Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-02 | Page 13 | Hit and Run Tipped off by Good Right Fielder

Here's tfie Pitch ' Hit and Run Tipped Off By Good Right Fielder fThle la another hi a aeries ea Inside awsaball writtea far tha TeJegfmna.) By lens Hemrich yaakaea' Old Rellakia "An outfielder should take his position about ia the center of the general area where the man at bat usually hits the beiL He plays percentage, does not; will permit the run to score on a aingle to him. The throw will be made to second base. Th. run scoring doeant tie the score. Always keep the tying run farthest from noma plate. On hits, the outfielder will ordinarily ordi-narily throw to the baae In front of th. runner, and keep the ball low in caa. of a cut-off by aa in- overshiiL I Usually you move toward the batter's strength, but with pines-hitters pines-hitters It is smart to play in the j middle tat your territory. Moat batten try to hit behind 1 the runner, wnich mean Into right field. You know who are hit-and-run better, and who aren't. If th right fielder plays deep, then you can rwasoaj that the batter bat-ter la a hU-and-rua man, and has ' power. Otherwise you will notice he will cheat and com way in, especially when playing against a right-hand hitter. . ; Aware ef Sitaatieai At all times it Is necessary to be aware of the aituation. The fan, too, should know th score, how many men on base, the count on the batter That way h caa anticipate the play. In the ninth inning, tor Instance, with a two-un lead and man i eecond base, tne right fielder Vs. Play That la why throws usually com in an oa nop Instead of on th fly. not because th outfielder's arm ia poor. The right fielder may attempt to throw out a slow man trying for third haa on a aingle to right. Aa alert In fielder, usually usu-ally the second baseman or short-atop, short-atop, can aiae up the play. The runner run-ner may have h throw to third DBtn. and th better is attempting attempt-ing to move to second on th throw. With a low throw from right field, the second baseman can easily step in the path of the ball, and relay to second, getting the better. The situation can always change i after the throw made, thus it is i important to Keep th peg low. ' An unnecessary step, or an off-balance off-balance throw by ar. outfielder can mean the difference between victory vic-tory and defeat. ' (Neat: Tee) Williams ef the -d SWaa.1 . f.