The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-23
THE CHANGES IN RULES.
A Salary Limit for Players-Ot other Amend
ments-The Error Column,

Rules in New York yesterday, il was
decided that section 80 is to be struck
out and the following inserted The COM
pensation for all League players for
services as players shall be limited, reg.
ulated and determined by the classifca-
ton and grade to which such players
may be assigned by the secretary of the
League, after the termination of the
championship season. as follows:
Glass a, compensation s., 500.
Glass h, compensation 81, $50.
Glass G, compensation $1,000.
Glass ID, compensation 81 100.
Glass Il, maximum compensation 81 500
This section will not prohibit the pay.
ment of extra compensation for the serv-
ices of one person 10 each club as field
captain OF team manager
In determining the assignment TO the
different grades--batting fielding, base
running battery work, earnest team
work and exemplary conduct, both on
and off the field at all times, will be con.
sidered rs basis for classification
Each player upon executing II League
contract will be obliged to make affidavit
in form prescribed by the secretary of
the League to the effect that the consid-
Grafton prescribed in his contract includes
all salaries, bonuses, rewards, gifts, and
emoluments, and every other form Of
compensation expressly or implicitly
promised him for his services as player
during the term Of his contract, and sat
isfactory proof to the secretary of the
League of any false statement contained
in his affidavit shall, after fair notice of
such, be blacklisted, unless the ruling of
the secretary be reversed by the Board
Of Directors of the League upon proper
appeal hearing, and counter proof.
The meeting of the Committee on
Rules finished their labors in short
time, Among things that they did was
to replace the error column, at the re-
quest of the newspaper men. The sac
rifice hit was defined as a hit of any
kind that was not fair hit that moved a
man up base. The tenth man on the
score card can be put in the game at any
time on an even innings. When n
| player is hurt. the tenth man need not
be put in If he is, the club forfeits all
right of having u substitute ON the field.
| Here are the other changes:
| Substitutes--Onc player whose name
shall be printed on the score card as an
extra player, may be substituted at the
end of any completed inning by either
! club, but the player retired shall not
hereafter participate in the game.
The only change in the definition of q
dead ball is that the umpire must be
standing on foul ground if the ball strikes
any part of his person or clothing
A foul tip is defined rs follows "A
foul hit, not rising above the batsman's
head and caught by the catcher, playing
within ten feet of the home base, shall
be termed n foul tip
A new rule emitting a batter to his
base is as follows: "If upon fair hi
the ball strikes the person or clothing OF
the umpire on fair ground.
Pertaining to bases, an amendment to
rule d permits a runner to return to his
base after an umpire has declared foul
without any regard TO touching the bases
a runner shall return to his base "if the
person or clothing of the umpire is struck
by ball thrown by the catcher to inter
cept the base runner
In defining the powers of an umpire tC
impose fine of not less than So or NOR,
than $25 FOR abusive, threatening or i'm
proper language to the umpire an amend
ment was made as follows: "A repetition
of the offense shall subject such player t.
a removal from the game and the i'm
mediate substitution of another playe
then in uniform.
An additional base hit is provided
"when batted ball hits the person Of
clothing of the umpire standing on fail
ground
1t is provided that in the fourth col
umn OF. the tabulated score "shall b.
placed each sacrifice hit, which shall b.
credited to the player who shall advanc,
a runner base on hit other than bas
hit"
The next annual meeting will be hell
in New York, while the spring meeting
will be held in Washington. In tn
meantime the Arbitration Committe
will hold its annual meeting in Pittsbur
on November 30 President Young
salary was increased to $4,000 MI
Young was also made chairman of til
Arbitration Committee
The Joint Rules Committees repoI
was received and proved satisfactory
A Joint Playing Rule Committee, consist
ing of j. b. Day, A. G. Spalding, an
j. |. Rogers, was appointed. while tn
new Committee on Players will consi'
of Messrs Young, Spalding and Day.