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| Date | Sunday, September 6, 1863 |
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| Text | [Atlantic v. Eureka, 8/31/63] Careful play in batting was shown by both sides, each party being particular in reference to the balls they wanted; and the contest gave promise of being one of those long and tedious affairs that result from depending entirely upon the pitcher and catcher to do the greater part of the work. Each pitcher strove, apparently, to send in as swift balls, and as impossible ones to strike, as they could; their efforts being to secure tips and foul balls rather than give chances for the out-fielders to display their skill by pitching fair balls to the batsman. New York Sunday Mercury September 6, 1863 [Atlantic v. Eckford 9/2/63] A circumstance that added considerably to the interest of the occasion, was the fact that the Atlantics presented their new pitcher, Pratt, against the Eckfords, for the first time–the game being as much a trial of skill between Sprague and Pratt as between the two clubs. The result proved the superiority of the former, as regards effectiveness of pitching: and on this occasion Sprague excelled at imparting the requisite bias or twist to the ball, at the same time as he pitched with his usual speed. Judging from the batting, the fact is plain that the Eckfords can bat against Pratt’s pitching with far greater effect than the Atlantics can against that of Sprague. The next match may change this position of affairs, but at the present, the result of this match gives the honors in pitching to Sprague, of the Eckfords. New York Sunday Mercury September 6, 1863 |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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