Clipping:Training regimen; catcher's mask
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| Date | Saturday, April 23, 1881 |
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| Text | the out and in fielders take positions as if a game was in progress, while two others bat balls in rapid succession all over the in and out field, now bounding along the turf; now a daisy cutter that goes like a rifle shot and tries the nerve of the fielders; now a long drive to outfield or a high fly the duty of the fielders is to cover all the ground possible, which gives them great practice in running, to catch all flies, thus learning t “judge” a ball accurately, and in case of safe hits to field it to the bases quickly enough to put out the base runner. With two men batting, this exercise is incessant. … An hour of this work, and then the business part commences. Derby throw off his cardigan jacket and takes the pitcher's position, fifty feet in front of the home plate, while Bennett puts on his mask and goes behind the bat. Manager Bancroft acts as umpire, and a game is commenced with no one to play against. There is a tenth man in the club, however, and he goes to bat, and to give it the perfect semblance of a game, he remains there until put out three times, doing no running, however, the umpire deciding whether he could have reached first base safely, in which case it is scored as a run. When he is put out three times he goes to the field and another players comes to the bat, and so on, until twenty-seven men have been put out. Then Sweeney and Reilly constitute the batter and the same programme is repeated. This gives a fine opportunity to judge of their relative execution, but is terrible hard work for them... |
| Source | Detroit Free Press |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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