Clipping:A question about a ball off the hands of the pitcher in fair territory into foul territory
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| Date | Sunday, September 30, 1860 |
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| Text | If the ball is knocked, and the pitcher runs inside the line of the bases, and the ball comes into his hands, but bounds from his hands outside the line–is that foul? This is a point regarding which there is a difference of opinion, and we have, during the season, seen it decided both ways. The umpire who decided that the ball (under the circumstances pointed out by our correspondent) was foul [probably referring to the Mutual vs. Empire, 8/13/1860] based his decision upon the idea that is was the point at which the ball first touched the [...illegible line...]struck fair, and is evidently descending within the lines of the bases, and a player, in his effort to catch it, throws it from its natural inclination beyond the line, we should still regard it a fair ball; for it is not knocked foul by the batter, but if foul, it becomes so through the misplay of an adversary. A foul ball, in our opinion, is one that is knocked beyond the line of the bases by the batsman; and, therefore, we should not consider the ball, in the instance pointed out by our correspondent, a foul one. This and other points concerning which there may be a difference of opinion, will no doubt be definitely determined by the National Convention, at its next session. |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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