Clipping:Using two balls to avoid delays
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| Date | Wednesday, September 24, 1884 |
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| Text | The Boston Union has started a practice which might be followed with benefit by other clubs. They use two balls and when one is knocked over the fence the second ball is brought into use until the first one is returned. Tedious delays are thus avoided. The Sporting Life September 24, 1884 [National vs. St. Louis (Union) 10/11/1884] For the past two weeks, to hurry the games through as quickly as possible, two balls have been used at the Union grounds, and two were used yesterday. One received considerable pounding in the first three innings, and the other at the expiration of the third inning remained comparatively new. After two men were out in the fourth inning, Boyle, who was at the bat, hit a foul ball which bounded over the low fence just east of the east corner of the grand stand. McCormick ran after it, vaulted over the fence and then pretended to be hunting for the ball. Capt. Baker, who knew that the ball which McCormick was hunting for the was one most worn saw that now was the time to call for the new one, for there was but one man more to put out on the St. Louis side, and then the Nationals would have their crack at it. Capt. Dunlap also saw the point and he ran over to where McCormick was, picked up the old ball and threw it out to Gagus the National’s pitcher. Capt. Baker would not let Gagus pitcher the old ball, however, and insisted on them putting in the new one. The umpire, before the game, had told Baker that whenever the ball in play was knocked so that it went “outside” the grounds, the other ball should be substituted. Capt. Dunlap in this case claimed that the ball was not knocked “outside” the grounds and hence they must continue playing without making the change. Umpire McCaffery decided that Dunlap’s claim was the just one, and, after the expiration of five minutes, called “play.” The Nationals refused to answer the call, and the game was decided in favor of St. Louis... (St. Louis) Missouri Republican October 12, 1884 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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