Clipping:Duties of the outfielders
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| Date | Saturday, April 15, 1871 |
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| Text | [Outfielders] should never hold a ball a minute, but promptly return it to the in-field as soon as handled. In thus returning the ball they should invariably send it in to the second baseman unless some other fielder is designated on call by the captain. But in the case of a fly catch in the outer field, when the bases are being run, the out-fielder should, of course, throw to the bas player the base runner is returning to. ... When a good batsman is at the home base they can get in closer than when a home-run hitter handles the ash. New York Clipper April 15, 1871 Chadwick’s antipathy to the National Association; the NA book [from a letter from James Haynie of the Chicago Times, recording secretary of the NABBP convention of 12/70] It will be remembered by every delegate in attendance at the convention, that after the chairman of the committee on rules had submitted his report, he was peremptorily ordered to hand the same to me, with which mandate he complied in no very gracious manner. It is for this reason that he, Chadwick, has ever since been trying to break up the national association. And, further, because I refused him a copy for his own private use, to trade upon at the expense of the ball-playing fraternity, as he has always done, he has, since that time, lost no opportunity of misrepresenting my position before the public. The book, which is now ready for delivery, free of cost to all clubs belonging to the association, has been copyrighted in my name, with all rights reserved. Any infringement thereon will be promptly dealt with. According to law. That the book has been needed there is not doubt, but that it will not be ready before the season commenced, I positively deny. It is now ready for delivery, and the regular season has not yet commenced. I would like to ask, just here, why there were no complaints made last year? It is a well-known fact that during the season of 1870 we had no correct rules in existence, and that was the very reason why the late convention removed Mr. Chadwick from what he thought a permanent chairmanship. It was but another instance of the ingratitude of the party in power, from which, no doubt, a touching moral might be drawn. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury April 16, 1871 |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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