Clipping:Swift pitching delivery

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Date	Saturday, April 13, 1872
Text	[Concord vs. Atlantic 4/6/1872] Brett, of the Fly Away nine of 1871, put in an appearance in the Atlantic nine on this occasion, for the first time, and as far as we were able to judge of his play, we should say that he is an acquisition to the club. He possesses considerable speed in his delivery, and seems to have a fair command of the ball. Moreover, he evidently uses his judgment in pitching, and does not deliver in the accustomed wild style of young pitchers. His delivery is marked by the same underhand wrist-throwing as that which has made McBride, Zettlein, Wolters, Cummings and other players occupying the same position so effective. New York Clipper April 13, 1872 catchers provide the upper limit to pitching speed A catcher can only handle a ball sent in with a certain degree of speed, and the limit has long since been reached; and therefore, if a swifter style were allowed it could never be brought into play, simply because no man could be found to handle such a swiftly delivered ball behind the bat. New York Sunday Mercury April 14, 1872
Source	New York Clipper
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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