Clipping:The pitching rules

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Date	Sunday, March 7, 1875
Text	The pitcher is now obliged to deliver the ball to the bat with the arm swinging nearly perpendicular at the side of his body, and with the arm swinging forward, not higher than his hip. ... the underhand throwing–with the hand above the line of the hip–has been prohibited. New York Sunday Mercury March 7, 1875 the rule on wides repealed Every ball sent in over the home base and at the height called for, is “a fair ball,” and must be struck at, while every ball not so sent in is “an unfair ball,” and must be called a ball in the order of every third ball delivered, counting the first ball pitched. The rule calling wides was repealed on the ground that the call of “wide” sounded too much like “strike.” New York Sunday Mercury March 7, 1875 [Mutual vs field 4/10/1875] The new rule on calling balls worked satisfactorily, and umpires will evidently have less trouble in this matter than they had last season. New York Sunday Mercury April 11, 1875
Source	New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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