Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-27
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s.w,,,ar VITA she Ruies Of the
naifssai Game
4 order thai psople who uitisess the
..usS of bass ball 10 be Eaayed here
q. .ss.on, may undsrsiAnd the mean.
lse 4 .hs isusnisal terms used IN the
- - pulaish the following more
s,.uusssIs pssii sxpressioas.
rs ssmpim" Is the referee or judge
= sss,y play made during ths game.
q dssis}sn hsinR hnsl. Ihs nnpire,
sn3sr ne nsailiss OF base bsll, % chosen
y shs bone tBRrn.
wbsn $40 nsnas are on she aeid,
"a r4ady % commence the game, q
- 4 usBally tossed up by onts Of the
sctx;rs. fer ehe choice Of ms or Onts.
- sisnsv btilnQ the side that goes TO
81 snd The ''eSuis'' those who take tha
ia
il ''inninq'' ID The play nntil three
N have beesI put out on cath side,
80 innings n0Dstltuting game. The
s53sc{ of the ''outsr ID always tii get In,
81 every fair means 10 used under the
ujes Df the EAme 10 accomplish this
81, II possible without allowing the
eiuas 20 make runs, the "ins," sf
nssss, stfivinR 10 make ~ maay runs
e pezs bic.
4 .sunr is lagally made by TIM bate,
ss1linQ 70 nrat base, eitkef on a fail
skli.s ain ballit-thrse stFikts, or being
lii by pitehsd ball while EtaEIding 10
il essition, aud from there InaiIing the
sirs1it Of the bAsts. iBgludfn5l home,
silhout being pat out.
4 fair s'kit" 10 made when the bass
nan hits ball which strikes the ground
il frunf Of tlse s'foul'' ball siiaes, ex-
l<aiing from home base TO and beyond
1zsz base, aud from home 10 and bo-
lout third base. ~ desianated By red
Vel Tags.
4 sfenIv ball 10 q ball hit by shs bats
laxs which falls TO the grocInd behind
III foul lines abos8 referred 10.
4 ~ball" 10 d piechsd ball net ovei
he1ne base, or Rt the HIGHT asIked for b.
iAs haisman. Six such balls entltiel
lhe batsman b his aFsl base.
4 axtrikes VI . pitched ball ever fhs
tHes, and at She height asked fot hy ths
hsiz1nAn, and either struck 1t by hitE
sd missed ex NOD struck &c, TINT called b.
1z<empsrs siriks. A Abatsmsti 10 sntitisd
b lhfee stfikea before he ear be pua out
IL must run on the third Htrtke, and
ssE be- put out By the catcher ehtchine
o. ball before IL reaches she Rfsund. oE
tkzoRine the hall 30 the fifsi lssss before
tk< batsn.an reaches there. After tbe
b1<snan starts for hrst base be kscomes
stpz1 runneF, and mast be reuched oy
i6s hsz IN She hands Of play,sr % bs
m auf ana 9isiss he Oh the base a tha
lI&s II bsina touahed. ezoelA 10 casel
o. Afosced rviias,r which 10 wiisre III
hAse held by klhe bslse runnef u y quires
b. hnosher. base runnsif, being hi
~ b&itsd ball, or Il be uilfslly Oh
stFaot . aelaeif In iieldkng bail, y de
clared out.
A batsman ON be put cut In any on
Of the following waysi tly astrikinI
oat. q hy bail cauRhf b. any player o.
he uppasiie side before Il snaehes III
kfoabd; or on fhs bases. ~ STATED above
A .bass hiss' is q ball 90 hattsd a. n
not be In the Feach Of any fielder, ol
thet cannot ba deldsd In simh 70 pat the
batter ont on FIRST bass. 'fhhi 10 alss
BEosn as q assfs hit.e
4 s.two base his" is ball % bsltfed O.
y enable the batter 10 reach bis sscond
hase In safety.
4 ''lhrss baa0sr'' 10 q thrte. .hlss hit,
nnd bame ran is tEhere q bastai, makes
circuit Of the bases and fnaolses ths
eous pIais before the ball enters the
dIsmund.
A earned run ID where q bass runner
f144kss home Withcnt HAVING. mildc ans
tam % an error of his opponeuts Ia
l4foxinr OF fiHIdinq the ball. .ka an.
91fn>d ran h obe made wkese afls bass
= nads On srruss 81 the oppoaite side.
A. 'e1ser" itH misplay thruuell Which
~ @&se fnnoaf makes hash
A. ~aAasr u anesedited 10 any player
~ ksndlos ahe kali In 4 sspslt oui.' y
IN y more players may assist 10 puI
~, eact being entlile6 10 90 stkssist-' 7
~pot oatn is The cot OF paltinR 4
rl2<f al, And L accredited 10 The man
ed.eAlly putsire The player out.
'de&d b&ll~ 10 when q pitched ball
<l4N l6s bateman of the baisInanf
- xIle>at bib striking at the ball, oz
e4>14 ee1rHe II passes tlse catcher
-. fsa74es ssAnnot run on Z. dead ball
tzlf made BY the pitehar, b.
za< ~ s< The naotions he h regn-
u n9t<ipmHd u, make while In che
e.ls<sTizliz the bali % tile hat, and
lEl|I1z Z, deliver the ball; BY hold
~ e1'lnnx ~ 10 anlaeesasarii,
- kssiie. q deliverinz the bal
~ part nf his person IA sntsid<
t$ q hfN position.
- esass Aie plAced Ia thu SHAPE o'
eae9, end Are 20 feet Aparik TIE
pnsithan Il Ia shs csntei,cf ths
eesac, hfiy fses IRON The azrilssf.