St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-18
RAE II I'LL.
Pittsburg Admitted TO the National
League-.The Rules TO Govern
PLAYING Next Season.

League--The Rules TO Govern
Playing Next Season.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-The board of di.
rectors of the National League Base Ball
association held its annual meeting to-
day, and duly awarded the championship
of 1886 to the Chicago club N. e. Young
was reelected secretary for the seventeenth
consecutive time. Herman Doscher, ex-
PEELED by the Detroit club in 1882 for fnan-
cial Irregularities. was reinstated. Upon
unanimous request of the directors the
charges made by the Chicago club against
Capt. Irwin, of Philadelphia were with
drawn on condition that rules
to prevent recurrence of the
trouble will be adopted. The rumors
that it was the intention of the Pittsburg
club to apply for admission 10 the league
were confirmed by the unanimous admss on
of the club at the meeting which began this
afternoon. w. a. Nimick and A. K.
Scandrett were admitted to the association
as representatives OF the Pittsburg team.
The playing rules suggested by the joint
committee were read and adopted BY the
league. L. Is rumored that the ST. Louis
club rendered it's resignation as member
of the lie ague and that the resignation was
accepted. The disposition of the players
has. it is said. been left to a committee of
three, Spaldng. Soden and Stearns, and
they have decided that the players shall be
divided between the Kansas City and
Washington. The report that st. Louis
had resigned was denied by the league
officials, who also discOuntenanced the Cos
sip concerning Kansas City being denied
admission. The denials in both cases were,
however, anything but emphatic.
The joint rules committee have agreed
upon the following changes:
The high and low bail system of delivery
has been abolished, any ball now being con-
sidered fair that passes the player between
his shoulder aud knee and that passes over
the plate. Bunting will in future not be al
lowed. Any obvious attempt to make foul
hit will be scored as strike. Clubs will not
toss for choice of innings in future, the right
OF choice invariably resting with the home
club. Five balls and four strikes will be al
| lowed, instead of six balls and three strikes,
as heretofore. When a batsman takes his
base on balls he shall be credited with base
hit. batsmau shall take his base when hit
by pitched ball. ANY motion whatever, on
the part OF the pitcher, made to deceive the
batter, will be considered a balk. If, in rum
ming to the base the runner touches and de-
taches the base bag without being touched b.
the baseman, he will be safe. Captains of
umpire. The old rule requiring the runner
to return to his base on q run when q foul hit
is made was rescinded. Hereafter the runner
can walk to his base. No runner can have a
substitute run for him in case of an injury,
but if hurt must retire from the game. A
batter is out on the fourth strike under the
new rules, whether The ball is dropped or
passed by the catcher. The question of hav-
ing two umpires and referee was brought
up, but majority of the committee voted
against the scheme; and it was dropped.
modification of the umpire's rules of both Or
CARNATIONS was adopted. The pitchers box
was shortened to five and a half feet, and the
pitcher Will be only required 10 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 allowed
to take but one step when delivering the IL.
The ball must be held in plain view of the
umpire. The pitcher cannot, as heretofore,
deliver the ball to the batter after making
q feint TO throw il to first base. but
must resume his position in his
box. Only two coachers will be per-
mitted and they shall have right to talk to
base runners only. For talking to the bats
man the coacher will he replimanded for the
first otfense and be forced to give up his
coaching and another man put in his place
on repetition of the fault. In scoring, when
the batter is given his 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 sum-
mary as a record, also two and three base
hits, home runs, double plays, bases on balls,
hit by pitcher, passed balls, wild pitches,
time of game aud name of umpire. The
pitcher will be given NJ credit for strike outs.
In the place of total bases record of stolen
bases will be kept. Any attempt by a player
to steal d base must be credited, whether an
error is made or not, if the runner Is success
full in reaching the base. The committee also
passed rule requiring each association to
appoint joint rule committee at each an
nual meeting, they TO act for one year. All
clubs under the jurisdi elton Of the National
agreement must abide by these rules adopted,
which are known as the National Playing
Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs