Show on tt BlUyE QS By fly D GEORGE Greatest of First Bs Basemen mn It Is a a difficult matter malter to tell a fIrst how he h should con con- conduct con conduct duct himself around the th bag bar at atall all times In a treat great many cases it is hard to figure an any set rule ruts for tor pia play ery often managers differ as to how they want their Infield ld to play under exactly the th same conditions How low a first baseman should or- or ordinarily or ordinarily play tho the bag Is perhaps best determined by the stage of the game cam ame and the score What might bo ho a good In n the th third nning when a run behind or ahead might not be ro- ro regarded re regarded as good baseball in the eighth or ninth session with time the same conditions existing A Situation hat that troubles a lot lotof lotof of youngsters youngster is when to hold the runner on ora The Th stage of oC the game the score the th batter and the th he num num- number number ber bep of outs out all have ha a certain In- In Influence In Influence fluence on the tIme pIa play The first baseman should always as play the th bat bag hold the runner on with a runner on firs and second base unoccupied When hen theme thele art are ar runners runner on first arms antI second and a 1 L sacrifice Is ul- ul most ul most certain to be attempted the sacker ti sacker st must r pIa play in close for tor forthe the tho expected bunt move In stealth stealth- stealthily stealthily ily lIy with the th pitch in a a hope to get the runner at third thereby breaking up the try strategy of the 1 0 op op O i It if your team Is la out in front b by bya bya a comfortable martin margin and there are runners on firs first and second cond one ene or no outs out t t Is usually ad ad- ad to play bac since Ince It Is almost certain that the batter laUer will take a healthy swing also that thaI trying to steal at such a stage would be bad baseball Shifting of ot the Sect feet Is most moet Im mm Important po tant This enables time the custod custod- custodIan custodian ian tan ot of the base to rea readjust hImself to suit the direction lon ot of the th thrown ball It the ball 1 Is thrown n on the first baseman's right the left loft foot toot should bo be on en the corner of the tho bag ba near near- nearest est eat the line Une of Cr travel of o the ball balland and the th right foot extended time tho limit to toward ard the th throw In order to tog g get t the maximum reach In that dt- dt di direction It If the ball baU i Is thrown to the first baseman's left the right toot foot should be on the tho ba bas with Ith ith the tho left foot Coot extended 00 I |