Clipping:Facing Cummings' delivery

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Date Saturday, June 25, 1870
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[Cincinnati vs. Star of Brooklyn 6/18/1870] ...as George Wright took his stand and faced Cummings for the first time, the crowd were on the tip toe of expectation to see whether George could hit the Star pitcher's horizontally curved line balls, for it is in the delivery of a ball which curves in or out to the right or the left as it leaves the hand of the pitcher that Cummings' effectiveness as a pitcher lays; combined, of course, with speed, accuracy of delivery and good judgment. “Arthur,” being a dodgy pitcher in trying to out-manoeuvre his adversaries, George waited for the passage of a few balls to see what the pitching was like, and letting some good balls pass him, had strikes called on him; he then settled himself for a good hit, and directly afterwards the ball was sent bounding safely between third base and short stop's position, and George took his base leisurely.

...Waterman and Harry Wright, hitting hastily at the curved line balls, struck [sic: should be stuck out?] it being necessary to watch the ball from Cummings' hands right up to the bat, and not to judge them from the pitcher's hand, as in the case of most swift pitcher.

In the fifth innings the Reds began to get the range of Cummings' peculiar delivery, and, the whole nine going to the bat, they punished him in handsome style for 5 runs, all earned...

Source New York Clipper
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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