The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-16

Der WIN peiofe ne reaches the base. Hence the neces
ey Of The esdcTs beng eet OF foot and throw
era, and OF the men guarding ths bases being good
catchers. The ball s often thrown from as.ontshing
distance and caught A blow from il hurts severely,
though Is not 80 heavy in proportion 70 is sise
cricket ball The weight base ball must not be less
ounces i must measure n ne, less an nne ana TN snrss
quarters, than ten inches In circumference II
y made Of India rubber and yarn Tho weight Of cricket
moro than five and three quarter ounces u mus. naca-
sure not less than nine inches, ore than nine and
quarter inches IN circumference. 1herc 10 still greasr
dcrencc n the two bats. The base ban bat must 30
reund, and must not exceed two and half inches 10 din
meter Y ing s1lckes pat Il may be q any sensth he
cTckct Dat na and mus. no. exceed four and QuAvtor
inches in tho widest part ii must exceed thirty eight
inches in length In cricket the batnen his legs
Id leather or protection and 80 has the wcketkeeper who
stands behind him TO catch the ball after gdes oil bat
or hand The wcketkeeper also strong gloves Behind
tho bafman In base bah stands a catcher who, il he
catches the bah flying the first hop puts out the bat
man. Thus the bamen In both games correspond tho
pitcher corresponds with The bowler, and the catcher
with tho wicketkecper; and these three are the
part of the work. In both games each imam man
bowler and pitcher, wicket keeper and catcher are
selected for their peculiar Skill and they play tese parts
scs samsn ss "sS sr II =
bah the man who has charge q Grst hase occupies
hsbly imgstant poon BY ~ acsvii thors b cssa
times the whoae iour basss are made 10 cse run.
IN base bail the gsne centres aysund the bsies; in
- Va i - ~ s. ~ sssslsS AZ Us
tAs IN vhsn - : = III Iass EcriCEss u n1sn is
~ ont = esssAt ounae & :. enclosess n st q
he ba but lnociss down s. wiesss sSsr I 81 shross
Ne bah n hoT by throwing 70 ~ wicket keeper Or any
1hss running and throwing and catching equaly i'm
poytant b both gazaes. Ss
ssaea, aslIcd stangs pissed uishs IA row, swsnsy.
seven hches out a. - geund and The top placod
small piece q wood called ball eight inches long, which
least touch givcn 70 or the stamps, comes VI and puts
the batman Tcro arc two Of these wickets, pitched
o. sixty six feet each ofthsse stands pann 70 defend
them with his bat against being Knocked down by the BALL
These two men play against the whole Geld In base ban
plays against tho whole field. Cricket js played by
eleven on each side. The eleven who 90 nhat is get
first possession Of the wckets md bats which is by
take those positions, and the remaining nine oonins
ofpay till they called in eucoessi0n "a The two BAT
n ~ pus ou - @ m,xc @ vacnCscs ,os @ unei src
makes all he can, and that Is called his score, and the
tino they thus in s called their "innngs and their
united scores therein are known 30 much their Arst
innings. Tho party out In and make their first
innings. Each side has two innings in which 70 mako their
scores. Whoever makes most both innings wins the
game Two batmsn q one side are thus continually play
ing against the whole olevcn Of the ether side The object
q tho baman Is to score by runs bctwoen the wicke;
ing down his wicket with tho ball The attack Is made on
the wicket which he has both to defend and make tho
rune as best he his wicket Is fairly down he is
put out and another Of the Same side takes his pacc The
bowler from beside one Of Abe wicets bowls at tho oppo
ss one p. e e. mock down Tho esan M ssss the ball
est art OF the game. The ball maet be bowled and not
thrown or crkcd, and the hand be above tho
shoulder when delivering the ball. otherwise Is foul
Sometimes the bowler bowls it with grcnt force and very
low. direct for tho wicket Often the safest way f the
l % eok /, ps s sst ?. the sro1na
coming in that way, and missed goes into the wicket
Sometimes the artfl bowler throws The bali not direct
for tho wicket, but at an angle, In order to do
cciye, aud gives IL twist when leaving his
hand, which makes right the wicket for which
throws the BAH 100 far from tie batnan 10 permi. him 70
strike II, 1t Is called wden and ono in favor Of
thrown foully from the hand called bali and also
counts one for the batan II the batman drive the ball
Ont O. The bounds y y called ost ball and counts six
only counted threc because tho bounds were narrow
aba caught in tho air without touching the ground no
run y rockoned, but the striker not put out
ssBs ssss 6se q y @ lRsI ssas s. saes ~
is to stand enough to his wicket protect it and ye
bo able to give the ball good stroke; IL he winds his ba
ho is In danger Of knocking down his wicket and
thus bcng put out and II he does not drive the ball sum
GENTLY far away he cannot get stroke called
square leg, by which the baman sends the ball with
powerful blow TO his left hand side right angles the
line between tho two wickes, is considered great fca,
and generally gives him successful rum perhaps seve
rail- is dcnlt to make, and dangerous attempt this
stroke. the batman stops the ball with his leg any
part OF hs body when is going straight for the wicket he
is put out; he cannot stop il except by the bat.
The striker Is ont II the bail either Of the
wickes be bowled on If stump Is bowlcd out Of tho
ground, or the ball from his bat or hand is caught be-
fore touches the ground or II in striking at the ball
any other time both his feet should be outside OF ho
popping crease and his wicket put down by the adver
sary, except his bat be grounded within the
may therefore either be sbowed OUT or caught out
When a batman makes any number of runs the bowler
Is said to have bowledn many for him, and II is con
tlacted to 3D. and when he is caught' the letter CO..
is used and the player by whom he IL caught s named
we must explain 70 the reader what the
Popping crease is i is a sort Of enclosure
and within this the batmau must stand. II is a line
drawn parallel TO the wicket, four feet distant and in
the bowling crease s line six feet eight inches long,
running parallel to this line right through the wicket
which is placed in its centre. has return
line at each end drawn at right angles 70 IT, Within this
square enclosure the bowler must deliver his ball and
with foot behind the front ne and he selcc.
either the left right side OF the wicket to bowl FROM
There is only bowler the ground the time
and Of only wicket is BOWED at but after
every fourth BAL The bowler changes over and bowls at
the other wicket Tho batman who guards that wicket
which is not bowed at has the privilege Of making his
run 10 the other wicket when the bali Is struck Just tho
crossing each other Sometimes they both successful
aud sometimes only one and sometimes both put
wicket keeper called tho fclders There thus
always nnc neders out. In base ball there not 50
many for there three loft 70 watch rst second
and third bases who with the pitcher, and the catcher,
and the stop Short who stands nearly In front Of the bat
men, make Six and thus leave only three Gelders. Tho
fourth base Is sufficiently protected by the stop short,
who looks out Cor the short balls in front of the bat and
by the catcher behind the bat In base bail the batnan
must not send The ball behind the first or third bases,
that Is the two nearest him on either hand The exact
terms OF the rule are
II the ball from the f oke OF the ba. caught behind The
oi hone and The first base behind The home
and The hird base without having touched the ground first
touches the ground behind those bases shall be termed FOUL
Inus be declared by tho umpire uasked If the bali
as touches The ground or Is caugh without having touched
1t shall be considered fair
By this rule the number Of clders required is esscned
tho ball being driven for the most part to the front is
TO be observed that three OF the nine who IN be
all running together for instance the man who first takes
the bat gains only the first base IN his first attempt After
he at all be cannot come back The the list
takes the bat, and then both together; neither Of
these get home, but only gain another base each then
when the third baman comes in, and runs all three will
run at once.
The only points III which the base ball mon would have
any advantage the cricketers in a game OF base
ball, are twors in the batting which overland, and
done with bat and secondly in the fact OF the
ball being more lively, hopping higher, and requiring a
different mode Of catching Bnt the superior activity and
practice Of the Eleven in fielding would amply make up
for this they have not already practsod base bail
at home, which s more than be easily determined.
IN cricket very smooth ground is wanted account
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