Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-20
NEW BASE BALI RULES
Changes Recommended the League
Committee,
RETURN 10 PRAs7IICE OF Filming
Effort to Preserve Order on the
Field.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

The committee on revision of code of
playing rules of the National Base Ball
League has prepared its report and for
warded it to President Young. The report
is signed by the three members of the COM
mittee-Messrs. Hart, Reach and Hanlon.
OF course interest centers In the changes
that have been made regarding the dis
cipining of players for kicking" or other
disorderly conduct. Considerable time and
discussion have been expended upon the
| matter and the result is conflict in the
| ru es that must cause more confusion than
| ever occasioned.
| Rules 80, 81 and II refer to the improper
| conduct of players upon the field. The
| rules, as recommended, given below,
| the new language being inclosed in brack-
| cts
| Rue 80 permits the filming of player for
| Illegal coaching before removing him from
the game for the second offense.
| Rule 81. the coacher shall be restricted
! to coaching the base runner only, and shall
not be allowed to address any remarks ex-
| cept to the base runner, and then only in
| words of necessary direction; land shall
not, by words or signs incite or try to in
| cite the spectators to demonstrations; and
| shall not-use language which will in any
manner refer to or reflect upon player of
the opposing club, the umpire the spec
tators; and not more than one coacher,
who may be a player, participating in the
game, any other player under contract
to it, and in the uniform of either club,
shall be allowed at any one time, except
that if base runners are occupying two or
more bases, then the captain and one
player, or two players under contract to
andl, in the uniform of either club, may
occupy the space between the players
lines and the captains lines to coach base
runners To enforce the above the a
of the opposite side may call the attention
Of the umpire to the offense, land there
upon the umpire must order the illegal
coacheT coachers to the bench, and if
his order is not obeyed within one minute
the umpire shall assess a fine of $40 each
against the offending player or playersl;
and upon a repetition of the offense the
offending player or players shall be de-
barred from further participation in the
game, and shall leave the playing field
forthwith.
Rule 81 provides for fining player for
violation of the rules of the game
The report says: &C.,.
These changes are suggested because
your committee believes that either the fin
ing Of player or debarripg him from a
game or games, by the umpire, is not alone
sufficient. The proposed law provides fine
second; the president N theDleague instead
of the umpire, to be the Judge in extreme
The rule follows: %, Il
Rule 81, sec. I'm all cases of violation of
these rules by either a player manager,
the penalty flor the first offense shall be a
fine by the umpire of $40, and for a second
onensel a prompt removal of the offender
from lAe game or ground followed by such
period of suspension from actual service in
the club as 1.-THE president of the league may
eiectt -. = -
Sec. 2-Ihe umpire shall within twelve
hours after filming or removing a player
from the camel forward to the president a |
report of the action and the causes there |
for .. 81 20
[Sec. 3-Immeda telN1 upeno not ifcation by
the umpire that fipe has, been imposed
upon any manager, captain ,or player, the |
president shall forthwith notify the person
so fined and also the club of which he is a |
member, and, in the event of the failure of
the person SO ilned to pay to the secretary
of the league the amount of said fine, with
IN hVe days of notice, he shall be debarred
from participating in any championship
game, until such fine is paidl
lSec. 4-When the offense of the PLAYER
debarred, from the game is of a fragrant |
nature, such as the use Of obscene language
or an assault upon a player umpire, the |
umpire shall within four hours thereafter
notify the president of the league by tele-
graph, giving full particularly.
Rule II has been changed by inserting |
or umpire" and is thus made TO refer to |
kicking. As it fixes expulsion as the pen
atty, Ii conflicts with the rule filming the |
player. 1t follows:
Rule a. No manager caDtain or PLAYER
shall address or motion to the spectators |
Tor umpirei during the progress of the |
game, except IN case of necessary explana- |
ton, under penalty of expulsion from the
game or grounds"
Other rules in which changes have been |
made which are of interest follow:
Rule II. The players positions shall be !
such as may be assigned them by their cap !
tain, except that the pitcher. while in the |
act of delivering the ball to the bat, must |
Ia his position as defined in Rules and
90 lana the catcher must stand within the |
lines of his position as defined in Rule 3 |
whenever the pitcher delivers the ball to |
the batl"
This change is recommended to prevent |
the catcher from playing outside the lines !
OF ms position in order to field hunted balls |
winch action permits the pitched ball to go !
to the backstop fence, whence it has to be |
followed, greatly delaying the game
Rule 10. Every club shall adopt uniforms |
Tor It's players land the suits of each team |
snail conform in color and styleI No plav-
er who shall attach ANYTHING to the sole of |
neei OF his shoes other than the ordinary !
base pan shoe plate Tor who shall appear in |
d uhlt9fin not conforming TO the suits of |
the other members of his team shall be |
permitted to take part in the camel"
inns chahse Is suggested that the teams |
may present a neat and nIeasine anpear |
ance on the field.
Rule 2o-Section 1. The players benches |
must be furnished by the home club and |
, aeed upon portion of the ground twen- |
ty-hVe t2o) feet mo more and no lessf out
side of the players lines. one such bench |
shall be for The exclusive use of the visit |
ing club, and one for the exclusive use of |
'i4o iioihS Sidp. | Inc DencheS must be COW |
efed by a roof and closed at the back and |
each end; space, however, not more than
SIX t6) inches wide may be left just under !
me roof FOR ventilation.l All players of |
the side at bat must be seated on their
oench, except such as are legally assigned |
TO coach base runners, and also the bats
man. except when called to the bat by the |
umpire; and under no circumstances shall |
the umpire permit any5person, except man
ayers and players in uniform, to occupy |
seats on the benches
To
tain of the other side may call the atten-
ton OF the umpire to a violation, whereup-
on the umpire shall Immediately order |
such player or players to be seated; if the |
order is not obeyed within one minute, the |
ohending player or players [shall be fined
sllo.each by the umpire: If The order is not
then obeyed within one minute the Offend
ing player or playersI1 shMl be debarred |
from further participation in the game
field forthwith II
The changes in section i are that the