Clipping:Batter jumping from one side of the plate to the other

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Date	Wednesday, February 29, 1888
Text	[from Chadwick's column][discussing the rules with Bob Ferguson] We had a long talk over Section 5 of Rule 47, viz: “The batsman is out (5) if he plainly attempts to hinder the catcher from fielding the ball, evidently without effort to make a fair hit.” Ferguson claims that the custom in vogue with some batsmen in 1887 of jumping from the batsman's position on the left of the catcher to that on the right, ins one which should be put a stop to, and which should be defined as “hindering a catcher” in this special section. The jump was made purposely to balk both the pitcher and catcher last season, and there was then no expressly defined rule to prohibit it, nor is there this year. While the rule should not prevent a batsman from taking either position at his option, wen going to the bat, we should not be allowed to do so during his term at the bat after once taking his position.
Source	Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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