right shoulder of the batter.

The batter stands at the front line of the home-base and holds his bat
above his shoulder and strikes from that position, with both hands
grasping the handle of the bat, if he is using a flat bat. But if he
is using a "delill" he holds it with one hand and allows the swiftly
thrown ball to strike his club and glance off at an angle to a part of
the grounds where no fielders are on the outlook for it. Every time
the ball touches the bat it is considered a fair hit, and the batter
must run for his first corner and reach it, if possible, before some
fielder, the catcher, or giver secures the ball and "burns" or
"stings" him, as they call it when they hit a player with the ball. No
one stands on guard at the bases to catch the batter out, and the
ball, in place of being thrown to the base, is thrown at the man
running the corners. When one batter makes a hit or is put out the
next batter takes his place as in baseball.

The catcher stands behind the bat and without gloves, and with no
protection for his face or body he catches the "hot" balls the giver
sends to him. The balls are not heavy enough to be dangerous.

The fielders scatter themselves over the field, according to the
directions of the captain, and try to catch or stop all balls from the
bat, or those that are thrown at and miss the runners between corners.

When a man is out he is out until the next inning, and the game
proceeds without him. If a striker sends a ball in the air and it is
caught before it touches the ground by the giver, the catcher, or any
one of the fielders, the batter is out. If the ball touches his bat it
is counted a hit, and if it is caught by any one of the opposite side