Clipping:The umpire calling strikes and balls without proper prior warning

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Date Thursday, July 4, 1867
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[Mutuals vs. Irvingtons 6/28/67] Pike was the first striker on the Irvington side, and as a good ball came to him the first time and he failed to strike at it, the umpire called “one strike,” thereby giving an illegal decision. Both in regard to “strikes” and ‘called” balls, the umpire in a match can neither call a “strike” or a “ball” until he has first warned the pitcher...

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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