Clipping:A runner allowed to return from third directly to first

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Date Saturday, July 22, 1865
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[Lowell vs. Atlantic 7/20/1865] P. O’Brien...made his 1st base by a good hit... but Peter, while running from 1st to 3d on a hit by Sprague, which turned out to be a foul, returned to his 1st base without first touching his 2d on returning to his first; and though the ball passed by the pitcher to Adams was not held in time to put him out in one way, it was out, because of his failure to return to his base legitimately. An appeal being made to the umpire, he erroneously decided Peter not out...

Source New York Clipper
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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