Clipping:Kelly cuts the corner
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| Date | Saturday, May 21, 1881 |
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| Text | [Boston vs. Chicago 5/20/1881] It was strongly suspected that Kelly, in his eagerness to reach the plate from second, somehow forgot to go by way of third, but slighted that bag entirely by some ten or fifteen feet, thereby saving much valuable time and distance. The umpire of necessity was fixing his attention upon the play at first base, where Burdock [second baseman] and Deasley [first baseman] were disposing of Anson, and hence that official could not possibly know whether Kelly touched the third bag or not. The umpire was doing his duty, and, since he did not with his own eyes see Kelly skip the base, he could not under the rules give him out. Chicago Tribune May 21, 1881 It is true that in his eagerness to score the deciding tally Kelly forgot to touch third base on his way home from second, and that the umpire, whose attention was centred on a put-out at first base, failed to notice the omission, and allowed the run to be scored. No player, however, should be blamed fro too much zeal in his endeavor to win; that is a fault on the right side, and one easily forgiven, except by the defeated club and the short side in the betting. Chicago Tribune June 19, 1881 |
| Source | Chicago Tribune |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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