Illustrations of base ball attitudes

Item Information

Title:
Illustrations of base ball attitudes
Description:
These two pages from "George Wright's Book for 1875, Containing Record of the Boston Base Ball Club" provide instruction on hitting posture and the technique for hitting to left field. The photographs show proper body position for hitting, catching, and throwing.
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
black-and-white prints (photographs)
pamphlets
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
EP001: Ephemera collection
Subjects:
manuals (instructional materials)
bats (game equipment)
baseballs (ball)
baseball caps
baseball (field sport)
sports uniforms
baseball -- handbooks, manuals, etc.
baseball -- training
baseball uniforms
batting (Baseball) -- handbooks, manuals, etc.
fielding (Baseball) -- handbooks, manuals, etc.
sports & leisure
Wright, George, 1847-1937
Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Norfolk County Gazette Office
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 page of a book
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/194819
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Identifier:
194819
Call #:
EP001.07.TMP.004