The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26

III the pitcher fails to comply Win the
requirements of any section of this rule.
| the umpire must cal balk. These rec
concentrations contemplate radical
changes. and are in the interest of base
| running
Rule "A fair batted ball which goes
| over the fence shall entitle the batsman
| to a home run except that, should 1t go
| over the fence al less distance than go
| feet from the home base, when he shall
be entitled to two bases only; and dis
tinctive line shall be marked on the fence
at this point.
This change is made to relieve in de-
gree the element of luck from the game
Rule 43-A strike is:
| Sec. .. A foul tip by the batsman.
caught by the catcher while standing
within the lines of his position
| This will make a caught foul tip a
! strike.
! That to rule As. which defines when the
| batsman Is out, sec. II be remembered sec.
| IL, and new section II be added, as fol-
lows: If, when leaving the home plate,
| batsman Injuries the umpire or catcher
| by the act of throwing his bat, in which
! case no bases shall be run or runs scored.
This is to prevent the vicious practice
4 OF Intentionally injuripg an umplrc Or
catcher by striking them with thrown
| Dat.
Rule 46-The batsman becomes a base
| runner:
Sec 5. Instantly after a balk is called
| Ky the umpire
Sec. 6. If, while he be batsman. the
catcher interferes with him, pravel ting
| him from striking the ball.
| Rule 52--The coacher shall tie restricted
| to coaching the base runner only, and
| shall not be allowed to ad lfess any re-
marks except to the base runner, and
/ then only in words of necessary direction,
nctt
! nr try to incite, the spectators to demon
| strations. and shall not use language
/ which will in any manner refer to or re-
feet upon the player of the opposite club.
/ the umpire or the spectators; and not
| mere than one coacher, who may be
player participating in the game, Or any
other player under contract 10 and in lie
uniform of either club, shall be allowed
at any one time. except that if base run
/ ners are occupying two or more bases,
then the captain and one player, Or two
| Players under contract to and in the uni
form of either club, may occupy the space
| between the players lines ana the cap
| tains' lines to coach base runners.
| To enforce the above, the captain of
the opposing side may call the a .tent:ol
of the umpire to the offense. and there
| upon the umpire must order the illegal
coacher or coachers to the bench, and if
his order is not obeyed within one min
Ute the umpire shall assess fine of $40
each against the offending player or play
| ers. and upon a repetition of the offense
the offending player or players shall be
declared from further participation in the
game, and shall leave the playing field
forthwith.
This permits the filming of player for
Illegal coaching before removing him from
the game for the second offense.
| Rule 5S-The umpire is the representa-
tipn Of he 1nn 1ol, chaI 1,nxy
power to enforce every section of the
code of playing rules of the game, and
he shall have power to order any player
| or captain or manager to do or omit any
action that he may deem necessary to
give force and effect to the laws of the
game.
Rule 61-Sec l. In all cases of viola
ton of these rules by either player Or
manager, the penalty for the first offense
| shall be fine by the umpire of so, and
for second offense a prompt removal O:
the offender from the game or ground
followed by such period of suspension
from actual service in the club as the
president of the league may elect.
Sec. 2 The umpire shall, within y
hours after filming removing a player
from the game, forward to the president
a report of the action and the causes
therefor.
Sec. 3. Immediately upon notification by
| the umpire that a fine has been imposed
upon any manager, captain or player, the
president shall forthwith notify the per-
son so fined and also the club of which
he is a member, and, in the event of the
| failure of the person so fined to nay to
1 the secretary of the league the amount of
said fine within five days of notice, he
shall be debarred from participating in
any championship game until such fine
is paid.
Sec 4. When the offense of the player
debarred from the game is of a fragrant
nature, such as the use of obscene Ian
guage or an assault upon a player or
umpire, the umpire shall within four
hours thereafter notify the president of
the league by telegraph, giving full par
tlculars.
These changes are suggested because it
is believed that either the filming of a
payer or debarring him from a game or
games by the umpire is not alone suff-
cient. The proposed law provides a fine
for the first offense, suspension for the
second; the president of the league, in
stead of the umpire, to be the judge in
extreme cases.
Rule 67-The umpire shall call and count
as "balr' any unfair ball delivered by
the pitcher to the batsman, but not be-
fore such ball has passed the line of the
home base. He shall also call and count
as strike any fairly delivered ball which
passes over any portion OIL the nome base
and within the batsman's legal range, as
defined in rule 4S, which is not struck at
by the batsman, or a foul tip which is
caught by the catcher standing within
the lines of his position or which, after
being struck at and not hit, strikes the
person of the batsman: or when the ball
is purposely hit foul by the batsman, or
when the ball is hunted foul by the bats-
| man.
Rule 69-No club shall allow open bet
ting or pool selling upon its grounds, nor
iii any building or structure owned or oc-
cupied by it. If there be open betting
and the attention of the umpire has been
called to the offense by the manager or
captain of the visiting team, the umpire
shall report the same to the president of
the league within six hours by telegraph;
the president upon receipt of the infor-
nation shall at once personally investi-
gate the charge, and if the offense is
proven he shall award the game to the