Clipping:Chadwick's theory that hard hitting reduces power

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Date Saturday, May 2, 1874
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[Powhatan vs. Mutual 4/22/1874] Like most other amateurs they take heavy bats and strike with full force at swift pitching; and hence either strike under the ball or hit it with such force that they really deaden the blow. Swift pitching needs to be faced with a light bat, and a quick but not heavy stroke. Many are surprised to see how far some boys can hit a swiftly-pitched ball, the cause simply being that they have not the strength to hit it with such force as to deaden the reaction of the blow.

Source New York Clipper
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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