Telegram-herald., 1889-04-17
A-Bowler's box and bowler.

A--Bowlers box and bowler
B--Back stop. First base
C--Long stop G-Second basa
D-Csnter point H-Third base
E-Umpire. K-Striking base.
In addition 10 the positions named the
others called first cover, second cover.
third cover and fourth cover.
The ball used weighs one and three-quarter
to two and quarter ounces and neasureS six
and three-quarters 10 seven and quarter
inches in circumference. In match games a
new bali must be used for each innings unless
otherwise agreed upon by tho two captains.
The bat is paddle shaped, and must not be
more than thirty inches long nor the blade
exceed three and a half inches in breadth
Only one hand can bc used in batting
The bowler or pitcher is allowed 10 make a
run of not more than three yards in deliver
ing the ball but must always have one foot
within the limit Of the bowling base. II the
bowler gets outside this space every ball 80
bOwled counts for the battery good BALI
Is one delivered over the striking base not
higher than the head nor lower than the knee
Of the bats-nan- Balls that do not meet these
requirements are bad" which also applies to
SUCH rs are ierked, rather than bowled un-
derhard.
For every two bad balls delivered to each
batter one extra point is to be scored by the
batting team. If. however. the batter strikes
OF a ball il is counted as good" ball ex-
cept when the bowler is outside his limit.
SCORING.
The rules Of the association in reference TO
scoring are these:
batsnan mus strike a: one Of three good
balls. failing 10 do so shall be declared out g"
but q batsInan striking ne scores one point for
ha ir
/ ping E e. should he run % 10 hasc he Scores
/ two points. but should he stop AZ No. he only
scores one point and oD; though IN every caSs
he must run the whole OF the bases consecutively
before he Is 'h0mc "
/ On q batslnan faiing u strike the ball but sue
cceding in touching base or bases. the runs 70
sco-c % his credit the same as II lie had struck
Tire ball
TOW PIT CUT
A PLAYER NAV he put out IL various WAYS
Instead of touching hm with tho ball II rnrss
+ bc thrown from Ito folders hands bsforc
touching base Dlt ii every case the ba.s-
/ man scores tAo number OF points per base he
succeeded in touching before being put out
/ When there are two players at base r., one
/ who reaches there fist Is the ono u be Dc.
cut
If batter strikes - ball and misses il be
! Is declared out sho..l t1c bal strike him be
ioro touching tho ground Sh5all he acci-
dontally miss touching q ban in running
around tho umpire shall bring hi;a bncz ard
while obeving summons of that kind lie
cannot b. Tut out
Dasc runners -rc not 10 bo iIterforol vita
or bal6cl by ielders hut II thcy hinder n
fielder they ere declared out
oIHFR RULrR
Here arc moro of the rules with explain
Otscr TecuAarltics Of the gnmo:
Tho number q innings ed tine C drs7 Il ~
ranged by the loss sec-ivs captains losCrs com.
ss~ncinE o match. AID vhea : team is thirty runs
behind it IS compulsory for Il - follow o1
When there Is but one bats-ua1 rt tic striking
base ~ must strike az one q SIX gool halls or "a
'cat.' and the innings sha1 oliy lc terminated
~ tic hatsuan being canvht o'if. CT tho touch.
iur t.se" beng sfricE with thr bali ~ q fel3.r
wlilie the batslan s. running TIN tlscS W1en
tbere Is o-ly one man left o1 The batting s3o he
sal BE- erttiei % claim rest % fro !. inu.es
sftcr running the iases iefors heinz c1-eI uroa
T. take his place ~ no rt-is.rE hase
When o club aas made n ~ .nric- sro-e Z. sh.l
f haze tie o~+lo1 O. tern1inlfl-. !. tho game
A. unps7o i arpoiste,l ~ the co-~r'stin~ c3shs
a. slouii .fsre - G - ifed u-y1 fh-v - =
rr- -.e-. oue r~.az rs c-ic-ti-1 ertifriv &.
&c t7ssf, vbls 10 cta-r stt,ets sc..,y 10 Tbs
bovfu<
TIE to--ai-T bsss referred p f. n ers-s f,
fo,- s--l-a r1a.@>3 r. TIC cz-tc- % tbs
s.TiG4rs u~r9 - G L--c~t iire -4ta TIE bow ler.