Clipping:Umpire close behind the catcher

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Date Saturday, November 25, 1882
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... it [is] no small task to stand up close behind the catcher in a match-game and carefully watch the hieght and the direction of the swiftly-pitched ball sent in. No little courage or pluck is needed...to face the risks of injury involved in standing close up behind the bat to umpire a game in which swift curve-pitching is the feature of the attacking force on both sides. Then, soo, there are the coolness and nerve required in order to judge the character of the individual ball promptly and decidedly...

Source New York Clipper
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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