Show I Batter Battel Up Echoes Once More MOl e But But Woe to o the e Poor Batter The sharp crack of o bat a against ball resounds resounds re re- sounds throughout Jy Picture America April CM as u i Parade another big league season starts All sum aum summer mer long the manthe man at atthe the plate Late and the man behind it face ace two o oj 1 rr i j baseballs toughest as c y The photO diagram below shows J how easily a catcher or batter can be by a pitched ball which goes 60 I feet 6 inches in in less than half a second Both must think with lightning rapidity SPEED MILES per nor MINUTE or about 60 FT in loss than half a second Y f M y tt kr s W K Ki i r 1 r ay l. l kt tAt i J r UI UIo ae v f wg v- v a MS IV-MS aya T o Y Z r Y r 1 Y v a Y F ii J 1 x 9 s w Kr l f r E YX I S Ly r t tai firs tt wr Joe DiMaggio New York Yankee slugger demonstrates a batters batter's coordination of mind and muscle Especially noteworthy note note- worthy for both safety safely and success is the way leay Joe foe keeps his eyes on the ball from the he time lime it leaves the pitchers pitcher's hand F rY e. e Fr W We e a t eta t q tiA sd vr ry J H In the above two pictures DiMaggio illustrates tes how he puts nuts his shoulders and full weight behind the bat as he brings the theold theold theold old hickory around to connect with the tile ball Notice that full lull attention is still on the ball a rule that holds in ina any y sport port Y y l rel s sY rr Y e. e Y fe w Jolting Joes Joe's strong through follow is shown s to advantage in these last tied continuous action pictures o of f His swing symphony c cry N f i r. r r ry |