Clipping:Devlin's pitching; finding a catcher up to the task; Hastings' catching
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| Date | Sunday, January 31, 1875 |
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| Text | A large number of Chicago amateur basll-tossers have been sufficiently enthusiastic lately to brave a trial of catching for Devlin, but all were compelled to retire in short order. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury January 31, 1875 Devlin has made his debut as a pitchist, and the Chicago scribes think him the “red-hottestist” sling of a ball in the fraternity. It appears that several players tried to catch for him, but all gave it up. Scott Hastings, one of Chicago’s catchers, who resides in Bloomington, Ill., was sent for recently to see if he could catch Devlin’s red-hot underhand throw. He having acquired such speed, doubts were expressed about anyone being able to catch for him, and on his arrival at the grounds Devlin was just beginning to pitch. Scott watched him for a while, and saw him shiver the board fence he was pitching at, and then calmly took off his coat and went to work and showed such a creditable exhibition of catching that he was loudly applauded by the large audience who witnessed the work. New York Clipper February 6, 1875 |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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