Clipping:Allowing the overhand delivery
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| Date | Friday, November 23, 1883 |
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| Text | [reporting on the NL meeting] The question of the pitcher's delivery of the ball was settled in a manner that astonished every one. The rule for next season will permit the pitcher to deliver the ball in any manner that may please his fancy, and he can jerk, pitch or throw. In speaking of the effect of this new departure, Mr. Spalding said to an Enquirer representative that he thought it would not materially affect the result of the game; that it has always been a difficult thing for an umpire to tell just exactly where a jerk left off and a throw began; that this pitching question caused any amount of difficulty heretofore, and promised to do so in the future, if something definite was not done by the league, and the only solution of the question seemed to lie in the direction pursued at today's meeting. George Wright says that this concession to the pitchers will eventually ruin the game, and he would not be surprised if, at the end of next season, the league retraced its steps and put restrictions upon the pitcher's delivery. Cincinnati Enquirer November 23, 1883 The “dead balk clause” of the by-laws, which was the penalty to be imposed by umpires in case a pitcher should break the rule by raising his hand too high when delivering the ball to the bat, ha been virtually a dead letter since its introduction. It is a question whether this penalty was ever inflicted by an umpire in a professional game. The league did well to take cognizance of this fact... Cincinnati Enquirer November 25, 1883 Harvard faculty concerned about professionalism The Harvard Herald Crimson, discussing the question fo professional trainers in colleges, says: “While we are in hearty sympathy with the college authorities in their efforts to keep the taint of professionalism from our college athletics, we can not forbear calling attention to the ridiculous extremes to which their fear of this professionalism has carried them. As long as we have professionals trainers in sparring, fencing and general athletics, we can not see why we should not have professional trainers in base-ball playing. Playing with professionals is certainly not so injurious as playing with some of the team we practiced with last year, although we confess that the general recruiting of the professional ranks from among college players that has taken place during the past few seasons is a severe blow to college athletics. The faculty Committee of Conference meets in a short time, and we hope the subject of a professional trainer will be taken up. Cincinnati Enquirer November 25, 1883 President Porter, of Yale College, and Dr. McCosh, of Princeton, have expressed themselves strongly on the subject, but have not absolutely forbidden outdoor sports. The athletic youths, however, have one champion among the faculty in the person of President Eliot, of Harvard, who is said to be a great admirer of any thing that will develop the muscles and sinews of the students. Cincinnati Enquirer January 6, 1884, quoting the New York Tribune |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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