Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 158

Item Information

Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 158
Description:
Lou North, a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, stands on a pitcher's mound. His right foot is touching the edge of the white pitching rubber slab located on the middle of the mound, while his left foot is placed in front of the rubber slab to the left side of his right foot.
Creator:
Mann, Leslie
Date:
1920–1925
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Baseball
Baseball caps
Baseball fields
North, Louis Alexander
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitching
Pitching--Set Position
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll10/id/268
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Louis North is demonstrating the incorrect positioning for pitchers who are standing on the pitcher's mound in set position. North's front left foot is located across towards the third base line and is not in the direct line towards home plate. This is incorrect because the goal of the set position is to make the throw to home plate as quick and easy as possible. From here, North would have difficulty making that throw because of the positioning of his left foot. North should move his left foot so it is closer to being directly in front of his right foot, which would be ideal and would make it easier for North to throw the baseball to home plate.
There is very little information about the life of Lou North. North was born on June 15, 1891 in Elgin, Illinois. North played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Boston Braves throughout his career. However, North played a very sporadic career, as he played in 1913 for the Tigers, didn't play in 1914-1916, played for the Cardinals in 1917, and then didn't play again until 1920. He then played from 1920-1924 as a member of the Cardinals, making his total career span 7 years. North served in World War I, which would explain why he didn't play for a couple years between 1917 and 1920, though there is no information as to why North played for one year with the Tigers and then took three years off. North was mainly a relief pitcher, as he only started in 25 games in his career, while he pitched in 80.
I used facial recognition to identify the player in Slide 158 as Louis North.
Good condition;
This digital image is made from two separate digital scans; one scan of the lantern slide (reflective); one scan of the image (transparency); the two image were then combined in Photoshop to create the final image.
Lantern slide from the Leslie Mann baseball instruction course, "The Fundamentals of Baseball"
"Lou North Stats." Baseball Almanac, [ www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=northlo01 ] Accessed 31 Oct. 2017. ___Internet Archive___. [ http://web.archive.org/web/20171031172848/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=northlo01 ].
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-158-03
158