The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
THE SCRANTON TR1BuNE-sATURDAY MORNING. A.

turned Immediately, 1t shall not be the
next ball put In play, when another ball
goes out of the grounds, but the new
ball Is to be substituted instead. Other
umpires have allowed reasonable
time for old balls to be returned before
calling for q new one.
The Brooklyn outfielders are work.
Ing a new wrinkle this season. With
men on basis hits to the outfield are not
flelded directly to the plate II man Is
rounding third, but the ball IL sharply
thrown to one OF the inflelders, who IL
tipped Off where to catch n runner In
this way long-distance throws with
crooked bounds are generally avoided.
Springfield Union--Base ball mag
mates are getting n deserved lesson this
year ON the folly of attempting to force
the season by early openings and 1t Is
to be hoped that they will profit by ey-
perience although they have never
shown much disposition to do so. II is
all nonsense trying to struggle against
the uncertainties Of the weather at this
time of year. especially for the Eastern
league, which has all the fine weather
from September 10 To October | ut its
disposal by opening the season two
weeks later, Not a game was played
In the Eastern league schedule Tuesday
better, For three days six National
league teams have been loaiing around
Washington, New York and Baltimore,
with nothing to do on account Of rain.
Expenses 20 on Just the same and there
Is no income to meet them.
Springfield Union--Chief of Umpires
Harry Wright says that one great need
OF the national game Is n clearly de-
lined code of scoring rules, officially
sanctioned by the league. to harmonize
the widely diverglng methods used by
the official scorers throughout the
country" and Mr.. Wright Is right No
two scorers In the country score minor
points exactly alike. and many of the
differences are not the fault of the
scorers. There Is no uniform and oiii-
cial method supplied by the authorities
and the alleged rules published in CON
nection with the base ball guides are
q mere farce. These are open to widely
different interpretations and no
changes have been made In them for II
number OF seasons to correspond with
the constant changes made In the play
Ing rules. Moreover. Mr.. Wright has
determined to bring about these re-
forms himself and 1t Is to be hoped that
scoring will not always be the haphaz-
ard, go-as-you-please sort of thing 1t Is
ptlllup u Dt. tflutT pIcStHt toHul-
tions 1t Is an injustice to the players,
as slight differences make big ones in
the long run.
At recent meeting of the Gentle
mems Driving club 1t was decided to
hold an Introductory and informal trot-
ting meet Saturday, May IS, and to give
the first big meeting on Decoration
Day. Frank Mcrritleld, Il. j. Goodwin
and Louis Bunnell We're appointed the
racing committee by President Craw-
ford.
The club proposes this season to con-
form more closely to association rules
and conduct the different events with
more regard for detail than was done
last summer. Last years racing among
the members gave many of them the
sulky fever and several have recently
purchased animals with marks below
25. Many of their horses will be placed
in training at the Driving park before
he end of next week