Clipping:The danger of sliding, unpopularity of sliding pads

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Date Saturday, July 24, 1886
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Many players are now injured every week through the daring and reckless manner in which some of them run bases. The slide over the rough, uneven ground, not infrequently covered with pebbles and stones, could only be performed by a man of unusual courage. A sliding pad to protect the player’s hips and side from cuts, sprains and bruises has been invented, but the players do not look upon the invention with favor and few of the great players wear them. St., quoting the New York Morning Journal

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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