| Show I Io I sto o W w t UY IW TY TV T COBB I Greatest Gretes t Ball JUall I Upon reaching first base It Is IsI well for tor the base Las runner to make I a false fals break on every very ball pitch pitch- pitched pitched ed Id even thouGh there ther is no In Intention to to steal The false break serves erves a- a a double purpose It tend tends t to up upset et the thO pitcher also aillo li keeps eps him from front con con- con his tire fire on th the bats bats- batsman batsman batsman I man This has This This- baa haa a tendency to make make- make tor for wildness In lIke manner minner It play plays on the ot of o thIS the th catcher The fhe false break makes him hInt tear fear car the runner will go o down on every ball pitched and causes cause him to call for in an effort to thwart the runner It If he BOO goes oes down ThIs also tend tends to get let th the pitcher in the hole When lh tho runner finally decides on the ball which on-which h he be tsi is about to steal steal- steal ho hI toted forget about everything Iso else lie and dash duh for see see- sec second ond with w all speed after getting the best belt break possible The Th runner gunner should give thought ht to nothing until hg h nears nars second base base bue then he should pay close do at- at at attention to the th action of th the play play- player player er covering the th bill bag b bf be It the shortstop or second baseman Watch the th eyes eye of ot the Infielder about to handle the ball There Ther ii 18 iino lino no better way wayn n in which to 10 learn the direction of ot the tho th throw This Thill Is II l very n necessary to complete the th steal teal successfully A knowledge knowle ge o ot of the direction or of orthe the throw enables enable the tho runner to adjust hi his slide accordingly ae In or order or- or order der tier to make it difficult for the tho fIelder to put th the ball bali on him Incidentally th the batsman can beo b be beof of great creat help to th the has base runner In his hi effort to reach the next sack laack ack The ballman knowinG the th ball ballon ballon ballon intends to to- on which the runner steal teal should should- shift his lIs prior to lbs th pitch to the th rear end of the batters batter's box This forces the tho th catch catch- catcher catcher er that much muth farther back thereby I lengthening the th throw throw throw-It It Is 11 also a good rood move for him to bunt stiff armed with no thought of meeting the tho th ball This S SIs Is perfectly legal and makes the catcher throw over his exten extended ed bat and arms often orten obscuring his vision Islon enough to decide Ibe be out out- outcome outcome com come of ot the th pla play |
