Clipping:Playing without a short stop, the third baseman tries to cover the ground

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Date Wednesday, September 11, 1867
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[Union of Morrisania vs. Eureka of Newark 9/10/1867][The Eureka have only eight players.] ...the weak place in the field from the absence of the short-stop became very noticeable, balls being hit low between 2d and 3d bases with impunity, as it was impossible for Mills to cover the ground.

Source New York Daily Tribune
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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