Clipping:The positioning of the second baseman off the bag; remedy for fair-foul hits

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Date	Saturday, March 7, 1874
Text	Of late seasons it has been the custom to cover the open gap between first and second bases by making the second-baseman play at “right short;” but this has left a safe sport for sharp grounders close to second base, while it has also drawn round the short-stop to second, and the third-baseman to short-field to such an extent as to make fair-foul hitting a sure style of play for earned bases. By the introduction of a “right-short” this “fair-foul”advantage would be put a stop to, and moreover, it would enable all three of the basemen to attend to their duties better, and thereby give them greater facilities for attractive base-play and strategic operations. In fact, the ten-men rule is the only effectual remedy against bases being earned by fair-foul hits, besides placing the infield in proper form and giving base-players better opportunities than they now possess for fully covering their positions.
Source	New York Clipper
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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