The sun., 1898-02-12
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pitly Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF The DAY.
\ Resume of the Latest DOinxs in
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
BRIEF TOPICS Of The DAY.
DIAMOND DUST.

Changes III the playing rules which
have been suggested by James Hart, OF
the Rules Committee, are as follOwe: An
attempt is made to define more strictly
the balk, and also to make more clear an
infield hit and an illegal delivery. Hart
proposed to drop earned runs altogether.
The rules about ulnpires are changed so
as to conform to the double umpire sys-
tenn. They shall be called the referee
umpire and associate umpire. The first
named shall stand behind the bat and
be the sole judge of balls, strikes and
fouls. The other shall give all the base
decisions, except those occurring at the
home plate The referee umpire shall be
the chief, and all appeals must be made
to him, and only by the captains of the
teams. Kicking players shall be removed
from the field, and shall further suffer
such suspension from the game as the
umpire or president of the League shall
deem fit. The scoring rules are SO
amended that no base hit shall be scored
where a man is forced out ON the play.
If a man, in all attempt to steal. is aided
by fielding or battery error or by a hit
he shall not receive credit for stolen
base. Not all of these propositions are
favored by Hanlon, of Baltimore, the
second member Of the committee. He
will not consent to cut out the earned
run, and does not like the regulation in
regard to kicking players, because Of the
excessive latitude it gives the umpire.
The draft Of the rules has still to finish
the round of the committee, after which
they will be placed in force as amended
if approved by the magnates.
Manager Hanlon, Of Baltimore, has de-
cided to take his team to the old training
grounds at Macon, Ga, on March IA, for
a twelve day stay, after which ten exlli-
bition games will be played in the South.
President IIart's Southern trip re-
suited in the choice Of Waycross, Ga,
as the spring training ground Of the
Chicago Baseball Club. Simultaneous
with Hart's return comes the official an
nouncement. long expected, of the
choice of Thomas Burns as Chicago's S
manager, to succeed A. c. Anson.
Almost all the stars of Tebeau's Cleve-
land troupe have affixed their names to
'9S contracts. "Cy' Young was the
first player to sign, and Burkitt and
Childs soon followed his example.
thinner, Cuppy, VConnor, McAllister,
Sockalexis and Tebeau himself have
also signed. Mexican and McAlecr still
hold out. The track shortstop is likely
to come to time before the season opens,
but McAleer declares that he will never
again don Cleveland uniform.
The Phillies will be the latest of the
League teams to assemble for Spring
practice Manager Stallings las ordered
his men to assemble at Philadelphia on
March II. Two weeks will BE- spent at
Cape May, and the Quaker ball tossers
are scheduled to play their first game on
April2.
Next season, will mark the seventh
year Of Jesse Burketts engagement with
the Cleveland CLUB. He has already
sent in his contract.
Cincinnati will spend two weeks
longer than was ori iglnally intended in
Texas. Buck Ewing is afraid of en-
countering cold snap and intends to
take no chances OF having any OF his
players laid up.
Jimmy Callahan, OF the Colts, whom
the Chicago fans idol ic, is coaching the
Amherst College teams pitchers and
giving the whoIe team pointers on base
running and batting.
Tim Hurst has had his first quarrel
with Won der Ahe. He advised the ''eX-
uvss pie,nIent' 10 purchase Tom Tucker
from Washington. Earl Wagner was
willing to let tine first basenHn 90 for
$500, but no amount Of persuasion could
induce Chris to make even the slight
outlay.
J. W. Bartlett, '9s, manager OF the
Dartmouth n. H., baseball team, has
spring schedule of games, which
will run from April y to June |. j. ?.
iltield, Of the PniIauelpllias, VIII coach
he pitchers for the next three weeks.
md Murphy, of Yale, the whole team
ater.
A movement is on foot in Chicago to
'un Anson as an independent candidate
or Alderman for the third ward.
In response to Captain Greenway's
AL for candidates for the Yale Uni
'ersity baseball team, sixty men pre-
enteu themselves at the Yale gymnas-
uin.