Clipping:A suggestion that a foul tip count as a strike

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Date	Wednesday, July 31, 1889
Text	[from R. M. Larner's column] It is interesting to hear the various schemes proposed in the grand stand by enthusiasts who want to improve the national game according to their ideas, and the latest craze is in regard to foul tips. During a recent contest at Capitol Park a trio of regular attendants at the games were discussing this feature, and their suggestions were to the effect that a foul tip should be counted against the batsman as a strike. It is not a bad idea, and is started out upon a cold and possibly unfriendly world of sports for discussion before the meeting of the League magnates. Of course there will be a chorus of chestnuts, rats, come offs and similar choice expressions, but I am going to claim the credit of originating the topic though the heavens fall. I will be glad to hear from some of my companions in misery who are compelled to overhear numerous plans, any one of which in the estimation of the originator will be sure to revolutionize the game we all love so dearly. The Sporting Life July 31, 1889 [from W. I Harris's column] I notice in Brother Larner's notes a suggestion about foul tips which is claimed a new idea. Whether new or old it is a good one. The suggestion has been made over and over again that a foul tip should be called a strike, and in bringing the point up again Brother Larner is on the right tack. The present plan of calling tips nil is one of the most illogical rules the League ever made. It is inconsistent and it is unfair to the pitcher. It certainly ought to be a strike. This point will be a good one to push during the winter. The Sporting Life August 14, 1889
Source	Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
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