Clipping:Dirty ball play

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Date	Wednesday, September 4, 1889
Text	Pitcher Billy Blair, of Hamilton, was angry at Rochester Friday week, and claimed that W. O'Brien stood too near the plate, but Umpire Emslie said that he was in a proper position. There was quite a dispute, and finally Emslie threatened to find Blair if he did not pitch. Blair then deliberately threw the ball at O'Briedn but O'Brien dodged it. Blair threw at O'Brien again, but the ball just missing his head. Then O'Brien started out on the diamond with uplifted club, but thought better of it and came back to his position. Blair threw another ball, though that almost hit O'Brien. The big first baseman started out toward Blair again, and the crowd yelled “kill him!” O'Brien did not molest Blair, however, and went to first on balls. Blair then lost control of the ball, and two bases on balls, three singles and a home run brought in five runs.
Source	Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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