The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-03
PLAYING RULES CHANGED.
Baseball Men in Convention do Con-
siderable Business.

New YORK, March 3.-The National
Base Ball League delegates went into ses-
sion yesterday afternoon at o'clock, the
report of the national ageement commit
tee was accepted and unanimously adopt
ed. Some radical changes were effected
in the old agreement, one change being
that the minor clubs will be charged
hereafter for protection to their players.
The National League is given the privi-
lege of signing the players of minor clubs
during the months intervening between
October LIST and February 1st, the right OF
reserving players by announcement up to
October 10th being conceded to the minor
leagues.
Instead OF q bond, as formerly,a written
agreement will be entered into by each
league to make the treaty binding. The
Richardson case vas settled Day with
drew his opposition to Richardson's play
ing with Washington, as it was shown
that at the indianapolis meeting Rich
ardson's name was "pooled" with the
rest OF the reserved ones. New York had
not objected.
The committee on rules reported and
the amended rules were adopted. The
most important changes are as follows:
Rule 2l.-Tbe players bench shall be IS feet
back from the base lines.
Rule 2s.-lf a team resorts to dilatorY prac-
lice for the purpose 81 having the game called
on account of dark kness or rain. the umpire
NAV forfeit the game TO the club not az fault
Rule ~ having TO do with declared games,
was amended to rcGd as follows, the new por-
ton being quoted; mo game shall be de-
clared by the umpire " he shall terminate
play on account Of rain or darkness, before
i've innings on each side are completed "ex-
ccpt in a case where the game is called the
club second at the bat shall hayc mora runs at
the end OF its fourth inning thaN the club first
AZ Ea hof
then the umpire shall award the game to the
club having made the greatest number OF
runs and IL shall be game and so counted in
the championship contest"
Added TO rule 3O.-Providcd:-A ball so de-
liyered that IL touches che bat or the batsman
in his position shall be counted batted ball
Rule SIN a ball strikes a fence less than
235 feet fro IN the home plate the batsman shall
De entitled to only two bases.
Addei 30 section =, rule "a, towards "his per-
son" except hand or forearm which makes
a dead ball"
Added 10 Section 2, rule S. lie shall also
receive from the captains their respect we bat
ting orders, which when approved shall be
followed as provided by rule 10.
Added TO Section 9, rule SO, II n base runner
advances q base on ny out or gains two bases
on a single base HIT or an in field out, or at
tempted ont. he shall he credited with stolen
base provided that there - possible chance
and a pslpAble effort made to retire him.
Added to rule 30, "And not more than two
coaches, who may be one OF the players in the
game and any one in the uniform of the club
az hat shall be allowed at any one time"
Rule 50, section l, The um pire Il the sole and
absolute Judge of play. In no instance shall
anv persons be allowed TO question the cor
rectness OF his decision on play and no play
or BENCH 20 approach or advise the umpire,
except 10 show playing rules and then only
the captain. No manager or any oflcer shall
go on The field under penalty Of forfeiture OF
game.