Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-17

changes in baseball rules have been made
to-day by the joint League and Association
Committee: The high and low balls system
of delivery has been abolished, any ball
now being considered fair that passes be-
tween the batter's shoulder and knee and
that passes over the plate. Bunting in
future will not be allowed. Any obvious
attempt to make foul hit will be scored
as strike. Clubs will not toss for choice
of position in future, the right of choice
resting invariably with the home club
Five balls and four strikes will be allowed
instead OF six balls and three strikes, as
heretofore. When a batman takes a
base on balls he shall be credited
with a base hit. The batman
shall take notice. when struck by a
pitched ball, and any motions whatever on
the part of the pitcher made TO deceive the
batsman shall be considered balk. If, in
running to base, the runner touches and
detache5 the base-bag without being
touched by the baseman, he will be safe
Captains of clubs only can question an
umpire's decision. The old rule requiring
a runner to return to his base on a run
when a foul hit was made was rescinded.
Hereafter the runner can walk to his base
No runner can have a substitute run for
him in case of injury, but must retire from
the game. A batter is out ON the fourth
strike, under the new rule, whether the
ball is dropped or passed by the catcher.
The question of having two umpires and
referee was dropped. The pitchers box
was shortened to five and one-half feet, and
the pitcher will be required to keep his for
ward foot firmly on the ground when about
to deliver the ball. His rear foot must be
on the back line of the box, and he will be
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ing the ball. The ball must be held in plain
view of the umpire The pitcher cannot
deliver a ball to the batter after making a
feint to throw to first base, but must re-
sumo his position in his box. Only two
coachers will be permitted, and they will
have the right to talk to the base runner
only. In scoring, when the batter is given
a base on called balls, hit is credited
to the batter, and an error given
to the pitcher in the summary
only. All batting errors are charged in the
summary as are earned runs, home runs,
two and three base hits, double plays, base
on balls, hit by pitcher, passed balls, wild
pitches, the time of game, and umpire.
The pitcher will be given no credit for a
strike-out. In place of total bases record
of stolen bases will be kept Any attempt
made by the player to steal base must be
credited, whether an error is made or not,
if the runner is successful in reaching a
base. The committee also passed rule
requiring each Association to appoint
Joint Rule Committee at each annual
meeting, they to act for one year.
A Good Scheme to get the Socialists
Killed OFF.
ST. LOUIS, November 16th.-A party of
gentlemen. consisting of Colonel Waits
Sanford, of Tom Green county, Tex, Major
William Davis, of Maria, Tex, Rood
Hume, of Deming, and Chris O'Connor, of
San Pimen, Ark, accompanied by two
other gentlemen (who are somewhat noted
in Texas politics, but who do not wish their
names mentioned), arrived here to-day, and
are heavily laden with the scheme to
organize new republic in Mexico. They
are commissioners from the Socialistic Re
public of the Rio Grande, about which
there has been much comment in the news
papers of late. They state their object will
be to take advantage of the excitement
produced on the Mexican border by the
Cutting incident to invade the three north
western States of Mexico and Lower Cali
fornia, conquer them and establish what
they call Socialist Republic" They
will leave for Chicago tomorrow to submit
this scheme 10 prominent and leading cat
tlemen in attendance on the convention
there.
California Land Case.
WASHINGTON, November 16th-Secretary
Lamar has ordered that the papers in the
case of B. T. Wilder, administrator of J. u.
Bradford, be returned to him for re-eXam-
ination. This case, which involves a
quarter-section of land in the Stockton Dis
trict, was decided by the Secretary of the
Interior last July, but on the application OF
Wilder he has consented to re-exanine the
case.
Army Officers Furloughs.
WASHINGTON, November 16th.-A general
order has been issued from the War De-
partment, to go into effect January 1st next.
that when an officer is granted
leave of absence it snail be charged to the
year, or years, in which it first accrued, in
the order of priority of date, and any bal
ance of accrued leave remaining shall
stand to his credit for future leave. No
credit for leave, however, shall stand for
more than four years. This order, it is
stated, is intended to give army officers the
full benefit of the cumulative leave priyi
lege in which they have been restricted for
ten years past.
Considering the Message.
WAsHINGToN, November 18th. = The
Presidents message and annual reports of
the heads of departments were the princi-
pal topics under consideration at to-day's
Cabinet meeting. There was a full attend
ance, and the session was somewhat longer
than usual.
Paid for Their Clothing.
WASHINGTON, November 16th.-Second
Comptroller MAYNARD has decided to allow
ho aIa Of M,snAroli md
erIck j. Hrrstell, civilian members Of the
Proteus Arctic expedition, under Lieuten-
ant Darlington, U. S. N, for reimburse
ment for clothing lost in Smith Sound in
July, 1856. This decision overrules the
action of the Third Auditor, who lisallowed
the claims for want of jurisdiction on the
ground that the claimants were not officers
or enlisted men of the army. The Second
Comptroller holds that the claimants are
entitled 10 payment, as their clothing was
lost through no fault OF theirs.
Overwhelmed by an Avalanche.
DENVER. November 16th.-Late this even
ing a stage containing nine passengers that
left Leadville this morning for Aspen was
caught in a snowslide on the top of
mountain fifteen miles east of Aspen, and
the entire outfit was carried over a preci-
pice 200 feet high. a relief party from the
home stage station succeeded in digging
the passengers out of the avalanche. Four
were unhurt, but Robert burger, Chris.
Conn, Duncan c. Robertson, f. A Bard
well and Lille Mcpherson are expected to
die. As the telegraph wires to A spen were
down on account of the storm last night
further particulars cannot be had
Not Quite to Zero Yet.
CHEYENNE, November 16th-The snow
storm prevailing throughout Wyoming and
southern Dakota for the past forty eight
hours was the first storm OF any magnitude
this season. The snow is light and dry.
and the high wind to-day has blown it off
the prairie, bluffs and foothills into the low
places, leaving a large portion of the graz
ing fields bare. Stock will, therefore, not
suffer for want of food. The Temperature
has not been down to zero during the
storm.
just as Bad.
INDIANAPoLIs. November 16th.-Dr. Sol
omon, of the Bureau of Animal Industry
of the Department of Agriculture, who has
been investigating the alleged pleuro- pneu-
monia in Clinton and surrounding coun-
ties, says the disease is not pleuro-pneu-
nonia, but similar disease. 1t is caused
by animals eating certain species of worm
found on vegetation in that county
A MiIlionaire's Will.
New YORK, November 16th.-The will of
Juan P. Terry, who recently died in Paris,