Clipping:Calling for low pitches

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Date Saturday, October 13, 1866
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[Star of Newton, N.J. vs. Randolph of Dover, N.J. 10/3/1866] We noticed, by the way, that when players were on the bases the batsmen on both sides—the Irvingtons beginning and the Actives following suit—called for low balls, “about a foot over the base,” though nearly all who called for them were in the habit of striking at balls waist high. Now this style of thing Umpires ought to put a stop to. No batsman can insist upon a low ball unless he is in the regular habit of striking at low balls.

Source New York Clipper
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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