Milford News | 1939-04-20 | Page 3 | 'Batter up!' Echoes Once More - but Woe to the Poor Batter

'Batter Up!' Echoes Once More But Woe to the Poor Batter The sharp crark of bat nsninst ball resounds re-sounds throughout America April 17 as another biq leaaue season starts. All summer sum-mer lonq the man at the plate and the man behind it fare two of baseball's toughest assignments. as-signments. The photo-diagram photo-diagram below shows how easily a catcher or baiter can be beaned by a pitched ball which goes 60 feet, 6 inches in less than half a second. Both must think with lightning rapidity. Picture ? Parade.-' ::'f ;::-x;;;:::;:j;;;;;;;:: o;;;;"!! ' Q:MM'4i ':444:4 xSl SPEED 2 MILES per MINUTE k7 , "4 ' " or about 60 FT. in less than half a second ' -V v - I t - ''i'-t.Ji'm j ;V',ofwWMMsJW! rw?5!S S$r -$v???sri&-ynx PITCHER'S Li VMJL 4-(J. - J BOX hi ' iJ -Jy'-i pi?SM plate hr:ZC&:JZ'rii f Jf$ If ' j