Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-11
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BASE BALL RULES.


rubber and yarn, and covered with leather, and
IN all match games shall be furnished by the
challenging club as trophy Of victory.
sec :. The bat must be round and must
not exceed two and half inches in diameter
III the thickest part. 1t must be made of wood
and may be OF any length to suit the striker.
See. .. The bases must be four in number.
placed at equal distances from each other and
securely fastened upon the four corners Of a
square, whose sides are respectively thirty
yards. They must be so constructed as to be
distinctly seen by the umpire, and must cover
space equal to one square foot of surface
The first, second, and third bases shall be can
vass bags, painted, and filled with sand oil
sawdust: the home base and pitchers point tc
be each marked by fiat circular iron plate
PAINTED or cnameled white.
Sec. A. The base from which the ball is
struck shall be designated the Home Base
and must be directly opposite to the second
base the first base must always be that upon
the right hand, and the third base that upon
the left hand side of the striker, when occupy
ing his position at the home base.
Sec. 5. The pitchers position shall be desig-
mated by a line four yards in length, drawn at
right agles to line from home to the second
base, having its centre upon that line, at a
fixed iron plate, placed at point fifteen yards
distant from the home base.
The ptcher must deliver the ball, as near as
possible, over the centre OF the home base, and
tor the striker
Sec. 6. The ball must be pitched, not jerkod
nor thrown to the bat and, whenever tive
pitcher draws back his hand, or moves with
the apparent purpose or pretention to deliver
the ball, he shall so deliver it, and must
have neither foot in advance OF the line, at
the time of delivering the ball; and if he
fail i'll either of these particulars, then it shall
be declared baulk.
Sec. 7. When baulll is made by the pitcher,
every player running the bases is entitled TO
one base, without being out.
Sec. s. If the ball from the stroke of a bat,
is caught behind the range of home and the
first base, or home and the third base, without
having touched the ground behind those bas-
es, it shall be termed foul, and must be so de.
clared by the umpire, unaSked. IT the ball
first touches the ground, or is caught without
having touched the ground either upon or in
front of the range of those bases it shall be
considered fair.
Sec. 8. a player making the one base, shall
be entitled to score one run.
Sec. 10. If three balls are struck at, and
missed, and the last one is not caught either
flying or on the first bound it shall be con
sidered fair, and the striker must attempt to
make his run.
caught, either before touching the ground, or
on the first bound:
Sec. IL Or, if three balls are struck at and
missed, and the last is caught either before
touching the ground or upon the first bound
Sec l3 Or, if a fair ball is struck, and the
ball is caught, without having touched the
ground
Sec. IA. Or, if fair ball is struck, and the
ball is held by an adversary on the first base,
before the striker touches that base:
Sec. 10, Any player running the bases, is
out, and at any time he is touched by the ball
while in play i'll the hands of the adversary
without some part of his person being on the
base.
Sec. l6. No ace nor base can hc made upon
foul ball, nor when Il fair ball has been
caught without having touched the ground
and the ball shall, in the former instance, be
considered dead, and not in play until it shall
first have been settled in the hands of the
pitcher; IN either case the players runrir G
bases shall return to them and may be put out
in so returning, in the same manner as the
strikes when running to the first base.
Sec. II. The striker must stand on line
drawn through the center of the home base
not exceeding in length three feet from either
side thereof, and parallel with the line occu.
pied by the pitcher. He shall be considered
the striker until he has made the first base
Players must strike in regular rotation, and
after the first inning is played, the turn com
mences with the player who stands on the lis
next to the one who lost the third hand.
Sec Is. Players must make their bases in
the order of striking and when fair ball is
struck, and not caught flying, nor on the tirs
bound, the first base must be vacated, also
the second and third bases, if they are occu
pied at the same time. Players may be put
AM m an has afsirp fa in
the same manner as the striker when running
to the first base.
Sec. 10. Players running the bases must, SO
far as possible, keep upon the direct line be,
tween the bases /; and, should any player run
three feet out of this line for the purpose of
avoiding the ball in the hands of an adversary
he shall be declared out.
Sec. 20. Any player who shall Intentionally
prevent an adversary from catching or fielding
the bali, he shall be declared out
Sec. q. II the player is prevented from
making q base, by the Intentional obstruction
of an adversary, he shall be entitled to that
base, and not put out.
Sec. D. If an adversary stops the ball with
his hat or cap, or takes it from the hands of a
party not engaged i'll the game, no player can
be put out unless the ball shall have been set
tied in the hands of the pitcher.
Sec %. Ii ball. from the stroke of a bat,
is held under any other circumstances than is
enumerated in Section %, and without having
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