Clipping:Erroneous 'foul ball' calls
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| Date | Sunday, September 1, 1867 |
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| Text | [Empires vs. Atlantics 8/26/1867] The feature of the match was the illegal ruling of the umpire in inflicting a penalty for the infringement of the Twenty first Rule, Mr. Green following Martin’s example in calling every ball struck, when the batsman takes a step forward, a “foul ball”. Now there is no rule in the game which admits of such a decision, and as all such usurpation of the powers of the National Convention by umpires is in direct contravention of the rules of the association, every game in which such decisions are given becomes null and void, according to Rule 40 of the game. ... We...contend that...the penalty [Rule 40] inflicts is making the ball dead. Whether the penalty is just or improper, one-sided or otherwise, is of no matter; it is the only one legally at command, and none other can be legally inflicted, and it is surprising that any man of common sense can urge the right of umpires to inflict this or that penalty, in view of the fact that none but what the rules expressly apply can be inflicted. |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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