Clipping:The invention of the catcher's mask
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Date | Saturday, January 27, 1877 |
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Text | The baseball players used to laugh at the idea of cricketers wearing batting pads and gloves, until they faced swift bowling themselves; then they thought better of the idea. Recently defensive articles have been introduced in baseball, Mr. Thayer of the Harvard College Club having invented a steel mask for protecting the face of the catcher of the nine. It is constructed of upright bars about an inch apart, and stands out from the face three or four inches, being fastened at the top and bottom. It has proved a valuable protection to the face, and is in daily use at the gymnasium. |
Source | New York Clipper |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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