Clipping:The Cincinnatis in town recruiting
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Date | Thursday, April 2, 1868 |
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Text | While in at Peck’s base ball quarters on Saturday, we met Mr. Champion, the worthy president of the Cincinnati Club. He was with Harry Wright selecting material. Mr. Champion is sanguine of a very successful campaign for his club, and anticipates a very brilliant season out West. American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes April 2, 1868 different categories of strikes? [from Answers to Correspondents:] How does the new rule work in [this] case? A man is at the bat, and two strikes have been called on him for missing the ball, and the third time he strikes he steps backward and infringes the rule? [Answer:] In this case, you call “one strike” and “two strikes” for the two balls struck at and missed, and for the third ball so missed, but hit so as to infringe the rule, you call “one strike, “the penalty for the infringement of the rule taking precedence of the third strike for failing to hit the ball. American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes April 2, 1868 |
Source | American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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