Clipping:A ball in the crowd in play
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| Date | Saturday, September 2, 1871 |
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| Text | [Boston vs. Mutual 8/22/1871] Wolters then hit a high ball to the club house, and as it bounded in among the crowd, Wolters got round to third by his hit, sending Higham home. New York Clipper September 2, 1871 interfering with the fielder [Boston vs. Mutual 8/22/1871] Eggler opened the sixth innings with a high foul ball, wihch Spaulding ran to catch, and, just as in the case of Leonard, in the Boston and Olympic game in May last, Eggler ran up against Sapulding and prevented him from catching the fly ball. As before, the umpire [Nick Young] failed to do his duty and decided Eggler not out, though there was not the slightest doubt that Eggler could have avoided obstructing Spaulding if he had chosen to do so. Spaulding was hurt by the collision and it was some time before he could resume play. ... In the convention book of 1858, rule 20 reads:–“Any player who shall intentionally prevent an adversary from catching the ball shall be declared out.” This rule has been in force now for thirteen years, and formerly players were frequently decided out on a “hinder,” as it was then called. In 1867 the rule was amended so as to include the following clause:–“Any obstruction which could readily have been avoided shall be regarded as intentional.” In regard to the right of way in base running the rule always has been, and is now, that the base runner shall have the right of way except when a fielder is in the act of catching a fly ball from the bat, then the fielder, of course, is entitled to the right of way and no rule would be a fair one which was worded otherwise. New York Clipper September 2, 1871 |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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