Clipping:Ernst's delivery; appealing for a balk
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Date | Sunday, April 15, 1877 |
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Text | [Harvard vs. Boston 4/14/1877] ...the contortions of Ernst. The latter pitches very well, but his habit of turning his back to the batsman just before pitching is as useless as objectionable. The object of this move is evidently to intimidate the batsman, and so, too, must be that awkward movement of the arms when in the act of pitching. Perhaps there is something gained in this way, but we very much doubt if the loss of time and of control of the ball not more than offset all possible gain. Ernst’s whirl “about face” is a part of his movement in pitching, and the umpire should have allowed “a balk” on the appeal of Jim White, when, instead of pitching, he threw the ball to a base. |
Source | Boston Herald |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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