Clipping:A question on allowing substitutes
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| Date | Thursday, September 5, 1872 |
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| Text | [a letter to the editor, and a reply] I think there should be more definite rules with regard to the Junior Championship matches, particularly with respect to substitutes. In the match between the Keystone and Eureka on Tuesday, the Eureka substituted a player at centre-field in the ninth inning, he having just arrived. The Keystone naturally complained, as they had a right to, but rather than stop the game, they allowed him to play. The consequence was, he took a brilliant fly-catch, and the Keystone was blanked, while the Eureka made two runs and tied the score. This not being the only case in which a man has been substituted in the latter part of the game, I would like to have your views on the subject, and see if some rules could not be formed to suit the case. An agreement should always be made between the captains to allow the regular players to participate, provided they do not come later than the fourth or fifth inning. After the fifth inning, the players should not be changed, and in case a change be insisted upon, the umpire should decide the game against the club so insisting.–Ed. |
| Source | Evening City Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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