Clipping:A grand slam over the fence

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Date Sunday, September 10, 1871
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[Chicago vs. Boston 9/5/1871] Gould was the next striker, and thousands of pairs of eyes were fixed upon him in almost painful expectancy. Suddenly his powerful arms made a tremendous sweep, and the ball was sent flying high over the fence well inside the foul line. Thousands of spectators sprang to their feet with yells of encouragement as the striker sped around, and when he crossed the home-plate the friends of the Reds went into ecstasies. Their extravagance was pardonable, for at one blow the bases had been cleared and four runs scored, putting their favorites well in the van, and giving the game a decidedly new turn., quoting the Boston Advertiser

Source New York Dispatch
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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