The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

that Charlton was used as an experiment
in the game with the Hebrew team last
week. Had Horrigan been put in the box
at the beginning of the game. or even
one inning earlier than he was. the story
would doubtless have been different one
AS it was, the Y. NJ H. A. only won Inv
a nose. and because some OF the Library
batsmen in the last few Innings did not
have foresight enought to play a waiting
game.
The Library boys are determined to pull
themselves together and give the other
teams a tussel for the cup and they
promise TO put up a hard fight for the
balance of the games they win play.
The directors of the Military League
have investigated the trouble Of the game
between the Guards and the Galatians.
and after hearing the protest of the Chat
hams decided against the artllerymen and
in favor of the Guapis.
The directors ruled that no matter what
the issue of the point In question was,
the Chathams forfeited the game by re-
fusing to play. Their proper course in
the case of a dispute of any kind would
have been TO enter a protest with the
umpire and continue the game under pro-
test. The fact that they left the field
if field 1t may be called. when it's IA
fioor-lost them the game,
The Galatians recognized when the
game was over that they had made ms
take in quitting, and they accepted the de-
cision of the board with good spirit
The following is the standing of the
clubs in the Military League:
w. L. PC
GuafuS .s...........s.......... .IG0
Chathams .............,......2 800
cadets ..,....................I 3 go
tCt hol ~ fln In, h. ft,,.,r
League have been played. There are stnl
six games scheduled, each team having
four games to play.
The crowds that have assembled at the
Guards Hail to witness the last three
games indicates that interest In the out
come of the race Is increasing. The dl-
rectors of the league are highly elated
over the interest manifested by the ladies'
The gathering of men just inside the hall
near the door has been brought to the at
tention of the league directors, and steps
will be taken to have that space kept
clear, SO that ladies will be enabled to
reach any part of the hall without incon-
venience
The loud cheering on the part of spec
tators during recent games has caused
complaint, and the directors beg that APP
plause in future will be confined to the
clapping of hands. Such an exhibition Of
lung power was INDUCED in during last
Wednesday evenings game is calculated
to discourage the attendance of the ladies'
and determined efforts will be made to pre-
vent a recurrence
The directors of the Military League
have adopted the following ground rules:
Home Run-A fair ball batted out of any
window or in gallery in rear of hall back
of left field.
Two-Base Hit--A fair batted ball clear
ing the head of a person sitting on front
row of chairs, or If chairs be unoccupied
clearing the back of front row of chairs.
One Base Hit--A fair batted ball, not pre-
viousy touched by a fielder, that passes
under the chairs. or that lodges in the
chairs or audience in any manner except
as the fly ball described as a two-base hit,
or that lodges in the rafters or any fix
ture.
The above rules to be construed to mean
that the base runners are entitled to take
the one base. two bases, or home run with
out being put out; and that should they
run beyond the base to which they are en-
titled they are to be called back by the
umpire and given such base, without being
put out.
A thrown ball going wild and finding it's
way into the spectators, win be governed
by block ball rule XVII for indoor base
ball.
1t has been decided that the decisions of
the umpires shall be absolute and no APP
peal therefrom will be allowed.
Clause "F' rule XXXIV will be strictly
enforced, viz: THE umpires shall be sole
judges of the play, and discussions will
only be allowed on correct Interpretation
of the rules and not on any optical decls-
ion. All such discussions are restricted to
the two captains
The adoption of these rules will result
in much benefit to the league, removing
as il will the possibility of misunderstood
ings between the team captains and the