Clipping:Encouraging double plays on dropped third strikes
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| Date | Saturday, March 8, 1879 |
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| Text | [discussing the rules for the upcoming season] In doing away with the bound-catch from a third strike missed, the catcher is now afforded a better chance to play the point of dropping the ball for a double play. Now all he has to do is to stop the fly-ball with his hands so that it rebounds to the ground, after which he can pick it up on the rebound, whereas before he had to take it on the second bound or the striker was out, and the forcing process would cease to drive runners off the bases. New York Clipper March 8, 1879 narrower pitcher’s box [discussing the rules for the upcoming season] The change in the pitcher’s position narrows the position by tow feet, the space now being six feet by four. This affords the pitcher a length of six feet for making his forward step in delivery, but limits him to a range of but four feet instead of six in going from the right to the left. The object of the change from right to left is to force the batsman to hit more to one part of the field than another. For instance, by standing on the extreme right of his position the pitcher obliges the batsman to hit more towards third base and shortstop than if the pitcher were to deliver the ball from the left side of his position. This range is now made smaller by two feet. New York Clipper March 8, 1879 |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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