Clipping:Headwork of a successful pitcher

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Date	Sunday, September 13, 1868
Text	The game has arrived at that point of excellence which requires judgment in the pitcher’s position, as well as the physical attributes of command of the ball in delivery, and speed and endurance. A pitcher, now-a-days, must be a man competent to outwit his opponents at the bat, and not merely to depend upon mere speed along for success. The point of first-class pitching is to pitch fairly for the bat apparently, but in reality to be able to do the very reverse, without the knowledge of the batsman and umpire. This very few pitchers can do. ... This is what constitutes “head-work” in pitching; and without this requisite to success all other pitching is mere machine-delivery, marked only by speed, accuracy, and endurance.
Source	New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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