The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-18
PLAIN SCORING.
A Few Hints For Buyers Of
Score Cards.


'6core cards, striking order, i've cents I"
ahAs Hds,a; = inc erB that greets every arrival !.
anyone promptly invests nickle and pro-
ceeds TO try to keep score. To majority
oil the visitors at the games this means
nothing at all. They enjoy themselves by
scribbling away In their cards during the
game and when they leave the grounds
they have reasonably accurate idea OF
the number OF runs and who made
them and possibly fair inkling OF the
number and nature OF the hits. Few Of
them realize, however, what the word
scoring" implies, and few OF them can
understand how the scorer can keep a
perfect record OF the game and still not
know the name OF a single player.
There are as many different ways OF
scoring as there are different scorers, but
there are some points In which nearly all
agree, and one is in the numbering of
players. The pitcher, for instance, Is 1;
the catcher, 2, first baseman, 81 short
stop, 81 right fielder, 0: center
nelder, 3, and so on around the
diamond. The advantage OF this
fly floats of through the atmosphere
and lands down into the hands OF the
center fielder, the play Is recorded as F-5.
II he muffs II 1t goes as w F-5, or E-5. In
tine same way the assists are recorded. A
grounder siezed by short stop and thrown
as 6-3.
Every play means something In the
game and to keep perfect record each
runner should be followed in his journey
around the bases. y To do this many
scorers have the square in front OF the
players name divided into four smaller
squares and each represents base III a
man reaches first ON hit o straight line
(-) or cross (X) tells the story. The
letter shows that he stole second. II he
reaches third on.a put out the fact Is re-
corded as "P. o." and his appearance at
home plate is noticed in some similar
manner.
A big "K" or an equally large as" in the
centre OF the square--anything to make
the point conspicuous-shows that the
batter struck out, I'm which case the put
out Is credited to the catcher and the
pitcher receives no assist, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he does the work.
"B'' indicates a base on balls, and
an "HPB," or some other such sign,
denotes the fact that he went to first
because he was struck by the ball. In
these cases as In Instances where the
batter reaches first on an error, run, il
scored, cannot be earned, nor is even
home run an " earned run " II there has
been an opportunity to retire the side.
The sign for home run, like the signs
individual scorer. The plays known as
wild pitches, passed balls and wild throws
may be recorded by "W. P.," .sP. B.n and
"W. t." and il desired, letter .sIn
shows that the runner was left on base.
The totals of the game as well as the
summary may be made up from the score,
player always being at bat unless he
takes his base on called balls or by being
hit by pitched ball.
BY regarding these general rules a spec
tator would be able to score the game.
Of course there Gre other signs that may
be made. Lines going out in every direc-
tion, curving in and out, sailing of like
SKY rockets or rising up to the top of the
square may all be used to indicate
the style of the hit, but To the ordinary
scorer such particulars would be entirely
useless. The only object Is to keep a rec
ord OF the game and to do this but few
symbols are needed. The only thing really
necessary is certain amount Of care and
concentration OF thought and then, with
reasonable knowledge OF the rules of the
game, will make good scorer of any lover
OF baseball.
East Providence. ~,-
The firemen attended st. Mary's Epis-
copal Church in body yesterday morn |
ing, and the minister, Rev. Anthony |
Hardy, preached very fine sermon.
There was a children's concert at the |
Universalist Church last evening Quite |
q number took part, and 1t was well at |
tended.
A children's concert also took place at |
the congregational church and a large /
number was present.
Last evening Officer Higgins had to |
shoot horse which belonged TO Mason |
Horton of Rehoboth. The horse had /
fallen and broken his leg.