Clipping:Cutting the corner at third base

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Date Wednesday, July 9, 1884
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Strange to say the renowned Willie Taylor has not lost any of his bashfulness, even if he is with the St. Louis Unions, which is the most modest club in the base-ball arena. Willie made a two-base hit while the St. Louis were playing the Keystones at Philadelphia. Baker, the next batsman, followed him by hitting a ball to pitcher. Willie was very anxious to score, and being too diffident to run to third base, just made a little circle around the pitcher and ran to the home plate, and scored what afterward proved the winning run while the umpire was watching the play at first base. St.

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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