The objective of the writer of this book is to produce a manual that will provide player, manager, fan and father-coach with the kind of useful, practical information that can be applied to amateur baseball, especially tothose programs for 8 to 18 year-olds.Most of the book is devoted to individual and team play with these two major groupings broken down and presented in logical fashion and also in the order of importance. For example, the three major skills: batting, running and throwing are given first. The specialized skills, such as pitching and catching, follow. Team play, of course, is...