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...to field the ball. Waterman came in on Bearman’s hit and Hunt went to the bat. Charley hit a high foul, which Craver took nicely on the fly, thus acting

...o the bat which passes the catcher, and is stopped by the crowd behind the bat. A block can only be called on a batted ball so stopped by the crowd, or o

...ing a beautiful Rosewood Bat, and the championship of Davidson County. The Bat being presented by Mr. Luck, the well-known variety dealer, on Church stree ...indicate that when the Cumberland Club disbanded, the "beautiful Rosewood Bat" had been won by the Cumberlands the previous year and was returned to Mr.

...point of perfection in its rules. An effort was made to adopt the square bat, but it failed.</p>

...n the pitcher for unfair pitching as on the batsman for unfair play at the bat. Hence the origin of calling balls on the pitcher.</p>

...y going to bat in eight innings. His average for each man who went to the bat was 4 1-26 balls, while Ramsey's average was 3 15-16 [probably i.e. 4 1/26

...at all. Of course a man could not steal a base until he had a time at the bat, but that is about all the connection there is between the two. Let me ill

...f the League, Mr. Young, Fessenden reversed his decision and called Hoy to bat again.</p>

|Game=Bat-and-Ball ...wrote, “There are a great many boys all the time on the Common now playing bat and ball”

|Title=Ball, Bat, and Bishop: the Origin of Ball Games

...bat, to throw it back and let them bat it, and when the Stars came to the bat to throw out the dead ball (which it was understood the game should be pla

|Title=Quilt Winders and Pod Shavers; the History of Cricket Bat and Ball Manufacture

...and the first nine of the Flynn Club will play a match game for a ball and bat at the Sulphur Spring Bottom to-morrow at 3 p.m."</p>

...it becomes the duty of the umpire to ask each batsman, as he comes to the bat, whether he wants a “high” or a “low” ball. The batsman has the ri

...re told him he must strike at all balls within the legitimate reach of his bat. Leech, hearing the discussion, gave him hip, and waist high balls, which,

...t, not passing within reach of the home plate. When Flint plays under the bat the balls are delivered more especially to him than to the striker. These ...le fairly deserves his sobriquet of “the terror.” Flint’s play behind the bat is wonderfully skillful and plucky. Without him or his equal–who is hard

...rgical aid in sewing up the wounds, while Booth took his place behind the bat. Hastings used no rubber between his teeth, else the injury might have bee

|Description=<p>per Gomme. A game played at Sitxwold [huh?] resembling “Trap, Bat, and Ball.</p>

|Text=<p>[Snyder] has not been strong at the bat, which is true of nearly all the catchers...</p>

...caution. Did you see the magnificent way he took those foul tips off the bat?</p>