Clipping:Mathews' slow curve balls
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| Date | Wednesday, May 16, 1877 |
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| Text | [Louisville vs. Cincinnati 5/15/1877] When Mathews appeared in his position a change in his style of delivery was at one noticed, his slow, curving balls resulting in easy chances for outs on the three opening Louisville strikers. Louisville Courier-Journal May 16, 1877 umpiring is more difficult in the modern game [Boston vs. Cincinnati 5/17/1877] [The crowd] began to hoot and hiss till Draper [umpire] pettishly threw down his cane and walked off the field, although Captain Pike and Bond followed him and tried to persuade him to remain, but to no effect. He left in a huff, and our advice to him is never to go back again, for he is unfit to occupy the position. He did well ten years ago, during the days of straight pitching, when an umpire sat on a chair two feet from the batter, with an umbrella over him and a fan in his hand. Those days have gone, and the curved, underhand throwing has made Dr. Draper useless as an umpire. George Wright had to instruct him as to his position several times during the game as to where he should stand. Cincinnati Enquirer May 18, 1877 |
| Source | Louisville Courier-Journal |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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