The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-05-04
BASE BAIL RULES
The New Rule for the Patrons of the
Dfamond-Base Running.

Dfamond-Base Running.
Following are the new base ball rules:
BATTING.
Any time or times when n player has
been sent to first by being hit by a
pitched ball. by the pitchers illegal de.
livery, or by a base on balls, it shall be
ineuded in the number of times at bat.
BASE HITS.
When the ball from the bat strikes the |
ground between the foul lines, and out OF |
reach Of the fieldeTs.
When a hit bali is partially or who'll,
STOPPED by Il fielder in motion, but such
player cannot recover himself in time to
handle the ball before the striker reaches
first base.
When the ball is hit so sharply TO an
in fielder that he cannot handle it in tim,
to put out a man. In case of doubt over
this class of hits a base hit should be
given. and the tielders exempted from the
charge of an error.
When a ball Is hit so sluwly toward a
ht'iSl tisit ~ aliho III u III tllllS W
pu tout a man.
That in all cases where a base runner is
retired by being hit by a batted ball the
hatsman should be credited with u base
hit.
ENoT A HIT OR ERROR.
When a player reaches first base
through an error of Judgment, such as
TWO feeders allowing the ball to drop be-
tween them, the batter shall not be cred
tied with a base hit, nor the fielder
charged with an error, but it shall b,
scored as an unaccepted chance, and the
batter shall be charged with a time al
bat.
BASE RUNNING
Any attempt to steal a base must 90 to
the credit of the base runner, whether
The ball is thrown wild or muffed by the
fielder, but any manifest error is to be
charged TO the fielder making the same
If the base runner advances another bas,
he shall not be credited with a stolen base
and the fielder allowing the advancement
IS also to be charged with an error.
III Il base runner makes a start and and
a battery error is made, the runner Sc
cures the credit of a stolen base, and the
battery error is scored against the PLAYER
making it.
Should a base runner overrun a base
and then be put out, he should receive
the credit OF a stolen base.
FIELDING.
Where a striker is given out by the
umpire for a foul strike or because IL,
struck out of his tnrn, the put-out shall
he credited TO the catcher.
An assist should be given to each PLAYER
wac handles the ball in assisting a run
oAt or other play of the kind.
An assist should be given TO a PLAYER
who makes a play in time TO put a runner
o'.t, even if the player who should con
p!ete the play fails, through no fault OF
the player assisting.
Generally an assist should be given to
each player who handles the ball front thu
time it leaves the bat until it reaches the
payer who makes the put-out, or in case
OF a thrown ball to each player who
throws or handles it clearly and in such
a way that n put-out results. or would
result if no error was made by the re,
ceiver.
An assist shall be given the pitcher
when the aatsman fails to hit the ball on
the third strike, and he shall also becrcd-
tied i'll the summary ind, IT the head oil
struck out
EARNED RUNS.
An earned run shall be scored every
time the player reaches the home base un.
aided by errors before chances have beer
offered % retire the side. but bases on
balls, though summarized as errors, shall
be credited as factors in earned runs.
ERRORS.
An error shall be given for every mis-.
play which allows tie striker or base run.
ner to make one or more bases when per.
feet lay would have insured his being
pat out, except that wild pitches, base
on the batsman being struck by Il pitched
ball or case of Illegal pitched bali, balks
and passed balls shall not be included in
the error column.