Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-16


 SECOND EASTMAN JOHN A. M'PHEE. pire. except in the regular usage of the game The rule was so frequently broken and worked such a hardship on the pitch CTS that it was repealed. Now the pitcher or any member of the nine may rub the ball in the dirt or dose" it as he sees fit.
 Manifestations and first basemen may wear gloves or mitts of any size, shape or weight. All other players arc restricted to the use of gloves or mitts which do not exceed ton ounces in weight each nor measure moro than II inches around tho palm of the hand.
 Fourth. player Is ordered out of the game, ho is given one minute in stead of five to leave tho diamond.
 Fifth.-If a battcd or thrown ball here after merely touches an outsider, it be- comes a block.
 Sixth.-Either n grounder or n fly ball which strikes fair ground but rolls outside tho foul limo before it passes first or third base is q foul. Heretofore tho grounder was foul and the fly ball fair, but in some cases the line between grounder and fly was so hard to draw that trouble arose. Seventh.-A bunt hit is defined as a de liberato attempt by the batsman to hit a | ball slowly within tho intield. | ElknGn.-A IOuI ny Jho or while up under the bat" becomes a strike. If he does not catch it, the ball Is called foul.
 Ninth.-The batsman Is out on an in field fly whom first and second bases, or first, second and third bases, are occupied, and not more than one hand out, whether the | ball be caught or not This Is the rule which was adopted last year to kill the trap ball | trick for making double plays, and as first 1 adopted 1t applied also when only first base was occupied. But no double play could be made by trapping when only the first baso was occupied; hence the amend ment. In these plays the umpire will | hereafter be required to call "infield fly" | or "outfleld hy," so as to warn base run | ners and flelders.
 Tenth.-When a player on foul or aft l or tho call of time fails to return to his
 proper base before tho umpire calls play, he can be put out only before the ball Is delivered by the pitcher to tho bat. After l such delivery the base runner is excused
 from the penalty.
 Eleventh h-Hereafter when a cOacher | offends against the coaching rules the sec | ond time he will bo removed from the l game and tho field.
 1 Twelfth.-Fines upon players breaking rules havo been raised from a minimum of
 $5 to $25, and from a maximum of $25 to 1 $100 No fine is legal under $25 nor over l $1O0. That much governs all clubs every | where unless the association to which they
 belong modifles the rule by ono of its own. Thirteenth.-An offending player here | after can be fined and ordered from the | field for the same offense. Heretofore il | was ono or the other.
 Fourteenth The official bat can be . 3, | inches in diameter at its thickest part in
 stead of ga. l presume this rule wa: I made to fit Anson's bat-the ono which
 was pronounced illegal hy Umpire Lyncf
 at Louisville last year. These are the i'm
 portant rule changes for 1895. The legis
 lation against the trap ball play was aimed | chiefly at Second Baseman John A. Nc
 Phee, who had reduced the trick to such q
 science that base runners were at his
 mercy. If they ran on a fly, he would
 catch 1t and put them out. If they hugged
 their basc, he would trap it and force
 them out. McPhee will play his fourteenth
 consecutive season with the Cincinnatis
 this year, which is the longest service oi
 any of tho present players with one club
 excepting Anson. MoPhee removed from
 Denver to Akron, O., in 1881, where hG
 played with the team which turned out
 Wise, Mullane and Kemmler. Next veal
 he went to the Cincinnatis and has beer
 there ever since. MoPhee Is not only (
 model player, but a gentleman from the
 ground up. 0. r. CAYLoR