Clipping:The obligation to try to steal a base; batter swinging to protect the runner
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| Date | Friday, September 22, 1882 |
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| Text | Any player who gets to first and is contented to stand there till some other batter advances him is a man that has no business at professional ball playing. It is his duty to make a dash for second just as soon ashe can get a start after first base is made; for if he stands on first till the next man hits the ball it is almost sure to be a force out or a double play, unless the batter hits safely. Then the man at bat should always assist the base runner by strking at and purposely missing the ball pitched as the base-runner starts. This piece of strategy is sure to more or less confuse the catcher. And to try to hit the ball as the runner is off to second is a bigger mistake than to stand inactive, for if a foul be hit, the chances are that the runner will be caught and put out before he can get back. A clear headed player of any running ability will never linger long at first, and a clear headed batter who is playing for his club and not for a record, will never miss striking at the ball as the base runner starts. |
| Source | Cincinnati Commercial Tribune |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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