Clipping:Questions about foul balls 2
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Date | Saturday, July 20, 1867 |
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Text | [from answers to correspondents] As umpire in a late base ball match I made two decisions which were objected to by some; was I right or wrong? 1st. Their first striker make a long foul and went nearly to second base before he heard “foul called; then he returned to the bat without going round to 1st base. The base was put by pitcher to 1st and judgment asked on the ground that he had not touched 1st base. I decided not out. 1. A foul was knocked while a player was running from 1st. The 1 st baseman left his base to take it. The base was taken by the pitcher and the ball fielded to him before the runner could return. This I decided “out on 1st.” It was contended by some that I was in errors, as the ball should be held by the pitcher while in the line of his position. This I held applied to dead balls and not to fouls. ... 1. The player was not required to touch his base. 2. An excellent point by the pitcher, for which the rules justify him. |
Source | New York Clipper |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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