Clipping:A fielder admits he missed the tag
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| Date | Sunday, September 25, 1864 |
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| Text | [Union v. Resolute 9/20/1864] In the fifth inning, the Resolutes obtained five runs, partly by the honorable action of Hudson... Wilson had run to third base, and the ball being passed to Hudson there the umpire had given Wilson out; whereupon Wilson, instead of quietly leaving his base, as every ball-player ought to do under such circumstances, no matter how rough the decision may be, loudly out that he was not touched, and Hudson very honestly remarked that he had not touched him. Whereupon, the umpire very properly reversed his decision, as the testimony in this instance was conclusive; but had Hudson “played points”, as it is , and kept silent, the umpire would no doubt have adhered to his decision, as an umpire has no right to decide a point except according to the impression the play makes upon him, no statement of players being admissible. This instance was a very rare and peculiar one–far too rare, as far as Hudson’s action was concerned, for the welfare of the game. All present applauded Hudson’s manly conduct, except those who would rather win a game at any cost than lose it, even at the sacrifice of manly and honorable conduct. Abrams similarly acted a creditable part, in this respect, when he last played on the same ground in the Eckford match. |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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