot of speed in those days . finally outlasted ...
... throw everything you ' ve got . " He started off himself , and I was nervous enough , facing the manager of a Big - League team for my tryout . I shot over my fast one first , and I had a lot of speed in those days . finally outlasted ...
Page 613
... throw the fadeaway . The explanation is simple : when the out - curve is thrown , the ball is allowed to slip off the end of the thumb with a spinning motion that causes it to bend away from a right - handed bat- ter . The hand is held ...
... throw the fadeaway . The explanation is simple : when the out - curve is thrown , the ball is allowed to slip off the end of the thumb with a spinning motion that causes it to bend away from a right - handed bat- ter . The hand is held ...
Page 614
... 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 , " ball . I seldom use it , because I ...
... 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 , " ball . I seldom use it , because I ...
Page 618
... throw away your luck ! " help believing the dwarf , and , at length , in a fit of desperation , he seized the bottle . " Take the cow , " said he , " and if you are playing me false , the curse of the poor will be on you ! " " I care ...
... throw away your luck ! " help believing the dwarf , and , at length , in a fit of desperation , he seized the bottle . " Take the cow , " said he , " and if you are playing me false , the curse of the poor will be on you ! " " I care ...
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