Clipping:Fielders' gloves 2
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| Date | Wednesday, October 9, 1889 |
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| Text | [editorial matter] “A ridiculous custom now in vogue is the wearing of big cumbersome gloves by outfielders. They are just about as necessary as the wearing of white kid gloves by the pitcher. Medium weight gloves may be a necessity for infielders, who have to handle at short range terrific drives from the bat and swift thrown balls. The outfielder's duty is not so arduous and the catches he has to make would not bruise the flesh of a delicate lady's palm. The ball when it reaches the outfielders has lost much of its momentum and can be handled better without than with gloves.” New York Tribune. That reads well, but doesn't work worth a cent in practice. If the writer of the above paragraph will hie himself to the outfield some day while the Giants or Brooklyns are at practice and endeavor to catch a long line hit or high fly he will quickly wish he had donned the gloves. If he catches the ball at all he will have a very distinct impression that about half a ton of lead dropped into his hands. It's ever so easy for the dilletanti to say how and why a thing should be done in theory, but the practical doing is a vast different thing. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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