1862.55

They Do It Differently in Philadelphia

Salience	Peripheral
Tags	Base Ball Stratagems, Pre-modern RulesBase Ball Stratagems, Pre-modern Rules
Location	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia
City/State/Country:	Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	"THE GRAND MATCHES IN PHILADELPHIA. BROOKLYN VS. PHILADELPHIA...On the first day's play, there was no chalk line made between the home and 1st and 3rd bases, as the rule requires...It would be well, to,, to mark the home base line of six feet in length on which the striker is required to stand. Every player running the bases should be required to touch them...In cases of foul balls, too, the player running the bases should remain on the base, after he has returned to it, until the ball has been settled in the hands of the pitcher...we would also call the Philadelphians' attention to Section 20 of the rules. It applies to the striker as well as anyone else. (Section 20 deals with obstruction).
Sources	[A] New York Clipper, July 12, 1862
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	4/3/2014
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