BASE BALL SECRETS

—By Sol Metzger—

WHEN BATTING

Next to a good eye, the important point in good batting, is for the player to have his forward foot and shoulder closer to the line of the pitch than the rear foot and shoulder, as in the illustration on the left. Every good hitter adopts this stance when he goes to the plate. It enables him to step into the ball and to get his weight into the swing. In the illustration on the right the batter has taken the wrong stance. His rear foot and shoulder farthest from the pitcher is nearest to the line of the pitch. He instinctively steps away from the ball and cannot meet it with a well timed swing.

1926 newspaper photo of St. Louis Browns pitcher Chester Falk in a pitching pose during his first major league start against Cleveland.

Dodgers Roll Into St. Louis While Hornsby’s Bats Fall Silent

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1926 Pittsburgh Post cartoon celebrating the Pirates’ 3-2 win over the Braves at Forbes Field, featuring Hazen Cuyler, Hal Rhyne, Dave Bancroft and comic game scenes.

Champtown Chatter, Cuyler’s Homer and Four Double Plays — Pittsburgh Post Coverage From May 1926

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Champtown Chatter May 5, 1926

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Herman Bell Pitches Cardinals to 3-to-2 Victory Over Reds Lester Bell Drives In 2 Runs in 8th By J. Roy Stockton - St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 5, 1926 Herman Bell, big-fisted, raw-boned and with a deep love for rough and tumble, is sergeant-at-arms of the Cardinal baseball club. His office