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Show i- VliftVjKfi' Ste 'BASE - J . r 11 ) : '. 1 t, v .. O ' Y - ' ;; ... r A v. s '"'.' "'William O. Gilbert, second baseman of .s .jf the New York Giants, In discussing how h x j I to play the keystone sack position, ad- , - j; 'v ' J I viaes against hugging the base too close. ' jt"" Sfl r I In a talk to amateur ball players he told f- ' jr j J how he plays the base. The second v - baseman, he says, is a sort of right-field f " Jr f " Jl shortstop as well as a baseman. If the L , Jr T I plaver hugs the base too closely,' many r ' balls will get through hie field which an- r ' f . . " f other man might have stopped. - Mr. Gil- X ' bert advises the baseman to play well - . I ' back of the base line to take care of ' I hard-hit balls. He says a baseman should &, J have the play ' so thoroughly In ground fvs f - I in his mind that he will almost mechan- -! lcally run to cover first when the first ' baseman goes after a bunted ball. "No I i ::KJf I man can hope to be a uccess on second X .rin, f ttti. 'ho does not study to be speedy on dou- . J UtVmm "J!MSSyT ble plays." says Mr. Gilbert. "A fast " f4? second baseman will relay the ball for a J t .' f eJ . double play and give life to a team that f f j otherwise mfght go stale through the ". , loggy playing of the man In the key- 1 ' " nlfr nrvyUtnn, ' William O. Gilbert, second baseman of the New York Giants, In discussing how to play the keystone sack position, advises ad-vises against hugging the base too close. In a talk to amateur ball players be told how he plays the base. The second baseman, he says, 1s a sort of right-field shortstop as well as a baseman. If the player hugs the base too closely,' many balls will get through hie field which an-other an-other man might have stopped. - Mr. Gilbert Gil-bert advises the baseman to play well back of the base line to take care of hard-hit balls. He says a baseman should have the play ' so thoroughly In ground in his mind that he will almost mechanically mechan-ically run to cover first when the first baseman goes after a bunted ball. "No man can hope to be a euccess on second who does not study to be speedy on double dou-ble plays." says Mr. Gilbert. "A fast second baseman will relay the ball for a double play and give life to a team that otherwise mfght go stale through the loggy playing of the man in the key- |