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Tters whose styles of hitting are so different that they may be said to
be distinct. The one, comprising such hitters as Connor, Brouthers,
Tiernan, Wise, Fogarty, Whitney, Ryan, Denny, and Fred Carroll, use the
full length of the bat, and in addition to the push of the shoulders
make a decided swing at the ball. In the other, in which are Anson,
Kelly, Dunlap, and a few others, the motion is more of a push than a
swing. Anson, who, if not the best batter in the country, is certainly
the surest, seldom does anything but push the bat against the ball, only
occasionally making what might be called a swing. Many of the latter
class grasp the bat up short, and some of them keep the hands a few
inches apart. If I were advising a novice which style to learn I should
say the latter, because it is the surer, though such batters seldom hit
as hard as the others. Every ball player who pretends to play the game
with his brain as well as with his body, should be able to hit in
whatever direction he wishes. It may not be always possible to hit in
the exact direction desired, and, of course, he cannot "place" the ball
in any particular spot, but he can and should be able to hit either to
left field or right, as the occasion demands. The advantage of this to
the player himself and to his team cannot be overestimated. For example,
there is a runner on first who signals to the batter that he will try to
steal second on the second ball pitched. When he starts to run the
second baseman goes for his base and the entire field between first and
second is left open. Now, if the batter gets a ball anywhere within
reach and taps it down toward right field, the chances ar