Clipping:The rubber band foul tip trick; snapping fingers variant

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Date Wednesday, June 9, 1886
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During an amateur game at Thirty-fourth street yesterday it was noticed that a great number of players went out on foul tips to the catcher while he was taking off the bat. One batter who went out win this matter kicked, claiming that his bat had not struck within three inches of the ball. An investigation revealed that the catcher had a gum band attached to his glove, and when he desired to foul out a man he would raise the band with one finger, and when the ball passed under the bat released it. The band would snap against the glove, and all within hearing would hear a supposed foul tip. The Sporting Life June 9, 1886, quoting the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph

During a contest in Chicago in 1884 Kelly was catching when Orator Schaeffer came to the bat. Schaeffer at once asked the umpire to watch Kelly, as he was in the habit of snapping his fingers in a manner that would lead the umpire to believe that the striker had fouled the ball. The Philadelphia Times January 9, 1887

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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