The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15
TOPICS IN SPORTS.
Nonpareils Defeat the Alerts
10 to ) at West Seattle.
REINSTATEMENT OF EFT. POPE
a Point Under tho New Baseball Rules
Something About Rowing nj
Harvard College.

Philip Kelley. vino viii be remembered
by ali lovers OF amateur sport In this c.tv
FOR hts magnificent work last seassn IS
the manager OF the 5. A. c. baseball tee m
Is now III New York city With Ms -
customed energy he has gone to ire lead
ers Of the AInatur Athletic Union. Of
which the :. a c. IS a member. ana in
Quired why some action has not been
taken in relation 70 the reinSra cement f
K. T. Pope, the well-known athlete end
local umpire. According TO releiafas IN
formation Mr.. sullivan, the secretary of
the union, states that he never heard
anything about the matter, but will nor
when he receives the papers on the
other hand Mr.. Judge. OF Portland. who
is the man that was supposed 10 be look
ing after this matter, says that the dec
uments in the case were forwarded IN
New ork November s, 1851 The : A q
deserves some recognition at the hands
of the AmateuN Athletic Union. and In
the case of Mr.. Pope there is no reason
able cause why he should not be rein
stated Immediately. The case has been
tagging altogether too long. The only
thing Mr.. Pope ever did to disbar him
from taking part in amateur athletics Was
10 play bail with the Tacoma league team
a few months in 1890. Since then he has
never taken part in any professional ath-
letics. and as a mater of fact he never
did before joining the BAH team Seattle
has been deprived of his services long
enough.
The baseball season being practically
under way for the present season. inter-
eSting points are already arising under
the new rules. One of the most interest
ing relates TO whether a baserunnfr may
leave base on a foul tip held by the
catcher. According TO the new rules.
when the catcher holds foul tip within
the ten-foot line a strike is called on the
batsman, and a baserunner can take as
many bases as possible on strike. How
ever, no base can be run on a foul eNcept
In the case Of a foul fly, and after il has
been caught, so there is an apparent
conflict in the rules. The baserllnner
finds himself confronted by a serious diff
flculty. How 70 run on strike and Yet
hold his base on n foul Is problem well
calculated to puzzle the most expert base
runners. This matter, says the New York
Telegram, was referred to the chief OF
National league umpires, Harry Wright,
and he decided that the runner must hold
his base in case OF a foul tip caught by
the catcher within the ten-foot line.
This settles the matter, because what Mr..
Wright says is final, but his decision is
open to criticism. BY the new rules. what
was foul tip in the past is now a strike.
The baserunner certainly has the privi-
lege of running on a strike, and 1t is hard
TO see why he should be compelled TO
hold to his base
Through the Boston Herald II Is learn
ed that Mr.. Watson, head coach of the
Harvard rowing forces, has given out a
peremptory command that Derby Rogers.
the Yale graduate who has been coaching
the senior crew, shall desist from this
work. II is said that Mr.. Watson makes
no secret of his reason for this command.
He Is afraid that the seniors might win.
In which event the moral effect on the
varsity" he fears would be very detri-
mental. The Herald says that the stu
dents think il hard TO see In what way
the effect could be worse than by the
mere acknowledgements that he has this
fear.
The Nonpareils defeated the Alerts yes
terday afternoon at the West Seattle
grounds by a score of 10 TO 5. The field
ing OF both teams was very good, espe-
ciaIly that of the Nonpareiis. b. Mel
son. Leckie and Sheets led for the Non
parcels. while Laiiar and Glenn
led for the Alerts. The heaviest
batting was done by the Alerts.
who made twelve hits. but by
good fielding the Nonpareils prevent
ed them from scoring. In the seventh
inning the Nonpareils had the bases full
and b. Nelson knocked the ball into deep
center for three bases, thereby scoring
three men.
The pitching of Reed for the Nonpareils
was very good. The strong wind which
was blowing interfered with the playing.
but even under the difficulties both
teams made very good showing.
Mr. Malan umpired the game. and gave
very good satisfaction. The following IS
the score: