Clipping:Umpire calling too many balls and strikes
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| Date | Saturday, May 6, 1871 |
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| Text | [Boston vs. Olympic of Washington 5/5/1871] The score was spoiled by the umpire, whose ruling were of such a character as to put all batting qualities out of the question. He kept the bases full continually by calling every ball either as a strike or as a count, and the consequence was that the poorest batter got his base equally with the best. Cincinnati Gazette May 6, 1871 [Boston vs. Olympic of Washington 5/5/1871] Mr. Dobson umpired the game in an impartial manner, and claimed he did so in accordance with the rules. He followed the letter, but surely not the spirit of the law. No pitcher in the country can be expected to pitch every ball over the plate, nor must the batsman be expected to hit at every ball so pitched. There must be some latitude allowed or the whole beauty of the game is destroyed. New York Sunday Mercury May 7, 1871 [Boston vs. Olympic of Washington 5/5/1871] [The umpire] called balls sharply, and gave men their bases on called balls, thereby depriving the game of much of its interest. Worcester National Aegis May 13, 1871, quoting a special dispatch to the Boston Journal |
| Source | Cincinnati Gazette |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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