Clipping:Umpire not calling strikes

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Date	Saturday, June 5, 1875
Text	[Beacon of Boston vs. Rhode Island 5/29/1875] The clubs, says a correspondent, were very unfortunate in the choice of an umpire, who, though he doubtless intended to do his duty, completely disheartened the Beacons by his timidity in calling strikes. Losing sight of the fact that the present rules are intended to develop free batting, he utterly failed to call strikes on good balls, all counting against the pitchers. This made but little different to a free batting nine like the Beacons, who struck at the first ball within fair reach; but the Rhode Islands, who are very light batters, had every advantage in simply waiting for a ball just where it was wanted, with the danger of an occasional called strike. This neglect in calling...told very heavily against the Beacons... The scorer of the Beacons counted twenty-three good balls pitched by Lamb in the seventh and eighth innings alone, on which five strikes were called, the R.I.'s playing a waiting game.
Source	New York Clipper
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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