Clipping:Did the batter intentionally let the ball hit him?

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Date	Sunday, May 25, 1873
Text	[Philadelphia vs. Atlantic 5/19/1873] A wildly-pitched ball struck Addy on the arm, and two men took bases on the pitch. An appeal was made to the umpire, who decided that the interference with the ball was not willful, and therefore the player [i.e. Addy] could not be given out. Mr. Chadwick, in commenting, was a little illogical writing that although Addy did not seem to receive the ball on his body intentionally, still his not moving away from it made it willful, and he should have been decided out. The blow was a very hard one, the ball very wildly pitched, and it does not seem probable that a man would take the chance of having his arm broken for the purpose of helping men on bases.
Source	Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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