The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-08

''time at bat" If ne makes q manifestly
Intentional sacrifice hit"
Section s, of the same rule, which
treats Of scoring stolen bases Is
changed by striking out the last five
lines which were:
If base runner advances a base on a
fly out or gains two bases on a single base
hit or an infleld out, or attempted out he
shall be credited with stolen base, provided
there is possible chance and palpable at
tempt made to retire him
This portion of the rule Is expunged
because it is not definite and is con-
strued differently by the different
scorers, which makes the stolen base
records of little value. 1t is the opin-
ion OF the committee that scoring
should be as nearly as possible a COR
rect record of the game, and if the
scorer is allowed a great latitude, as
a matter Of course the record Of a
game kept by different scorers, would
be at variance. 1t is believed that this
change will cause uniformity in the
scoring Of stolen bases.
Section 8, Of the same rule which
defines the scoring of earned runs, has
been changed by striking out the
words "unadded by errors" in the sec
| ond line and substituting the words
''by the aid of base hits only
SUMMARY OF SCORE.
Rule Y, giving the summary OF the
| score is changed as follows: From
section 1 the words "by each side" are
stricken out and the words "off each
pitcher" added
To section is added: "And the names
Of the players who were thus given
| bases.'
To section is added the words: by
each pitcher and the names Of the
players who were thus given bases.''
To section 8 is added: "By each
pitcher and the names of the players
| struck out"
Sections IL to % inclusive are as fol-
lows:
| Section u. The number of base runners
| left on bases by each SIDE
/ Section 13 The number of innings each
| pitcher played.
Section H. The number of base hits made
| off each pitcher.
| Section 10. The number of bases on balls
given by each pitcher.
Section 16 The number Of batsmen hit by
each pitcher.
Section II. The number of batsmen struck
| out by each pitcher.
Section Is. The number of base runners OF
each side who reached first base by fielding
errors.
Section 10. The time it took to pay the
game.
Section 20. The condition of the weather.
Section q. The condition of the playing
| field.
Section %. The name of the umpire.
recommended in the rules governing
| the playing Of the game proper. the
| changes being more in the nature CT
| improving the discipline surrounding
the game and making certain rules;
less ambitious. Your committee re
| Quested, both privately and through
the public prints, recommends tions for
/ changes in the rules. The fact that
but two letters were received satisfied
| the committee that changes in the
game itself were not desired.
We are emphatically Of the opinion
that whenever trouble has arisen in
the ball field it has almost always been
caused by the fact that the umpire has
| failed to infOrce the existing rules
Many important rules, which have been
| created to maintain the dignity of the
game, have become dead letters" and
imperative simply because the unpires
| declined to infOrce them. This we con-
! slider radically wrong. 1t is useless t.
| adopt rules or to make changes in
| rules already adopted unless the rules
are inforced by the umpire.