Louis Marie, one of the supervisors, shortly prior to the accident had spoken to some girls who were sitting at or in the same position as Cheryl Benedetto, and the girls had moved as a result of the Sister's having spoken to them. Whether Cheryl was one of the girls spoken to at that time or not we are not able to determine. Cheryl had previously sat on the sidewalk before to observe these games.
Counselor for plaintiff in brief stated that Julia Cullen flung the bat and it struck Cheryl Benedetto on the fly. The record does not support this. No one seems to know exactly how the bat was thrown or in what manner it struck Cheryl.
Baseball, being recognized as a national pastime, is well known toall, including 12-and 13-year-old children. In fact, Cheryl testified that she had played ball on occasions, and her younger sister was playing in this particular game. There is no prescribed way, under any supervision, in which to disengage oneself from the bat once he or she has successfully struck the ball in such a manner as to appear to be a safe hit. The batter's concern is to get rid of the bat and head for first base as fast as he can. We have never heard of nor have we ever seen a batter carry the bat to first base with him. The normal and natural thing for Julia Cullen to do was to drop or get rid of the bat so she could run to first