Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-17
THE BASE BALL RULES.
A Radical Change Made i'm the Meth
DDS of The Game.

A Radical Change Made i'm the Meth
DDS OF The Game.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-The second days ses-
sion of the joint rules committee of the Ma
tional league and American association re-
suited in many radical changes in the play
ing rules before satisfactory code could be
sc cured as a standard for all organizations
under the protection of the national agree
ment. The following changes were made:
1.-The high and low balls system of delivery was
eliminated and in future any ball sent over the
plate at any point between the batsmans knee and
shoulder will be called fair ball.
2Bunting the ball will not be allowed and any
obvious attempt to make foul hit shall be scored
3-Competing clubs will not toss for choice of po
stion in future, it being the BILE right of the
home team to send its men to field or to bat its
live balls and four strikes will now be al
lowed the batsman instead of six balls and three
strikes.
he shall be credited with q base hit.
GA batsman shall take his base when struck by
pitched ball.:
Amy motion whatever upon the part of q
pitcher to deceive the batsman shall be considered
a balk.
s-Should a base runner in touching bag in any
way break it from its fastenings he shall be consd
cred safe he touches the spot stake where the
bag had rested before being touched by the ball
and need not follow the bag. The captains of the
teams only are allowed to address the umpire.
f0-The captain of the home club shall be the
sole judge to whether the grounds in at con-
dition to begin the game upon.
Livery game must begin at least two hours
No base runner shall be permitted to have a
substitute II he is injured or ineapsctated he must
IA batsman shall be declared out after his
fourth strike matter what becomes of the ball,
that there can he no more muffed third fourth
strikes. This will not prevent the men on bases
taking the next base. however, upon the catchers
error if they can do so.
1.-THE pitchers box shall in future measure So
instead of feet and the pitcher shall be required
to stand with his right foot If he be
er, upon the line of the box and his other
foot advanced in a direct line in front
must hold the ball before him. He can swing him
self around upon his rear foot to throw to bases
t must s he his & nd again
forward, and that, too inside the line of his box,
can be taken in his delivery.
near first and third bases. No coacher will be per
noying nature to any player or to the umpire and
will be only allowed to caution direct the base
runners Of their respective teams: ....,
umn, but may be mentioned in the summary
1.-THE pitcher shall be credited with mo- assist
for striking out batsman. No mention OF same
shall be made in the summary.
18-Every base runner making clean steal shall
steal base and the catcher pitcher should throw
wild or the baSeman muf a thrown ball permitting
the player to reach his base safely the play shall
be scored as stolen base and not base error
although the error itself shall be charged in due
form in the error column
from the score and bases stolen" column substi-
tuted therefor.
power to act, shall be appointed each year to
for one year from December 25.
the national playing rules for professional base
ball club
Some alterations of minor importance were
also adopted.