Clipping:Definition of an unfair ball
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| Date | 1864 |
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| Text | The following is a list of what may be fairly considered as unfair balls:–All balls pitched beyond the bat’s length from the striker’s person, either on the side he strikes from or over his head; all balls that touch the ground before passing over the line of the home-base; all balls pitched on the side opposite to that the striker bats from; all balls touching his person, or going so close to him as to necessitate his moving to avoid being hit with the ball–provided, however, in this latter case, that he stands sufficient far from the base on one side of it, to admit of the ball being pitched fairly over the base without hitting him or going close to him; all balls included in the above list are unquestionably unfair balls, and such as are not thus included do not infringe the rule. |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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