Clipping:The crowd tries to help the home club; block balls

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Date	Sunday, April 30, 1882
Text	[Chicago vs. Metropolitan 4/29/1882] Singularly enough the rather partisan efforts of the crowd to help the batsmen of the home team actually had the very reverse effect, as, when the Metropolitans batted balls to the crowd they made way to let them pass, and afforded the fielders a chance to recover them; but when the Chicago players were at the bat the crowd would stop the ball, and this led to the “block” rule being worked to advantage of the Chicagos, who ran base with impunity until the ball was in play, which it could not be until handled by the pitcher while in the lines of his position. This helped the Chicagos to save three runs they would not otherwise have done. It was a just punishment to the home crowd for their partisanship.
Source	Cincinnati Enquirer
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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