, 1876-11-26


70 credit OF each player the total bases made off
ms hlts. The unit, or basc, consists in getting
from any one base to nny Other base without being
put our and the striker Is to be credited not only
Win the number Of bases which he himself makes
after hit; but in addition with those safely
e sheF is 9R r. 6s at n9
TINT a base or bases nude off an error OF fielder
count towaFd the score OF the player who ran from
made. All the bases made off such error, whether
oy the striker or by some other player then on base
shall go to The credit Of the The striker shall
called baiis; and, in addition. with ali the buses
made b. other players who may be advanced on the
a base or bases shall be given to the runner for
successful stcal whether made on an error OF his
opponents without error.
Bases shall not be given to striker when any
strike.
SEC. $. The number Of opponents -put out by
each player shall he set down In the fifth column.
Where striker is given out by the umpire for q
put out shall be scored to the catcher.
SEC. 6. Tho number OF times a player assists
shall be set down in the sixth column. An assist
t, should be gwen to each player who handles the
ball IN run out O other play Of the kind
batsman fails to hit the ball the third strike.
An assist should be given the pitcher IN each
foil strike or striking out Of turn.
An assist should be given to player who makes
Play in h ms t1a t9 put runner me- s oaf & ssen II the
10 fault OF the player assisting.
An assist should not be given to player who
muls the bull, OF allows it to bound of his body
toward player who then assists or puts out
player.
And generally, an assist should be given to
each player who handles the tall from the time it
makes the mt omt' or in casc Of a 1hrdwn mn fo
each player who throws or handles It ceanly and
IN such way that put-out results. or woull re-
fy,Tp aYnn In ftxft3 hror.
SIC. I An error should be given for each mis-
play which allows the striker or base runner to
make one or more t bases when perfect play would
haFe insured his benz PVT 9nt In scoring errors
on oatted balls zee Sec. j. OF this article.
SEC .. Earned runs should be counted on the
basis that no base-runner can steal base without
This seems to cover all the points over which
there has been any DISPUTE during the season
past. The only entirely new section is the one
which provides for the record Of Abascs. y Tia
idea in ths scheme is that earh nIover shonld
have credit Ut 1or everything ne dld towa1d getting
him credit, II lie scnds somebody else along,
credit him; if he steals a base, give him credit;
have credit for lust whit he did. TuE TnIB-
UsE believes that this way Of crcditing player
VIZ 9.!A A1aA Wy nAoAo tno1A . N1cAe ieeoAo VI
Dase-hts
coNcERS1EG FORFEITED GAMES.
the signature 4. G. MI clearly pointed out
The offert NJ thc I,raone tonstitution in derlor-
inr forfejte1 rnmcs- If the Board Of Directors
80 ~ ~, ,nJ ~ an, T IT.; 1;.a,,e;o, ~ 70
were asked SO 10 90, anu MS discussion OF he the
malter was SO cVloehtly pased oh iacts 5nat the
Club chiefly interest has determined to act
as they were then advised to. The Chicago
club had no very vital interested in taking the
action on its own account, as it was sure of the
f1ag in auy case. The St. Louis Browns have,
however. drawn nm the following protest and
nnncal: @"'N p 0 40's' p~'
appea ,-o
ST. Louts, Mo-, Noy. 10. 181o.-1o NE Boara
Of Directors Of re Aatsonat League OF pro]es-
sion1t Base,lydn 3; C!u9ss-GENrLsaES: The st.
Louis Base Eai! t1uD OF ST. Louis NO.. respect
fully presents this It's complaint and clam against
the Mutual Baseball Club OF brookl5n, n J.,
and says; :.r
piled with all the requirements Or the Constitution
Of the National League, especially with 60 mucn
thereof ss is embraced in Sec : of Art NJ "a and
played i've Championship games with said Mutual
Club on the grounds OF said club In Brooklyn, n
Y. as follows:
the 18th day Of May; the third on tue 9th daJ OF
May; the fourth on the :'th day OF September; the
fifth on the 9Th day OF Septen,be5.
= That said Mutual Club. during safd a. season,
played fu0 champlonshlP games with LIE 81: LOUIS
Sno on tns HE r+ ~ 'n9 ~ ~ daY " of Tina
and The sccond on tha 2gth daY Of June
and that these seren games were ali the games
played by said clubs with each other during said
season.
-, ALnS ~ tne te1p y. sau +,tI5 -, ~ O.. 60.
Al.t saiu ST. Louls Liip "as cHl!e'eo " uaso usS
E1n1es r'9!cu upoa 49,. Stouu ~ a s.'e a.;i
C!uo' ~ tuat tAGo t4iae HAe ss1t W. ~. -
& 1luJ - ~ ely ~ g. no' ei0o o p'"'" W. WV
grounds OF the la!tef: ..--,,
tho St. Louis Cluo then anu fhete required, anu
was oy Inc !onstilution y tnti.4cn " sequlte; an
eSpec' tMe sau ,iuiuai IT,! r o y KY {ha .a C. Inn;s