Clipping:Abandoning the foul bound rule

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Date Sunday, January 18, 1880
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Last year the National Association tried the experiment of doing away with the foul bound, requiring all balls to be caught on the fly to insure an out, and it worked to a charm. None of the clubs would like to see the old rule re-established. The League will gradually work up to that point.

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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