CONTENTS.

[INTRODUCTION. AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF BASE-BALL, WITH A BRIEF SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY]

[CHAPTER I. THEORY OF THE GAME--A CHAPTER FOR THE LADIES.]

[CHAPTER II. TRAINING]

[CHAPTER III. THE PITCHER]

[CHAPTER IV. THE CATCHER]

[CHAPTER V. THE FIRST BASEMAN]

[CHAPTER VI. THE SECOND BASEMAN]

[CHAPTER VII. THE THIRD BASEMAN]

[CHAPTER VIII. THE SHORT-STOP]