Clipping:Fielding backing up plays
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Date | Wednesday, June 3, 1885 |
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Text | One thing, however, might be noticed, that is true of every American Association club, with the possible exception of the Metropolitans, viz., the want of proper “backing up” each other in the field. The Chicago League team gave some exhibitions in this line when here [St. Louis] that reflect great credit upon the “drill work” of their captain. When a ball, for example, is batted to left field, the centre fielder should run at full speed to a position on the line of the hit, back, some distance, of the left fielder, not with a view to catch the ball, but to stop it in case it passes the left fielder. Work of this sort will win many a game tha6 the lack of it will lose. The Sporting Life June 3, 1885 McKnight reporting for the Pittsburgh Times H. D. McKnight is writing base ball briefs for the Times under the name of “Infield.” The evening papers copy his remarks as original, and it makes Denny real mad. The Sporting Life June 3, 1885 |
Source | Sporting Life |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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