Clipping:Catcher giving signals in 1872

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Date	Wednesday, November 14, 1888
Text	[quoting Tim Murnane] The first time I ever saw a catcher use signs to his pitcher was when [illegible] player used them at Middletown, Conn., in '72. Hasting was then catching for “Cherokee” Fisher. The Forest Citys at that time was one of the strongest professional clubs in the country. … The country club won the game by a score of 10 to 5, and won it by discovering Hastings' signs. When he wished the pitcher to throw to the bases he would lift the toe of his right foot a few inches from the ground, and when he wanted the ball delivered he would lift the left one. The boys “caught on” to the toe business, and would hug their bases until the left toe went up and then away they would go for second and third.
Source	Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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