Excerpt from How to Play ShortstopThe shortstop's position has been termed the keystone of the infield. More properly, it is the pivot. More plays center about shortstop as a fulcrum, and more is asked of the holder of this position than is true of any other baseman. The accuracy of the shortstop's assists are, at times, supremely vital; while the strength of his arm, the speed of his legs and the quickness of his perception many times may contribute to the saving of a struggle badly in the fire.The pro-position that confronts the candidate for a short field position is, briefly: I. To have speed enough to range from second to third bases on all sorts of bounders.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.