Clipping:The umpire standing behind the catcher

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Date Saturday, September 1, 1866
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[Mutual vs. Star 8/21/1866] A feature of the game was the excellent ruling of the umpire [John A. Lowell]. ... Especially was his ruling excellent when players were running their bases and the batsmen prone to be too particular in regard to the balls sent them. Mr. Lowell stood on a line behind the catcher so as to watch the pitching closely, and strike after strike was called when the ball pitched was a good one, though not struck at; the result was to improve the sight of the batsmen wonderfully and to render the playing of a waiting game impossible. Our umpires, one and all, are too easy in this respect, and allow the pitchers to do just what they like.

Source New York Clipper
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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