Clipping:More on the new regimen of practice games:
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| Date | Sunday, June 7, 1863 |
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| Text | The Excelsiors turned out quite lively last week, and had good practice games, both on Tuesday and Saturday. Captain Leggett wisely plays the first nine all on one side, even when short-handed, and thus benefits the nine by the practice. Some of these days those wise ones of the other clubs will realize the importance of adopting the same plan, and then we shall see the old-fashioned boy-play of mixing up the first nine with the rest, in order “to make an even thing of it, you know”, done away with. There is no question about it, gentlemen. There is but one proper mode of practice, and that is to play the first nine, or as many of them as are present, if it be but five, against the field. This should be done at least once a week. Unless each player is made familiar with his position, he never can achieve that excellence on it that is so requisite an element of success in a game. We shall continue to preach this doctrine until all those old fogies, have withdrawn their opposition to it. |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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