Clipping:Sliding technique
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 |
| Add a Clipping |
| Date | Saturday, May 19, 1888 |
|---|---|
| Text | Ward is the scientific slider. He runs toward the base at a breakneck pace, and when within a few yards of it dashes to the ground, throwing his legs outward as he does so and passing behind the baseman. His trick has not bee learned by others yet, but it it is a good one, and rarely is he caught when stealing to a base. … To describe Connor's movements as he slides to a base would take a volume. But, put briefly, it is as if he were sitting on a wave and went first into the trough of the seas and then rose to the crest. He slides in feet foremost, lying on his back, but regains an upright position as soon as his feet touch the base. Just how it is done nobody seems to know, and it is doubtful if Roger could tell. Chicago Tribune May 19, 1888, quoting the New York World [Philadelphia vs. Chicago 5/19/1888] Pfeffer has introduced a new slide. He throws his body away from the base-line and reaches one foot for the bag. He worked it successfully in the second inning when he ran from first to second after Wood's catch of Williamson's fly. Wood made a perfect thrown to Irwin, who reached for Pfeffer just as he went down,and was surprised when he discovered that, after apparently dodging away from the base, Fred had stopped with one foot resting against it. Pfeffer and Williamson practice the new slide every day. Chicago Tribune May 20, 1888 |
| Source | Chicago Tribune |
| Tags | |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
Comments
<comments voting="Plus" />