Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-31

BASE BALL-The following amendments
to base ball rules, published by the associ-
alton, will be read with interest by players:
/ 1st. The pitchers line is reduced from
twelve to six feet.
I'd. Balls bounding to the bat, going over
the batman's head, or the side he does not
strike from, are ''unfair" balls, and must
be called after warning.
Sd, A jerked ball is enc delivered BY
touching the side of the body arm. A
thrown ball is one sent in with the body
bent. A pitched ball can only be sent in
with a straight arm, swinging perpendicu-
lar.
4th. The striker is such only until he
has hit fair ball, then he becomes ''a
player running the bases" cssaTI
j 9TH. A baked or called ball is dead, and
no player can be put out on it. Neither
can the striker make base on baked ball
or on called ball, unless in the latter case
it be the third ball called. III
9th. No batsman can be put out on three
strikes if the third ball he strikes at be
baked or called ball. And no strike at
such ball is to be counted; and likewise
no strike made purposely to strike out.
7Lh. The striker must have one foot on
the line of his position when he hits the
ball, and cannot take step either back
ward or forward when striking at the
ball.
Sth. When the ball is stopped by the
crowd of spectators in any way, it becomes
dead, and is not in play again until the
pitcher has held it while standing within
the lines of his position.
9th. No player running home when two
hands are QUO, can score his run If the bat
man be put out before making the first
base. 1'f sgs j..
10th. The Umpire must not only call all
foul balls, but also call out how and by
whom a player is put out. Thus it the
striker be put out at first base, he must call
out. "Striker out at first base"
4th. All persons who play ball for money
are called professional players" and as
such cannot play in any match played by
any association club;and any Umpire learn
ing that such player is in a nine in a
match in which he is acting, must at once
call "time," insist on the professional being
removed from the nine, or resign his posi-
tion as Umpire, thereby making the game
"nuH and void"
BASE BALL TALK.-The Junior nine OF
the Capitals and Junior B. BIC. of Lam
caster will play match game at Lancas-
ter Friday morning, August 2. Our Juniors
will be compelled to hump themselves this
time, the Lancaster Juniors having been
successful in every game they have played
thus far this season. The Capitals Junior
are Messrs. J. A. Williams, Gray, Marigold,
Maury, Sohl, Steinberger, Webb, Turner.
Hayden.
The Junior nine of the Capitals played
the. field yesterday afternoon at the Capt.
tails grounds, the game resulting in SO for
the Juniors against 27 for the field.
OHIoANs IN PARIs.-The following Ohio
ans were registered in the Office of Bowles,
Duod 6 Co, Paris, during the week ending
July 18th: Delaware-F. Merrick, J. P
Lacroix. Cincinnati-A. j. Mullane, Mrs
w. P. Neff, J. Heintzelman, L. q. Isham
w. r. Hoal, NJ. E. Lord and family, Miss
; G.. G. Carlisle, j. Henning, NJ. M. Elias, the
Hon. w. p. Nixon, F. T. White, T. A. Lo-
gan and wife, j. P. Pomeroy and wife, r
Mitchell and wife, Miss L. D. Craig, R. H
Mitchell. Cleveland-Mr. L. S. Holden
Mr.. S. L. Severance and wife, Mrs. A. w
Fairbanks, E. Cottrell. J. Buckingham.
TIE NORWICH SCHOOL HOUSE CASE
Some time since the Board of Education oi
Norwich township determined to erect a
new school house. The proposition met
with considerable opposition from
certain parties. John II. Simpkins, one OF
those in opposition to the Board, filed pc
tition before the Franklin County Court Of
Common Pleas, to restrain the Board from
building such school house. The argu-
ment in the case was heard on Saturday,
and on yesterday Judge Green decided
against Simpkins, dismissing the applica-
tion for an injunction at his COST
THUS BE IT EvER.-Col. 1. H. Marrow;
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
desires us'to return his thanks to the mem.
bers the new Police for their promptnes:
in giving notice of alarms of fire, and fo,
their efficiency at fires. He says the men
now on the force are equal to any the city
ever had in this particular. We record the
Coloners testimony to their efficiency with
the greatest pleasure, and trust that wher
their time of service is ended their record
may be better than that of any of theil
predecessors.