While a lithe-limbed Fauga-sa fielder went darting like a seal through the water after the ball, Motu and Roboki, their every nerve and muscle strained to its utmost, were piling up the runs for Pago Pago.
Perhaps the most amusing event of the afternoon was the disgrace brought upon himself by Samau, son of Chief Malatoba, and the crack bat and fielder of the Fauga-sas.
The rightfielder who followed that ball was nervous from the start.
What you need," laughed Dick, "is a good right fielder and a star third baseman.
As it happened, the fielderunderestimated the length of the flight.
Norths' left-fielder muffed the ball, then recovered and threw like a flash to third.
South's left fielder had to run in for the leather, which struck the ground, then rolled to one side.
Wrecker, panting, reached first, looked at the fielder almost on the ball, sped on, then prudently turned and make back for first.
Again the fielder had no trouble in reaching it ere it fell to the ground, and Grant scooped and held it while running lightly forward.
If the base runner advances another base he shall not be credited with a stolen base, and the fielder allowing the advancement is also to be charged with an error.
The players of the side "at bat" must occupy the portion of the field allotted them, but must speedily vacate any portion thereof that may be in the way of the ball, or of any Fielder attempting to catch or field it.
In case of doubt over this class of hits, score a base hit, and exempt the fielder from the charge of an error.
This has been done to rid the game of the childish excuses and claims formerly made by a Fielder failing to hold a ball to put out a Base Runner.
When a ball is hit so slowly towards a fielder that he cannot handle it in time to put out the batsman.
When a hit ball is partially or wholly stopped by a fielder in motion, but such player cannot recover himself in time to handle the ball before the striker reaches First Base.
Provided, it be not caught in a Fielder's hat or cap, or touch some object other than a Fielder before being caught.
Stolen bases shall be scored as follows: Any attempt to steal a base must go to the credit of the base runner, whether the ball is thrown wild or muffed by the fielder, but any manifest error is to be charged to the fielder making the same.
Her center fielder opened up with a hit and a moment later stole second.
But the next man flied out to left fielder and the cheering died away.
It was the first half of the sixth inning; the score was eight to eight; there was one man out, a runner on second, and Durham's left fielder at bat.
To be sure, Apthorpe put a fly where the Durham right fielder could not reach it, and so got to first base, and Riding advanced him by a neat sacrifice; but he had no chance to score.
When the new pitcher got the ball again the man on second had gone to third, and Durham's left fielder was jumping about on first.
And in another moment he was streaking for his base, while out back of shortstop the leftfielder was running in as fast as he might.
The center fielder had picked up the ball and was about to throw it in.
He was one of the most accurate throwers that I ever saw; a splendid fielderand a good batter, though not a particularly heavy one.
He was always to be depended upon, worked hard, was a sure catch, a good fielder and a first-class wielder of the ash.
Gore was a newcomer in the League ranks, he hailing from New Bedford, but he soon made for himself a name, being a first-class fielder and a batsman that was away above the average, as is shown by his record made in after years.
As a batsman he was only fair, and as a fielder decidedly careless.
As a batter he was only fair, but as a fielder in his position he was remarkable, being as quick as a cat and as plucky as they made them.
As a fielder he was very fair, and as, a batsman above the average, so far as strength went, though not always to be depended upon as certain to land upon the ball.
As a thrower, fielderand base runner he was in the first class, while as a batsman he was only fair.
He was a good fielderwhen not bowled up, but when he was he sometimes failed to judge a fly ball correctly, though he would generally manage to get pretty close in under it.
Remsen was a fine fielder and a fast base-runner, but his weak point was in hitting.
He was a good fielder and a strong and accurate thrower, his weak point lying in his batting.
He pitched without looking to see what Kennedy signaled, and "Sacred" White, the center fielder of the Blues, drove the ball to left center for three bases.
The centre-fielder must be especially quick on his feet, as he is expected to back up both shortstop and second base as well as to run in for line hits that just go over the in-fielders' heads.
Out between right fielder and centerfielder the ball fell to earth untouched and Chub was on first.
But they were reckoning without Mr. Right Fielder Young.
And as he did so his heart leaped, for left fielder had suddenly turned and was running sideways and backward by turns out into the field.
Mr. Right Fielder Young started the sixth in a way that made the Hammond supporters hug themselves and each other ecstatically.
Hammond went to bat with Stone, her center fielder up.
It looked like a sure home run, and it was clear that the Boston left fieldercould not get under it.
When the bell rang for the game to begin, the Giants took the field, and Milton, the big center-fielder of the Yankees, came to the plate.
You made this stuff grow; now you can cut it down.
In a moment he was scudding down to first, while the left fielder was going back for the ball which had passed beyond his reach.
The left fielder threw well, and the ball struck in the catcher's mitt.
There was so much noise he could not hear the coachers, but he saw the fielder had not secured the ball.
The center fielder secured the ball and returned it to second, but Hinkley had made a safe single off the very first ball delivered.
The instant Old Put, who had returned to the coach line, saw that the fielder meant to throw home, he howled for the batter to keep right on for second.
The fielder had secured the ball, he drove it to the shortstop, and shortstop whirled and sent it whistling home.
It was not a rainbow, so it did not give the fielder time to get under it, although he made a sharp run for it.
The right fielder secured the ball and tried to stop Danny at the plate by a long throw.
I was calling on the oldest Miss Fielder the other day, and she told me that she positively felt ashamed to go looking as she did, but that she really did feel the necessity of economy.
Do you know," said I, "that I'm quite sure the Misses Fielder think they are practicing rigorous economy?
That was what the right fielder did, though he managed to pick it up quickly enough to prevent the player from going on in to home.
He had a glimpse of the centre fielder racing madly after the ball, and then he felt for the first time that he really had a chance to make a home run.
The centre fielder instead of relaying in the ball by the second baseman (for the throw was too far for him), had attempted to get it to third alone.
Farther and farther it went, until the centre fielder began running back to get it.
The plucky centre fielder tried to stifle the groan of anguish that rose to his lips, but it was impossible.
In fact the young centre fielder was about to speak but he did not get the chance, for Sam exclaimed again: "Well, do you want my resignation, Darrell?
Hank Armstrong, the sturdy left fielder of the Resolutes, was the first at the bat for his side, and with a vicious swing he hit the first ball which Sam pitched to him.
Then there was a mix-up when the next man hit, and by an error of the left fielder the man on second, who had stolen to third, went home with a run, while the man who had brought him in got to the last bag.
He's a good fielder all right, now that he isn't so nervous.
Then the fielder woke up, and threw to second, hoping to catch out Holly, who was somewhat undecided.
As the three strolled down the corridor, out on the campus, and in the direction of Holly's room, the genial center fielder having an apartment in one of the college club houses, Dutch nudged his companions.
He never would have reached it, but for an error on the part of the right fielderwho muffed the ball, amid the groans of his fellows.
Ted Puder, the Fairview center fielder and captain, was the first man up, and was greeted with a round of cheers as he tapped his bat on the rubber.
The fielder had the ball by this time, and had thrown it to the second baseman, who swung about and relayed it home, but it was just a second too late, and Sid crossed the rubber on a grand slide.
Wescott catcher, who saw Sid coming, for the Wescott fielder was stupidly holding it.
But, by a desperate run, the left fielder caught the fly, and Dutch was out, while Joe Jackson was on third.
He knocked a fly, which the right fielder got without much difficulty, and the first half of the initial inning was over with a goose-egg in the space devoted to Randall.
The frantic center fielder was racing for the ball amid the daisies.
There was a confusing chorus of yells, so much so that the fielder after the ball, which had gone past him, did not know what to do, after he had the horsehide.
Mr. Fielder had gone away, and Hal felt the loss sorely.
Florence gained courage one day to ask Mr. Fielder about the prospect of becoming a teacher.
Mr. Fielder almost wears me out, so you might let me have a little rest in vacation.
In a case of this kind a crafty runner will often make a feint to run to third in order to force the fielder to throw the ball in the hope that he may throw it wild.
The instant an out-fielder gets a ball in his hands he should throw it to some point in the in-field.
The centre fieldermust back up second base on all throws from the catcher, and also on throws from any other position, whenever possible.
Of late this is not done so often, for the reason that the right fielder plays a much deeper field now than he did a few years ago.
If there is a probability that the runner actually intends to go to third, there is nothing left the fielder but to throw and take the chance.
He also should assist the centre fielder in backing up second base, and to this end run back of the centre fielder when the latter goes in to meet the ball; so that if it passes one, the other will still be there to stop it.
An error is made when a fielder fails to make a play that he should fairly have been expected to make.
An out-fielder should never attempt a long throw on the fly, to first or third or home.
So that, while discountenancing one-hand plays when two hands may be used, I still think every fielder should practice one-hand catches, to be prepared for such a play when it becomes necessary.
This will avoid all danger of collisions to which he is specially exposed by having a fielder on either side.
The last moment allowed a fielder to get in the way of a ball is worth the first two, because one will be consumed in getting under headway.
A throw on the first bound will reach there just as quickly, more accurately, and with less chance of getting by the fielder to whom it is thrown.
It gives one fielder more confidence to go in quickly after a ball if he knows there is another fielder behind him to stop it in case it passes himself.
He should "call" for the ball the moment he has decided to take it, and as between an out-fielder and an in-fielder the former will take any hit he can reach.
But when it descended the Robinson fielder was under it, and Billings stopped his journey around the bases and came back.
The left-fielder sped the ball home quickly, but not soon enough to keep Jack from reaching third.
I never saw a fielder look more certain of making a catch than Weatherby did.
When Robinson had the bases full in the ninth and their left-fielder rapped out that liner--well, I shut my eyes and held my breath!
Out toward the corner of the Carey building the right-fielder was stepping back.
He played the sun-field like a master, You never saw a fielder faster, And oh, how he could bingle!
McGonnigal, the fielder fleet, who hit like mad all season, And got a monthly envelope that seemed beyond all reason, Is driving team in Grangerville, and adding to his hoard By drawing down a salary of five a week and board.
A ball caught by the captain from the guards orfielder of his team, does not count.
A ball thrown from a guard or fielder does not score.
This change comes easily if the captain from the base occupied at first by X-6 always takes his place as fielder nearest base A; the fielders nearest A always going to A, and the other fielders to F.
Center fielder reached the ball, scooped it up, and hustled it toward shortstop, who had run out for it.
Left fielder failed to get under it, and Harrison romped home.
The big center fielder agreed to accompany Tom back to college, and without saying anything to the others to break up the fun, they slipped quietly away.
Sid, and three Tom made it, for he was a swift runner, and the ball rolled provokingly away from the fielder who raced after it.
In some unaccountable manner the right fielder muffed the ball and there were groans of anguish.
The Boxer right fielder had muffed the ball, but made a quick recovery and threw to first.
Of course the players themselves don't benefit by the big sum one manager may give another for the services of a star fielder or pitcher, but it all helps our reputations.
Across the battle-field is borne a dull and muffled sound, The fielder like a bullock falls, the ball rolls on the ground.
The Mudville center-fielder smiles and reaches forth in glee, He knows that fly's an easy out for such a man as he.
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