Clipping:Abolishing the dropped third strike double play

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Date	Sunday, April 10, 1887
Text	Heretofore the rule declaring a batter out “if the ball be momentarily held,” has led to a vast amount of wrangling among opposing players, dissatisfaction to spectators, and yowling at the umpire. This new rule is intended to put a stop to all this disgusting confusion. When there is a man on first and no more than one man out...what has been the po int of sharp play by the catcher? To purposely muff the third strike, force both men to run, and then, by throwing to second, to make a double play. This he can no longer do, the batter being out upon the fourth missed strike, no matter whether the ball is caught or not.
Source	Detroit Free Press
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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