Clipping:The new pitching delivery rule

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Date Wednesday, December 3, 1884
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The main object of this [rule] appears to be to reduce the tremendous speed of such pitchers as Whitney. No pitcher has yet developed a phenomenal speed who stood still in delivering the ball. All pitcher have been in the habit of stepping forward, or sideways, to gain the necessary momentum before delivering the ball. The narrow limits of the box compelled some pitchers to step over the line this season, and to such men as Buffinton, Whitney, Shaw, Weldman, Vinton and a few others owed their effectiveness. Had the umpires strictly enforced the rule, and kept the pitchers within their limits, some of the present high averages in the League would have been spoiled.

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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