Clipping:The rate of the umpire calling balls; precursor to the nine-ball walk?

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Date Monday, June 23, 1873
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[Philadelphia vs. Athletic 6/21/1873] Mr. Young’s umpiring was, as usual, absurdly lenient. He seems to have got his head filled with queer notions, as there is a peculiar regularity about his calling balls, calling the fourth and seventh balls, and so on. This is amusing, for if the fourth ball proves to be a strike, or a “called strike,” Mr. Young must feel rather queer.

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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