Clipping:An underhand throw

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Date	Sunday, September 25, 1870
Text	[Dunderberg of Peekskill vs. Harmonic of Brooklyn 7/4/1870] In this game the umpire, in the second innings, ruled out Sullivan, the pitcher of the Harmonics, on the ground that he threw the ball underhand. Ordinarily it is difficult to discover or define , but by Sullivan’s delivery it is easy, as he does not deliver the ball with a straight arm, but bends his elbow. Now Section 4 of the Second Rule says: “When the pitcher’s arm is swung forward to deliver the ball to the bat, his arm must be straight, and must swing perpendicularly to the side of his body.” It was for a violation of this rule that the penalty was inflicted in Sullivan’s case. All the umpire has to do is to call a balk on every ball delivered which is not pitched. He cannot rule a player out of the game, but simply inflict the penalty of calling a balk for either throwing a jerking a ball. Sullivan retired to right field...
Source	New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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