The man who writes the dispatches signed by Babe Ruth for the Christy Walsh News Syndicate stepped forward with a noteworthy suggestion.
Said he (speaking of the "intentional base on balls "): " I've had an idea about this whole business buzzing around my head for some time, and I wonder if it would work out. . . . Suppose the pitcher passes a man. It is agreed, to begin with, that every player ought to have the same chance at the bat. Why couldn't another man be put on first to run for him...
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