Clipping:The penalty for stepping forward while swinging

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Date Thursday, August 29, 1867
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[Atlantic vs. Eckford 8/24/1867] [The umpire ruled] a ball hit by the strikers when making a step forward as a foul ball, and giving him out, when it was caught in fact of the fact that the ball never touched the ground at all but went from the bat direct to centre field and was there held on the fly.

This usurpation of the powers of the National Association by an umpire is something new in the history fo the game. On what grounds Mr. Martin bases his illegal decisions in these instances, we know not, but because rule 21 has no worded penalty attached to it, it neither follows that the umpire can amend the rule by introducing one or that he has the right to ignore the penalty which rule 40 inflicts for every infringement of the rules of the game. But especially is the calling of such a ball foul an erroneous penalty, as it conflicts with every rule in which a foul ball is referred to.

Source Ball Players Chronicle
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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