Clipping:Enforcing the position of the batter; and advice to the umpire
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| Date | Sunday, July 21, 1867 |
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| Text | [Nationals vs. Cincinnatis 7/15/1867] [The umpire’s] proper enforcement of the rule which requires the striker to stand on the line of the home-base, and which prohibits him from stepping forward or backward, was one worthy of imitation by our [i.e. New York] umpires. Whenever the batsman would take a step to strike he would call out “no strike”, and each man on the base, and the striker, if the ball was hit, had to return to their positions. This ruling is in strict conformance with the rules, and ought to have been observed years ago, but like the neglect of the rule of touching the bases it has always been a dead letter. We would, however, suggest to Mr. Brockway to call “one” or “two balls” instead of simply “ball” in the future, as the simple cry of “ball” sounds like “foul”, and may bother the fielders. New York Sunday Mercury July 21, 1867 the impression of the Nationals on the westerners [Nationals vs. Buckeyes 7/16/1867] The victory of the previous day had created quite an unusual talk about baseball-matters in this city [Cincinnati], and hundreds were present at this second contest who had never before witnessed a game, and they went away perfectly astonished at the amount of skill requisite to play a first-class game of ball, and with a degree of respect for the game they had never entertained before, their notions in regard to its being a boy’s game having vanished as they saw the manliness requisite to excel in the game. New York Sunday Mercury July 21, 1867 |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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