Clipping:Pitching delivery

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Date Sunday, March 7, 1875
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[reporting on the new rules from the NAPBBP convention] Sec. 2, Rule 4.–Delivery of the ball by the pitcher; no part of his person must be outside the lines of position while delivering the ball, and the delivery must be perpendicular, and not by a round swing, or throw from the wrist.

{This is an important amendment, as it rules out nearly all our pitchers, only one or two of whom pitch perpendicularly, that is to say, with a straight movement of the arm. If the rule is strictly observed, it will cause a radical change in the style of pitching, and do away with a large number of “dodges” resorted to by pitcher to increase the speed and effectiveness of their delivery.}

Source Philadelphia All-Day City Item
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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