Clipping:Pitching and catching on a muddy field

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Date Sunday, August 3, 1862
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The muddy state of the ground at the catcher’s position proved to be a benefit rather than a drawback, as far as the play was concerned; for it necessitated cautious play on the part of the pitchers, and obliged them to pitch well over the home base, and more for the striker than is ordinarily done; consequently, though the catchers had an arduous task to perform, the brunt of the battle fell upon the fieldsmen–and well did they do their duty, one and all.

Source New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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