back-stops

Updated: April 14, 2026

Two of the best catchers in the country are neither of them remarkable back-stops nor particularly strong and accurate throwers, and yet both, by their great generalship and cleverness, are "winning" catchers. I refer to Kelly, of Boston, and Snyder, of Cleveland.

John Montgomery Ward - Base-Ball : How to Become a Player, With the Origin, History and Explanation of the Game