Clipping:Breaking in a new ball; spittle
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| Date | Wednesday, May 12, 1886 |
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| Text | It is ridiculous to watch the manoeuvres of the St. Louis gang when a new ball is thrown out. It is rolled about from one to the other, and every soul of them spits on it and scratches it on the ground until it looks like the face of a member of the Dirty Dozen. The pitcher gives it an extra coating of spittle and clay and the game proceeds. The Sporting Life May 12, 1886 [Cincinnnati vs. Pittsburgh 5/11/1886] The question of the umpire’s right to introduce a new ball when two have been knocked out of the grounds was brought into question and delayed the game considerably. The two balls had been knocked over the grand-stand and Umpire Clinton called a third into requisition. Just as he took it from the box one of the old ones was thrown back. Barkley and Brown loudly demanded that the latter ball be sued, but the visitors argued for the new one. Clinton ordered play to resume with the new one and a decided kick was made. The crowd hooted and howled and Brown’s emphatic protestations were heard all over the grounds. John Kelly, when here, stated that a third ball cannot be brought into use until the others have been lost five minutes. Finally, however, the game continued with the new ball which had been well blackened by Kuehne during the noisy dispute. Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette May 12, 1886 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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