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Date	Sunday, September 8, 1872
Text	[Mutual vs. Athletic 9/2/1872] The choice of umpires fell upon John Sensenderfer, of the Athletic, and while we give the “Count” all due praise as n upright, straightforward gentleman, we most heartily condemn the practice of choosing umpires from the forces of the contesting nines. The reasons are very patent: In the first place, a man who umpires a game, when he is placed in the position of Mr. S., is very delicately situated. Mr. Reach found it so some days previous, and the first impulse of such men as either of the above named is to steer clear of bias or partiality in favor of their own club, who are sometimes the sufferers in consequence. On the other hand, should the umpire be unscrupulous, he will not hesitate to umpire the game into the hands of his own club. Therefore we hope to see no more of this near-sighted business.
Source	Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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