Clipping:Wide balls; base on balls

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Date	Saturday, October 24, 1863
Text	Wild Pitching—We do not think there was one ball player present at the match at 63d street yesterday, who was not of the opinion that it was necessary to introduce some rule in the game at the next convention, that will put a stop to wild pitching. There is but one way that we know of, and that is to introduce wide balls as in cricket. If a rule was made in which every ball touching the ground in front of the home base, or pitched over the striker's head, or beyond the line of the home base, either to the right or left of the pitcher, should be considered a wide ball, and these wides to count in the total score as in cricket, the pitchers would soon learn to pitch accurately, and we should get rid of the Hannegan style of pitching.
Source	Brooklyn Eagle
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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