Clipping:A description of the West Philadelphia Club grounds
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| Date | Saturday, August 11, 1866 |
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| Text | The West Philadelphian’s ground is excellent–what there is of it; but that is not much. The fence back of the catcher seriously interferes with that player–the ball no sooner strikes it, than it ricochets over it, thus allowing the opposing side to get many runs they are not entitled to. This cannot be remedied, however, as to move the positions further into the field, would allow of too many balls going over the outer field fences. Besides this, the ground is not laid out in the most advantageous manner. The sun is in the face of the majority of the players, while it ought not to be but in that of one–the catcher. New York, having had a much longer experience than Philadelphia, is better able to judge of such matters, and it is invariably the case there to lay out the ground that the catcher faces the West. By this plan, he is the only player who is interfered with by “Old Sol,” and only in the last part of the game. The Keystone and Equity are the only clubs in this city who have arranged their grounds in this manner. The excellence of the plan is plainly perceptible to any one who has played on them. |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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