After Boris had the end of the cord he would fasten the rope to his end, and so enable Boris to draw it up.

And to guard against losing the end of the cord, he tied it to his own left wrist.
He waited for the sentries to meet; gave the one who stayed on his side a start, and then, taking careful aim, threw his ball.

At home Fred had played baseball.

More than once a game had depended on the accuracy of his toss of a hot grounder to the first baseman.

In basketball games, he had stood, with the score tied, to shoot for the basket on a foul, when the outcome was to be settled by the accuracy of his throw.