Clipping:Murnane on infielder positioning
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| Date | Monday, July 2, 1888 |
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| Text | Few ground balls go between third and short now, when the positions are played properly. The third baseman should take more ground off the bag and play on the line, while the short can play deep and not too far away to miss accepting a chance to get a hard hit ball that may pass the third baseman. Nash is playing third base this season as he never played it before; he goes for everything he can lay his hands on, and often makes stops in front of Wise at short stop. If the ball gets by Nash, Wise has time to get it, and being a hard, quick thrower, can get his man. While Nash was playing second base during the Chicago series several balls went between third and short, one of which lost a game to the home team. First and second base can work together and make it difficult to get a ground ball through them, as illustrated by Pfeffer and Anson of the Chicago club, or Burdock and Morrill of the home team. First basemen are now playing deeper than formerly, depending on their pitchers to cover the bag when a ball is hit to the left of them. When a baseman knows that the pitcher will cover the bag he goes for anything within his reach. This has always been one of Chicago’s strong points. They never fail to back up. Pfeffer introduced several new points of play at second base while in this city. With a man on first base he always played close up to the base line. If the ball was hit to him he could meet it much quicker and surer than if he was fifteen feet back of the line, as most other men play it. If the ball was not hit and the runner tried to steal second he was sure to be in front of the man running to second, and never failed to get his man. Players like Pfeffer who study team work are sure to be valuable men., quoting Tim Murnane |
| Source | Cleveland Plain Dealer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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