The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11

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ing line of first or third base and settle
on foul ground it shall be decided by the
umnire foul ball.
"'Sec. 4. Should such foul hit ball
bound or roll on fair ground and settle
there before passing the line of first or
third base it shall be declared by the
umpire fair ball.
Rule 80. A foul tip is ball batted
by the batsman while standing WITHIN
the lines of his position that goes foul
sharp from the bat to the catchefs
hands.
Rule 40. A bunt hit is ball deliv-
cred by the pitcher to the batsman. who,
while standing within the lines of his
position, makes d deliberate attempt to
hit the ball so it will alight within the
inheld SO that it can not be Yielded IN
time to retire the batsman. If such a
hunt hit goes TO foul ground strike shall
be called by the umpire
Section 4. rule 43, defining strikes, is
made to read
ANY intention or effort to hit the ball
to foul ground; also in the case of bunt
hit which sends the ball to foul ground,
either directly, by bounding or rolling
from fair ground to foul ground and
which scales on foul ground
This is considered an Improvement IN
verbiage.
ITO section 1 of rule As, which defines
when batsmen is out for batting out OF
order, the last sentence is changed TO
read:
"'And furthermore no other batsman
than the one who batted out of order
shall be declared out on the error
"An additional section is added to the
rule. 1t reads:
"'Sec. II. The moment batsman is
declared out by the umpire he (the UNI
pire) shall call for the batsman next in
order to leave his seat on the bench and
take his position at the bat, and such
player of the batting side shall not leave
his seat on the bench until so called to
bat except as provided by rule 81, sec
ito. : and rule 3D.
"In section 3 of rule 46 the word de
cided' has been stricken out and the
word declared inserted.
Section of the same rule is made to
read:
eff, while he be a batsman, without
making any attempt to strike at the ball,
his person-excepting hands or forearm,
which makes it dead ball-or the
clothing be hit by ball from the pitcher,
plainly avoids making any effort to get
out of the way of the ball from the
pitcher and thereby permits himself to
be hit ..,, ~ cole oxn,.no
tory.
"Rule Al, which requires that the bases
be touched by base runners. has been
amended by the addition of the following
words:
run to count in the game until the
l,,o ,,n,o, ,,ponaI;nO hin, in fha hating
list (provided there has been such base
runner who has not been put out in that
inning) shall have first touched home
base without having been put out
Disputes have arisen when one base
runner passed another base runner and
touched home base before the runner
who was passed touched it. The play
has never heretofore been covered by
the rules.
when base runners are entitled to bases,
are added the following words:
"'Unless the latter be fielder having
the ball in his hand, ready to meet the
base runner
ITO section Z, same rule, is added:
"'Except his gloved hand
"Rulc SO, under the caption coaching
rules the word 'coachers' in the first
| line is stricken out and the word coach
| err inserted In the sixth line the wore
two is stricken out, and the word 'one
| inserted. In the seventh line the WORD
| 'coachers' is stricken out and the WORD
'coacher' inserted. In the same line the
| word one is stricken out and the letter
a inserted. In the same line the word
and is stricken out and the word or
| is inserted.
"Following the word time in the ninth
| line are added the words except that il
| base runners are occupying each and al
FIRST, second and third bases, the cap
tain and one player or two players II
the uniform of either club may occupy
| the space between the players line and
the captains line to coach base runners.
"These changes were referred to in con
nection with the changes in rule 81, which
| anticipates the change in rule 81. Under
the caption the umpire we recommend
| the insertion of a foot note calling at
tention to advice to umpires' printed in
the addenda to the playing rules, which
| is as follows:
"'You are the absolute master of the
field from the beginning to the termina
ton of the game. You are by these rules
given full authority to order any player
captain or manager to do or to omit tc
sary to maintain your dignity and com
pei respect from players and spectators
| (Rule So. The rules are created to bt
enforced to the letter. If they are pool
| rules the fault is not yours. If they are
disobeyed you are to blame. Before
play is called satisfy yourself that the
| field is correctly laid off with lines. bases
plates in proper places and that the ma
terials supplied for the game are as re
quired by the rules. (Rule So, section
| p. Notify each captain that the rules
will be enforced exactly as written and
that for each violation the prescribed
penalty will follow. Do not in any CASE
| teqnporize with rule breaker. Make
all decisions accordingly. Be strict in al
matters. Specially observe rule 20 and
rule 81 and rule 81, which requires play
ers to occupy their respective benches
also section 8, of rule IS, which specifies
that player ordered from the field shall
60 within one minute after you order his
removal from the game. Do not allow q
player, even the captain, to leave his
place, whether on the bench or in the
eoacher's box, of the side that is at bat
or his place in the field Of the other side
to argue with you. The captain only il
allowed to appeal to you and he ONLY
from his proper position on legal misin
depreciation of the rules. If he elaine
| that you have erred it is proper that the
spectators should know what the claim
is. (Rule 90, section y. Coachers have
| heretofore been a disturbing element t
| ,p,p;ra puloc 10 G0 rroy;d.