The Washington times., 1895-02-13
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Princeton VIII Play Here April 16-Jimmy
Ryan on the New Ruics-Sugges-
tions of a Washington Rooter.
telegram to TIE TInEs from Princeton,
n. j., says that the baseball schedule for the
months OF March and April have been ar
ranged and that the team will play George
town at Washington April 16.
A Washington rooter, who knows little OF
the willy magnate, makes the following sug
gestions regarding the rules: The rules OF
the game l would change in only two ways.
/ would so amend them rs TO give the UNI
plres arbitrary and unlimitei power over the
players, even so far as to debar them from
the game in ten, fifteen, twenty days or
months time without pay. if they continued
to do dirty ball playing. would let only
the captain or delegated party make objec-
tons to decisions. ''r'
spectators desire to see baseball won and
lost on its merits. and are against low and
senseless kicking. The othor rule | would
make would classify the fou! tip. 1t should
be something. an out or a strike. When the
catcher is playing back toward the fence and
the tlp Is nlaue ana ne CATCHES IL. VI l. an out.
but when he is under the lat and in personal
danger. and the play is made. it goes for
nothing. This is apparently stupid con-
struetion OF the law OF baseball that should
be rectifled atthis time"
Jimmy Ryan, the heavy-hitling Chicago
outtielder. has some original ideas on the
pitching rules, which he expresses as fol-
| lows: S'-
Under the new rules any man can walk
up to the plate and hit the ball. A good eye
no longer counts for anything. For The same
reason basa running has decreased rather
than increased. Now, il you are on first base
the order is to wait until somebody bats you
around. 1t makes no difference who is at
bat, he is expected to hit the ball. Ii was
not that way with the old rules. Then n hit
with somebody on base meant something
and It started up the crowd. Now base hit
after base hit will be made and nobody cares.
'What were the scores last year? Why,
| 10 to 10. 20 TO IA. and like that People went
home from the game, and if two or three
| errors had been made on each side. as there
naturally will be with free hitting, everybody
| said: oh. the game was rotten Ii the
score had been l To 0, with the same number
| of errors. every man who saw the game
would have gone homo convinced that he
| had seen great contest.
The increased distance gives the batter an
! immense advantage, and any one ought to be
| able to hit the ball. Curves are of no advan-
| tage whatever and the old aised' bail that
! some pitchers used so successfully has been
knocked out altogether. In fact, the beauty
! Of pitching has been knocked out altogether,
and tecause batting has been made cheap
the game has been injured.
New YORK, Feb. 12.-Manager Davis
is expected back tomorrow from his
| Western jaunt. Mr.. Freedman's information
| concerning Rusie is not of the cheerest, for he
was very bitter against the big pitcher to-day
He said that he had acted in n most liberal
manner towards Amos. offering him pretty
large advance in salary, but that players de-
| mand was eXorbitant.
| 1t is rumored the amondt Rusie modestlv
requests is $1,000. The new magnate went
| on to say that he had submitted Rusie's case
| to Messrs. Spauding and Talcott. and their
advice was not to give in. He further said
that if Rusie did not accent the terms they
might be Withdrawn. and he would be mulcted
for each day he did not report after April /.
The signing of Pitcher Knauss was a big
surprise at headquarters. 1t appears that
| the twirler gave Davis satisfactory evidence
that his arm was all right, and a conditional
| contract was drawn up.