Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 246

Title:: Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 246
Description:: Two players for the St. Louis Cardinals stand in the dirt infield at an unidentified stadium. One of the players stands in the front portion of the infield near the grass in line with the base path while the other player stands farther back behind him near the grass outfield holding a glove.
Creator:: Mann, Leslie
Creator:: E.W. Goodrich (Tremont Temple, Boston)
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
Fielding--Short Stop
Base Running
Leading
Link to Item:: https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll10/id/276
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Publisher:: Springfield College
Language:: English
Notes:: This slide represents the normal position that a shortstop should stand in when there is a baserunner leading off of second base. The short stop is standing almost directly behind the baserunner, but appears to be a little closer to second base then the baserunner is. The shortstop does not want to stand too close to second base or too far away from second base. If he stands too close, then the baserunner will be weary of the shortstop and will take a smaller lead, but it would leave a large gap in the field between the third baseman and the shortstop. If the shortstop stands too far away from second base, then the baserunner will be able to take a larger lead because they know that there is no one covering the base. In general, the shortstop should stand a comfortable distance apart from second base but not too far away. If the shortstop notices that the baserunner is taking a very large lead, then the shortstop can begin to creep back towards second base in an attempt to pick off the baserunner.
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"
Identifier:: LANT-BSBL-246-03
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