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 12
... fingers well round in ficnt , the thumb meeting them from the other side , and passing beyond but on the lower side of the forefinger , and firmly pressed against it ; then , placing the lower end of the blade on the ground , with the ...
... fingers well round in ficnt , the thumb meeting them from the other side , and passing beyond but on the lower side of the forefinger , and firmly pressed against it ; then , placing the lower end of the blade on the ground , with the ...
Side 18
... fingers of " short - slip , " who else may bring his innings to an untimely close . If the ball be along the ground , the bat should be brought down hard upon it , and more of a hit attempted . This will , in all probability , drive it ...
... fingers of " short - slip , " who else may bring his innings to an untimely close . If the ball be along the ground , the bat should be brought down hard upon it , and more of a hit attempted . This will , in all probability , drive it ...
Side 22
... fingers only , the thumb being only employed to retain it in its place . He must then advance , more or less swiftly , according to his style , with a pace half - run , half - walk , and , with a horizontal swing of the arm straight out ...
... fingers only , the thumb being only employed to retain it in its place . He must then advance , more or less swiftly , according to his style , with a pace half - run , half - walk , and , with a horizontal swing of the arm straight out ...
Side 24
... fingers extended , to receive it into them as into a bag or net , at the same time allowing the hands to yield , more or less , in proportion with the speed of the ball . The hands should not be extended too soon , or the arms become ...
... fingers extended , to receive it into them as into a bag or net , at the same time allowing the hands to yield , more or less , in proportion with the speed of the ball . The hands should not be extended too soon , or the arms become ...
Side 25
... fingers together and slightly overlapping : if it come above the chest , the hands must be formed in the same manner ; but the thumbs must now be brought together , instead of the little fingers , and the fingers must point upwards ...
... fingers together and slightly overlapping : if it come above the chest , the hands must be formed in the same manner ; but the thumbs must now be brought together , instead of the little fingers , and the fingers must point upwards ...
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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.