Clipping:The theory of pitching 2
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| Date | Saturday, April 19, 1873 |
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| Text | The theory of the art of pitching in baseball may be summed up in a few words. It consists simply of the fact that a ball sent to the bat in a curved line is more difficult to hit on the centre-line of its destination, than is a swift ball sent on a nearly straight line to the bat. Draw two lines on a sheet of paper, representing the curved line of a slow or medium-paced ball and the of a fast ball, and then draw two semi-circles representing the line of the swing of the bat from the shoulder, and it will at once be seen that the chances for hitting the ball in the centre are two to one in favor of the line intersecting the line of the fast delivery, to what they are against the curved line. Herein lies , and the true art in delivering the ball consists in being able to so change the pace of the ball, and so alter the curve of the line of its delivery, as to deceive the eye of the batsman in judging the ball so as to put it fairly in the centre. |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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