Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1911 — Pitchers Keep Ball Low. [ARTICLE]

Pitchers Keep Ball Low.

It is a noticeable fact that the most successful pitchers these days are those who seldom pitch a high ball, and yet there was a time when the high ball had the batters guessing. Today, however, the pitcher with the high ones does ndt last long. The batsmen have mastered this delivery and the pitchers have been forced to change tbeir style of pitching entirely. There are decidedly few players these days who hit the low balls and very few who cannot hit a high one. Most of the long hits made during a season are on balls that are pitched above the waist Not only Is It easier to follow the course of a ball which is pitched on about a level with the waist Une, but the swing in most instances is more natural.