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Show I f HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL j SCOTT SAYS TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL AND TIME J IT FOR BIG BOUND . 4 By I A HHSTI SC OTT I (fens .irk .NhirtstO) W ASKKO to mve the t h o moat Important Im-portant feature of shortstop play. I would u), kep on your toes and alwaya ePt the bull on th big bound. Never be Qeught flat tooted It is best to figure out what you Will do with the ball If It comes to ou. Tho shortstop must be ever alert Physically as well as mentally It is an eftjiy matter to Held u ground ball if you can pluy 1, 8JJ lhu blg bounu The shortstop must tlguio the bouqdi the ball will tuke before It reaches hlin and p.a.. It accordingly GBl .11 MP ON BAM. Of course there are BOOM batted balls that 1: ii utterij Impossible to get on the big hound Bulls that are nit on a line and land two or throe foet in front of you are such a type ou must take Hum as thev come, play them as best you can Be confident of yourself and ,,-ot the Jump on the ball. Always be in a position po-sition to throw without wasting anytime any-time Piguro a' batter's apeed aim play him accordingly. Deep on the slow men. close In on the fa .' m.-n DON'T TIP BATTJ It Watch for the- COtoher'q ;;tn and then be ready to move n t Lie di 1 1 I "ii you believe the bull will be hn But never shift after thc catcher glvci the sign, for if you do. the btttttet will see you and can easily figur. .nit . hat Is going to be pitched. The shortstop mut pay close attention atten-tion to the score and get the most out of his play. Kor Instance, with two out and a runner on second, you must piny deeper so as to be able to knock down balls that would ordinarily go through and score the man. The shortstoo and second baseman always must ha.e an agreement as to who Will cover. This is done through some sign These arc a few of the many things a short stop must do. but most essential essen-tial of all Is to keep on one's to s and get the ball on the big bound. 1 EVERETT SCOTT |