The Boy's Modern Playmate: A Book of Sports, Games, and PastimesJohn George Wood Frederick Warne and Company, 1891 - 816 sider |
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Side 3
... yards . Each wicket shall be eight inches in width , and consist of three stumps , with two bails upon the top . The stumps shall be of equal and sufficient size to prevent the ball from passing through , twenty - seven inches out of ...
... yards . Each wicket shall be eight inches in width , and consist of three stumps , with two bails upon the top . The stumps shall be of equal and sufficient size to prevent the ball from passing through , twenty - seven inches out of ...
Side 7
... yards . The bowling - crease shall be in a line with the bowling - stump ; and drawn according to Law 7 . 2. When there shall be less than five players on a side , bounds shall be placed twenty - two yards each in a line from the off ...
... yards . The bowling - crease shall be in a line with the bowling - stump ; and drawn according to Law 7 . 2. When there shall be less than five players on a side , bounds shall be placed twenty - two yards each in a line from the off ...
Side 14
... yard and a half to two yards from the bat , according to the speed of FIG 3 . the bowling , is called a " length ball , " because it pitches just the right length to be most puzzling to the batsman ; and it can only be met with ...
... yard and a half to two yards from the bat , according to the speed of FIG 3 . the bowling , is called a " length ball , " because it pitches just the right length to be most puzzling to the batsman ; and it can only be met with ...
Side 16
... yard that the ball is driven adds to the chances of a run , and every run lost or gained is so much gain or loss to the fortunes of the innings side . The young batsman should especially cultivate the knack of dropping down heavily upon ...
... yard that the ball is driven adds to the chances of a run , and every run lost or gained is so much gain or loss to the fortunes of the innings side . The young batsman should especially cultivate the knack of dropping down heavily upon ...
Side 25
... yards from the wickets , and so come in a long hop . Accuracy of return to the wickets is one of the first requisites of good field- ing , and should be cultivated accordingly . All " wild " throwing is to be eschewed ; but , above all ...
... yards from the wickets , and so come in a long hop . Accuracy of return to the wickets is one of the first requisites of good field- ing , and should be cultivated accordingly . All " wild " throwing is to be eschewed ; but , above all ...
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Side 625 - These simple machines are the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw.
Side 61 - ... the right and left courts. On each side of the net, at a distance of 21 feet from it, and parallel with it, are drawn the service lines.
Side 766 - Italian player oi some eminence. Walker says this may be classed as the most brilliant and critical opening known, and recommends the student to play it at every opportunity ; he also throws out the warning that an incorrect move may irrecoverably lose the game. The defence is most difficult to discover in actual play.
Side 48 - In all match games, lines connecting the liome and first bases, and the home and third bases, and also the lines of the striker's and pitcher's positions, shall be marked by the use of chalk or other suitable material, so as to be distinctly seen by the umpire. The...
Side 765 - WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. tO K. 4. i. P. tO K. 4. 2. P. to KB 4. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B. 3- 3- P. to K. Kt. 4. 4. KB to QB 4. 4. K. Kt. P. advances.
Side 7 - When there shall be more than four players on a side, there shall be no bounds. All hits, byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed.
Side 650 - I can take it into another room and there fire spirits of wine with it. If while it is electrifying I put my finger, or a piece of gold which I hold in my hand, to the nail, I receive a shock which stuns my arms and shoulders.
Side 66 - ... decide similarly for the second game. The partner of the player who served in the first game shall serve in the third; the partner of the player who served in the second game shall serve in the fourth, and so on in the same order in all the subsequent games of a set.
Side 5 - Or, if with any part of his person he stop the ball, which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket, and would have hit it.