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He should throw only when there is a fair chance of making the put-out; for all other purposes, as to hold the runner close to the base, a feint will answer just as well and does not entail the possibility of an error. A strategic pitcher is one who depends for success not simply on speed and curves, but who outwits the batsman by skill, who deceives his eye, and plays upon his weaknesses.
Nevertheless, he stopped it, caught it up with his left hand when it fell to the ground, and tossed it to Sile Crane at first in time for a put-out. Rod showed his blood-streaming hand to the umpire, who promptly called "time." Then the Texan walked toward the bench, Eliot running to join him. "How bad are you hurt, old man?" asked the captain anxiously. "I don't know," was the answer.
From there the catcher can reach the runner whether he runs in front of or behind him, and if he slides he will come against the catcher and may therefore not be able to reach the plate, or, at least, the catcher may delay him long enough to make the put-out.
Jack finally drove a grounder into the hands of McCann, who whistled it over for a put-out. "Two gone!" shouted the captain of the Rovers. "Only one more to git, Bender, me boy!" A few of the disappointed spectators began to leave the field. The first two balls pitched by Bender were strikes, Browning touching neither of them.
"Why, I wasn't lost at all!" she declared happily. "And, oh, it was so good to have my questions all answered, and understand so many things I didn't once and to be where all the put-out lights go, and and where soda-water comes from. And I was so glad to get rid of Thomas and Jane and Miss Royle, and " The hall-door opened. She checked herself to look that way. Someone was entering with a tray.
"I wanted to see if it was sprained or broken anywhere. It's not; it's just a put-out shoulder. I did that once, and they put it in on the field; it was quite easy. It ought to be done at once, before it gets stiff." He turned Peter over on his back, and they saw that he was pale, and his forehead was muddy where it had pressed on the ground, and wet where perspiration stood on it.
I believe the best place to stand is a couple of feet toward third and just back of the line. The pitcher saves the time of turning around and has the additional advantage of having the play in front of him, where he can better see every movement of the runner. When the game is depending upon that one put-out the best place of all to stand is a few feet toward third and directly on the line.
But the girl said sandwiches were ten cents, and they didn't look worth it to me. "I asked her if she didn't have some made with stale bread, that she could let me have for five cents, but she said they didn't sell stale sandwiches. She seemed real put-out about it, too. She needn't have. Stale bread's better for you than fresh, anyhow. "But I didn't buy one.
Chipper managed to get it and wing it across to Crane for a clean put-out. "Two gone, fellows," called Eliot. "We'll keep right on playing baseball. Get this next man, now." The next man hoisted a long fly to center, where Ben Stone, sure as fate, took charge of it; and Hooker, now really quite calm and confident, jogged to the bench.
"We want another one only one more," said Eliot, as he found a bat and turned toward the plate. Without seeking to "kill" Sanger's speed, Roger did his best to poke out a safety, and would have succeeded only for a surprising one-handed stop by Roberts, who got the ball to first for an unquestioned put-out. "It's only a matter of an extra inning," cried Copley.
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