El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-05

be inferred to mean dry goods box.
cigar box or any other kind of wooden
box-undertaker's box included: but
shall be made of barbed wire fencing
which will keep the pitchers delivery
within reasonable bounds However,
a spring mattress may be allowed for
the pitcher to stand on, and spring
chicken will be allowed preparatory to
the game.
In case of ultra close decisions.
the umpire shall flip up cent, and
award his decision impartially in favor
OF the other man. In case of violation
of this rule, the ump;re's wooden leg
shall be taken away from him, and he
shall be compelled to hop, skip and
Jump into town.
S-The captains shall deliver their
directions from a pen to be erected for
them on the top of the grand stand
and shall be provided with mega
phones. This Is done to give their
throats needed exercise, and the noise
will materially enliven the game.
9-The circulation of circus lemon.
ade, alleged hot tamales and other
instruments of torture are strictly pro
hlbited. Only sod apop. spruce beer
and sassyparrilly pop will be admitted
to the grounds. Pop corn cannot be
sold unless each package is accompan.
led by a bunch Of gilt edged tooth
picks.
IO-Yelling from the grand stands
and the bleacheries is forbidden. II
spectators desire to express their ap-
probation of any particular play they
must write out the same in full on let
ter cap paper and send it by district
messenger service to the umpire who
will proceed to remove his shirt collar
and read the same to the gaping thou.
sands. Stamping with the feet is like
wise prohibited; but enthusiastic spec
tators may send packets of chewing
gum or cans of condensed beer, con-
densed milk and hoky boky ice cream
to the players s. ats for distri butiOn at
the end of the game.
11-Any spectator who gets off q
pun will be Immediately arrested, and
such as work off any weak gags about
Hooks and eyes and wOmen's Hose
will be sent to chihuahua in irons.
12-The game shall not last over five
hours at the farthest, and the first
team that scored 100 runs shall be the
winner whether more than six innings
have been played or not.
13-No back talk. shall be.given the
umpire. land any attempt to mob him
shall be sternly repressed by q swat
leg.
1.-THE felders may be provided
with steamer chairs at the option of
their frier DIS and admirers; and to avoid
lacerated hands, they may take flies on
the first bound. The second bound
however, does not go.
15-Any attempt at stealing bases
will be frOwned upon, and the runner
declared disqualified; as only honest
people are supposed to live in this part
of the country.
16-Ten wild pitches shall entitle
the batter to three bases, and every
time the catcher has passed ball, the
umpire shall offer his arm to each and
every man on bases, and politely es-
cort the same around to the home
plate.
17-If ball is lost in the crowd, the
Santa Fe Railroad company shall fur
nish another, on pain of having its
tracks torn up, in case of refusal.
1S-At the conclusion of the game,
the umpire shall mount q barrel anu
express his opinions as to the merits of
the game to such as care to listea, the
length of his speech to be commensur-
ate with the strength of the head of
the barrel on which he STANDS.
19-The proceeds of the game shall
60 to the fund for tattooiug the bellies
of the Fejee Islands, and such other
noble and charitable Obj .cts rs may be
deemed best and necessary, or words to
that effect.