Clipping:Pitching delivery rule
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| Date | Sunday, March 8, 1874 |
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| Text | ...overhand throws in pitching are not to be allowed. The ball must be delivered with the arm swinging nearly perpendicularly to the side of the body. An underhand throw from the wrist is allowed. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury March 8, 1874 The pitcher is allowed to deliver the ball in any way, provided his arm swings perpendicularly to the side of his body; but if he swings his arm out sideways to throw or deliver the ball, except by the underhand throw, which the perpendicular swing admits of, he commits a “foul baulk,” and three such baulks forfeit the game. New York Clipper March 14, 1874 the ten man rule and tagging up on foul flies voted down; all other changes adopted; a vote of thanks to Chadwick The only radical changes introduced were those recommending the ten-men rule and allowing a base-runner to make his base on a foul fly catch the same as on a fair fly. When the question came up on the adoption of these amendments, Mr. Alex. Davidson of the Mutual Club was the only man who saw the advantage of the new rule, and he accordingly voted for it. Both of these amendments were then defeated by a vote of six to one. With the exception of the two rules above referred to, all the suggestions presented in the new code were very generally approved and endorsed. Realizing the work that had been saved the delegates by the preparation of the new rules, by a unanimous vote the following resolution of thanks to Mr. Chadwick was adopted... New York Clipper March 14, 1874 |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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