Clipping:Pitching deliveries and balks

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Date	Sunday, June 10, 1866
Text	In the course of the game, we noticed the throwing of Thorn to the base, and we have to say that his action is a decided balk. In pitching, he makes three movements preliminary to delivery–as do all pitchers; first, bending the body; second, drawing back his arm; and third, swinging it forward to deliver. Now, the failure to follow up the commencement of either of the preliminary movements by a delivery of the ball undoubtedly constitutes a balk, for the rule reads “whenever the pitcher moves with the apparent purpose or intention to deliver the ball”. Now, Thorn unquestionably does this when he bends his body, and then throws to first-base instead of delivering the ball to the striker.
Source	New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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