Clipping:Interpreting the new balk delivery rules
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| Date | Wednesday, February 2, 1887 |
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| Text | [from Chadwick’s column] The pitcher now makes a balk if he takes more than one step in delivery; or if he steps outside of the box; or if he lifts his right foot off the rear line of the box before he sends the ball in or it leaves his hand; or if he fails to face the batsman when delivering the ball; or if he fails to hold the ball within the sight of the umpire; or if he fails to resume his original standing position after feigning to throw to a base occupied by a runner; or if, after so feigning, he fails to pause before delivering the ball; or if hemakes “any motion calculated to deceive the runner. The latter clause is one which has a special interpretation to it, inasmuch as it is meant to emphasize the clause wherein it states that the prohibited motions are “hold to include any and every accustomed motion” the pitcher uses in his special mode of delivery. By this strict rule it will be plainly seen that a pitcher can only escape making abalk in throwing to a base to catch a runner off it by standing as he does in his stated position before making any motion to deliver. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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