Word: batted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harry Wright predicts that 75 per cent. of the players will next season adopt the flat bat, which is allowable under the present rules...
Rule 20. A balk-if the pitcher, when about to deliver the ball to the bat, while standing within the lines of his position, makes any one of the series of motions he habitually makes in so delivering the ball, and then fails to deliver the ball to the bat...
Rule 14. The bat handle must be wound with twine a distance of 18 inches from...
...been practising faithfully all the fall and will probably pitch. Allen will catch without doubt, as his fine record last year places him far ahead of college catchers. Smith has been playing with the Beacons the greater part of the summer and has made wonderful improvement in his batting ; he will play his old positlin at third, in which position two years ago, he led the league. He has improved in batting and his fine stops and accurate throwing are well remembered. There are a number of condidates for the position of short stop. Hurd '88 has been playing well...
...costume of the police squad is to consist of red hats, with visors about ten inches in length, blue coats "a lamode," white pantaloons, and last but not least, a billy about as large as a base ball bat. It is sincerely hoped that the vainglorious mucker will, by this display for once be vanquished...