Clipping:Rejecting scientific batting

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Date Saturday, May 17, 1890
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[from Chadwick's column] So “Long John” Reilly does not believe in place hitting, eh? Really, John, I thought you had more judgment. While a batsman may not be able to hit all balls in any direction he chooses, he certainly can stand at the bat in such a manner as to hit a majority of the balls to the right or the left if he chooses. Place hitting needs the keenest sight and clearest judgment, besides lots of practice, but as yet I have to see the first team do any practice looking to place hitting. They all keep in the old, old rut of fungo hitting in their practice, and hence little improvement is to be seen. Ewing was formerly of your opinion, John, but now he is a place hitter.

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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