Clipping:Balls hit into the crowd; block ball

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Date	Thursday, May 2, 1889
Text	[Brooklyn vs. Baltimore 5/1/1889] The rule allowing but two bases for a ball hit past the crowd in the outfield is a good one. Its working yesterday appeared to be rather rough on two of the batsmen, as it robbed Foutz of the credit of a clean home run from the beautiful line hit to right center, and also Sommers of another good hit to left center, which would have given him third base easily, both hits, too, brining in a run for each side which were lost under the rule. But it was as fair for one side as the other. Had Foutz’s hit been made by a Baltimore batsman there would have been no parting of the crowd to let the ball go by, as there was in Foutz’s case. Mr. Holland was quite right in his decision, and the kick against it was unjust. The rule where there is a crowd encircling the outfield should be two bases for a hit which sends the ball past the crowd’s line, no matter whether the crowd left their position or remained there.
Source	Brooklyn Eagle
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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