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Show CEFORE THROWING IT IS WELL TO VARM UP This May Ce Best Done by Two Players Tossing the Eall Back and Forth. (I!y CARTy Mj'NJ'KJKKN, I!iihi:I.h11 Coach, L'nlvnrHlty of illlliolH. JSefore throwing the ball with uny Sliced the playera should always warm up well. This may best be done by two men throwing the ball back and forth between them at first for n short distance and later for a longer distance. liall players almost always throw too much and too hard iu practice. prac-tice. Tho result Is they have dead arms or arms that are permanently Injured. In throwing, the player should concentrate con-centrate lils attention on the target. If he has acquired the proper form In throwing ho can center his thought on the spot to which he is throwing. The overhand throw for most purposes pur-poses is better than any other method. With this form the player can throw more accurately and with greater speed and wltli less chance of injuring his arm than with the side-arm or under-hund under-hund throw. In using the overhand throw the ball should be held with the first two fingers and the ball goes over the ends of the fingers. In making the throw the hand starts behind the head and Is brought straight over the shoulder. As the hand and arm are drawn back the left foot is stepped forward, and as the throw Is completed com-pleted the right foot steps forward with the arm motvm. The underhand throw should be used oa some occasions among which may be mentioned the following: 1. The shortstop uses the underhand throw when making a short throw to second base or after fielding slow hit grounders ground-ers and the throw Is to first or home. 2. The third baseman uses the underhand under-hand throw on bunts and slow hit grounders. 3. The second baseman frequently needs to throw underhanded, under-handed, but he likewise may be called upon to throw with side-arm or overhand over-hand motion. The catcher uses the overhand throw when throwing to bases except sometimes some-times on bunted balls, and most of the throws made by the Infield should be of the overhand variety. The outfielders out-fielders should throw over-handed. |