[Ads-l] Antedating of "Texas Leaguer"

[Laurence Horn]

> On May 26, 2024, at 7:12 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:
> 
> Texas leaguer (OED 1905)
> 
> 1892 _San Francisco Call and Post_ 8 Apr. 7/5 (Newspapers.com)
> 
> If a batted ball drops between the in and out field in such a way that neither can get it they call the hit a Texas leaguer, which is perhaps as good a name as any.
> 
> Fred Shapiro
> 

“...between the in and out field in such a way that neither can get it...” and not “between the in- and out-fielders…”? Interesting.  

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