, 1877-12-09

on days Of the championship seriea except ns aboYs
3eniid Z a:cJss Pis
tEssed og
League Cub. 10 oiay ths chs:aIi0nan, gsme en tha
dar 2 Such game shall oe played under the pa{ips
s Gre liz
| MINOR CHANGES.
] To avcid the scheme which has been common OF
esehanglns p1aycfs to avoid having exhibition !,
made during the championship season:
ibs Of anE s1Sssd
year 1t includes NIL games.
After club has disbanded its players may con
tract and PLAY at once, instead Of waiting twenty
In Article WILL, Sec. 4 the provision for settling
disputes that might arise between clubs under the
operative BY the additional powers Conferred upon
| umplres In the playing rnles-
THE CHANGES IN THE PLATING RULES
were comparatively few and generally the Way
Of clearing up matters: No change; were made
which will affect the play at ALL Following are all
ths changes, except merely those Of phraseology: ::
much better system for keeping the players IN
place It fs substantially that tho foul lines are
extended trom first and third bases back Of home
angular space no one Of the batting side, except
the batshaan, c1n come, TINS keeping the crowd
away from the umpire and catcher. and avoiding
What was often nuisance this season.
Instead Of Sending the home club to hat first uni
formly, the rule was changed 20 as to 90 back TO
the old way Of tossing . coin between the csptant
pitching, but it ended by change which seems Of
no special force. It was that the pitchers hand
h nst R9s' eso bis tS instead OF bs0"
The section which provided that the players take
their places in the order named ION the score
book was amended SO ns to allow the captain to
md - ATT3H1 tn 11 ~ - tEtH
score-book has about faded out OF the game
The section giving the umpire power to deter
as to give him thai power only in case OF rain OF
darkness.
Rule 3 Was stricken ont because an article COW
crins it had been inserted IN the constitution.
Tie power to cali *.Time' which has always
been vested in. and generally abused by, an UNI
pire. Is now restricted to cases ''of illness or In
3ory to himself playet."
In stating how player may be put out the rule
As it stood made no reference to Il bail bounding
from, fence or tree. This was changed so as to
include the words ''or any object other than q
The provision about foul strikes restricts them to
cascs where the natsuan hits, not strikes at the
bali.
Dali which hits either first or third base is fair
SUBSTITUTES IN RUNNING.
Hereafter player cannot have substitute to
run for him unless he has been injured In the
game then In progress, and even then the subsi!-
tute can only for the injured man after he has
reached first haze
$
touching player Is cleared up now bY making it
necessary to hold the ball after the payis over and
accomplished.
WIS the object Of much carefuI-ff not entirely
prnyerful-stEldy. aud within an hour. after it
came up at least hundred suggestions were poured
npon inc hesas o! Inc memoess. rlaasiy .ns wnoae
was !mped over into the hands OF Messrs. Mills,
Wr1sht' " r YOUNG, Gorman. nnd me representatiSe i've
o. aiie IhinrSE, as spectsa eommates. niee
plan ol which these are the 1eatnses:
AnS Two clubs may agree on any rerb2n to ninpiTe
an5 ame number o. Eaes or ] ssfiss p samss aa III u
Yfsitinr cin shs seiert tye nnu,rs fr,, IN, san ~
LcaEae umpires and the home ciuG shal produce one
q thess ave men II time 81 tne game they ds not
tie sn M
Of gm2c to fn be 1 a s, 1ss7 M nse
Il
many as It q chooses . fo1 @ tne ssci:tsr;s Iist
Tue League adopted the report Of the Committee
as IT s II F. G wes
Eve s the best systcm ever used. It il is combina
ton Of the maos part oi the sqssesti9ns h9naed
a1 :eq aaa Of Ss 1os em e sJ the
to @ the eopston Of the ssms r.
oy the e running a 10 or q it.
s1ossin the transpsf lsid Gf behind the
oase the oa1i IS Il, .e a., OF III pay
between the pitcher anu catcher s'andins IN thclr
omit 10 do, :ny act a1ectng TIE enforcement of
tho spirit IS well az the letter Of the rules and IL
vested with power to ne the playcr in case Of dis
ooeolence OF lnsoscnce.
SCORING.
Harry WRIGHT the rrnat American scorer was
Instructed to revise tne scoring system and he
!@stesa @ 60 sooma hesdsds ::rines @ Rssehed FIJI
BASE" The rules Of last ysar , with this nmena, ;
ri ,ton~ ,w,v with In ~ hits and errora did not
receive @ d SIM; s'ns1e "ta rotc .A'' A'' A''A ''A''
THE BUSINESS AGREEMENT.
The rules having been completed. the business |
t shar;nr terna to-, etc made nnt ma s;enad.
10 s''f:ns tesnls' e.e- n4ade % oa. H"a sisaea'
The parties hereto agree thst during the playing sea-
II uniform business system, each club subscribing
hereto shall pay ta ev;ry other CLUB sunscTbng hcEeto
Tor cscn sa game s,a S1 1a c n ~n1sh
est against upoa Its own grounds the sum Of IS cents
%, each an person nTt;ed 59 such fo,1tns 70
1hs hour appointed therefo exeeptinE ony nayers
u thu cluos policemen IN unlfoTi and ten
i this agreement shall bc Sufficient for the visiting
no prcsent its nine uEon the field at the hour a-
on!ed and prepared play the gamc IN the absence
hall he determined ny the use OF the necessary num-
,er of seuteE!stct!nE furnstes, the keys OF which
hall ee delivered + H. ts agcnt Of the .isns cub be- BE-
afnx seal to The register q bo1 cf such turns1e.
a ee Il II
enhance "a &c qt sacl. uf'pMIrs M J.. ,.-.,u o.,,u -, .
W nnie4 fassy he a
tt:h either cuh subscribing hereto, that each player