Clipping:Position of the third baseman; catcher signals
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| Date | Sunday, January 6, 1889 |
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| Text | [quoting George Pinkney] In playing the base, or rather when I take my position on the field, I stand from ten to twelve feet from the base–down the line toward the short stop and about three to five feet behind the line. Of course I vary my position according to the batsman. I take my signs from the catcher, who has signaled the pitcher the kind of a ball he wants delivered to this or that particular batsman. A live third baseman will make many good points during the game which will add to the interest of it. He has many chances for covering second base, which a number of third basemen fail to do. Time and again that base is left vacant by the baseman and short stop, both going after a high fly back of the base. This leaves it unprotected and gives the base runner, who is always ready to take advantage of any points, an opportunity to make an extra base in case the ball should be dropped. A good third baseman should be an accurate throwing, both overhand and underhand, and a sure catch, on account of the peculiar twist on the high balls hit up around third base. These balls must be grabbed and held firmly until they have settled in your hands or they are apt to twist out and shoot away from you in such a manner that you cannot recover them before they reach the ground. A good third baseman should be a wideawake and lively man, because he has little time to consider after a ball is hit to him, for they are of the hot and sharp kind. |
| Source | Brooklyn Eagle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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