Clipping:Enforcing the rules
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| Date | Sunday, August 18, 1867 |
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| Text | [Mutuals vs. Atlantics 8/12/1867] A feature of the contest was the excellent ruling of the umpire, and we were especially pleased to see him enforce section 21 of the rules, which for years past has been almost a dead letter. This rule, for the past ten years, has required the striker to stand on the line of the home-base when he strikes but hitherto batsmen have either stood back of the line, or failed to stand on it when batting. Last year, an addition was made to the rule preventing the striker from stepping forward or backward; and for the first time this season, in this vicinity, it was strictly and properly enforced. The penalty of a failure to abide by the rule, is to make the hit ball dead; and whenever the striker waves forward or backward to hit a ball, it becomes the umpire’s duty to call “no strike”, and this was done. Of course, the proper enforcement of this rule puzzled a good many of the spectators when they saw fine hits made and bases run, and yet the striker obliged to return and strike again. Another point the crowd did not see was, the umpire’s enforcement of the rule requiring the pitcher to have both feet on the ground when pitching. Some of the betting portions of the crowd whose interests were affected by this ruling were “down upon the umpire” in lively style: but George Flanly is too well known to question the integrity of his ruling. New York Sunday Mercury August 18, 1867 Mr. Flaney, for the first time in this vicinity, very properly made the point of calling no strikes on players stepping forward over the line of the base to meet the ball. The rule would operate better if in such cases is counted as one strike, and at the same time deprived the player of benefitting by his hit. As it now reads, it only prolongs the game, and on the average does not harm the striker at all. New York Dispatch August 18, 1867 |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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