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Subjects for Baseball 

 Essays 



MM- Moat i:\rii inn- Game I Ever Saw 



(1) Preparing for the game 



(a) Why I went 



(b) With whom I went 



(c) How we reached the field 

 i j i Waiting for the game 



The weather 

 (b) The crowd 



The general spirit 



(d) My own feel-ings of suspense 



(3) The actual game 



(a) Relative strength of teams 



(b) Exciting incidents 



(c) The score 



(4) After the game 



(a) How the victors felt 



(b) How the defeated felt 



(c) How I felt 



What the Bat and the Ball Told 

 Eaeh Other 



( 1 ) The Bat speaks 



(a) Where I was bought 



(b) My owner 



(c) My appearance 



(d) My first game 



(e) How my first "strike" felt 



(f) "Swapped" for a catcher's 



glove 



(g) Broken and thrown in a cor- 



ner 



(2) The Ball replies 



(a) My pride in my original ap- 



pearance 



(b) Given as a birthday gift 



(c) The delightful feeling of fly- 



ing through the air 



(d) My anger when the bat struck 



me . 



(e) Exciting games I played in 

 ( f > The first rip 



(g) Lost for a week 

 (li) Cast aside for a rival 

 (i) "Little brother's" plaything 



feet fielding could not prevent the batter 

 reaching base, or put out the runners ahead 

 of him. It will be noticed that Lewis made 

 the unusual record of three hits out of four 

 opportunities, but scored no runs. How- 

 ever, tliis Inst hit made in a pinch with two 

 men of his side already out, enabled Hooper 

 'ore from second base, winning the 

 game. 



the number of opponents Put Out. In this 

 instance the first baseman has the greatest 

 number to his credit, the catcher standing 

 next. In a game where the pitcher strikes 

 out many, the catcher would have more. If 

 the opposing batters continually hit the 

 ball into the air, the fielders have more. 



A., the number of Assists, or times that a 

 player assists in a put out by stopping, 

 catching or throwing the ball. 



E., the number of Errors which result in trains 

 for opponents, not including those of the 

 I'itrher in pitching or of the catcher in fail- 

 ing to stop a pitched ball. By adding the 

 number of, put outs, assists, and errors we 

 learn the total number of opportunities 

 each player had and how reliable he is. 

 Thus Hoblitzel's error does not show him a 

 poorer fielder than Lewis, for Hoblitzel had 

 ten chances, while Lewis had but one. 

 The figures below the total show in which 



innings the scores were made. 



Karni-d Runs, those made without assistance by 

 errors of the other side. 



Sacrifice flit, explained above in the text. 



Sacrifice Fly, a ball hit into the air so far that, 

 although it is caught before touching the 

 ground, the fielder does not have time to 

 return it in time to prevent a runner ad- 

 vancing. 



Left on Bases. The number of men who 

 reached bases and do not score shows in a 

 general way the success or failure of team 

 work at crucial moments. 



Base on Balls, shows something of the opposing 

 pitcher's work, and more about the base 

 running. Leonard, Boston's pitcher, gave 

 no bases on balls. 



Struck Out, the number of men put out by the 

 pitcher's ability and judgment. 



Umpires. This being a very important game, 

 there were four. 



Had there been any in this game, the sum- 

 mary would also have included stolen bases, 

 two-base hits, home runs, double and triple 

 plays, wild pitches and passed balls (pitches 

 not stopped by the catcher). 



Indoor Baseball. This is a popular winter- 

 time game in gymnasiums. It is modeled after 



Home plate I' sq. 

 Others l/z sq. 



FIELD FOR INDOOR BASEBALL 



the outdoor game, with changes necessary to 

 prevent damage to windows, and to adapt the 



