The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26
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ANACONDA news.
. CHANGES IN THE RULES
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New Regulations to Govern the
National Game.
MANY REVISIONS MADE
/, Radical Changes in the Base-Running
Y Rules : Laws Tend to Prevent
81 Intentional INTERPRETATIONS
to Be Restricted.

Hg The committee on revision of code of
As playing rules of the National Baseball
isotieague which met at Washington a day
IL, or two ago, has prepared it's report and
Eforwarded the same to President Young.
No.. The report which is signed by its three
~ members of the committee, Messrs. Hart.
Reach and Hanlon, recommends the fol-
| lowing changes in the present rules:
Rule 1.-THE players position shall he
MI such as may be assigned them by their
n captain, except that the pitcher, while in
is,s the act of delivering the ball to the bat
Efxg must take his position defined in rules
rs and 20; and the catcher must stand
'asswithin the lines Of his position as defined
- in rule 3. whenever the pitcher delivers
ss,sthe ball to the bat
sS This change is recommended to prevent
t the catcher from playing outside the lines
&a of his position in order to field bhnted
h, balls, which action permits the pitched
isssball to go to the backstop. from whence
,sss~ 1t has to be followed, greatly delaying
iTrthe game.
lSs Rule 19-Every club shall adopt uni
gE forms for its players, and the suits of
@saeach team shall conform in color and
lsss style. No player who shall attach any
iS thing to the sole or heel of his Shoes 9TH
~ er than the ordinary baseball shoe plate,
Al or who shall appear in a uniform not
SzGconforming to the suits of the other mem
IN, bers of his team, shall be permitted to
9g!s take part in the game.
n This change is suggested that the teams
as may present neat and pleasing appear
4a5 ance on the field
Rule 2O-Section 1. The players benches
n must be furnished by the home club and
placed upon a portion of the ground 20
feet no more and no less, outside of the
q nj tnac c,1nbh T.
( the exclusive use of the visiting club, and
one for the exclusive use of the home
IN club. The benches must be covered by
roof and closed at the back and each end;
a space, however, not more than SIX
inches wide may be left Just under the
roof for ventilation. All players of the
side at bat must be seated on their bench,
except such are legally assigned to
coach base runners and also batsman. ex-
s cept when called to the bat by the UNI
i pires, and under no circumstances shall
4 the umpire permit any person. except
{ managers and players in uniform, to oc-
cupy seats the benches.
Sec g To enforce this rule. the captain
OF the other side may call the attention
OF the umpire to violation, Whereupon
the umpire shall Immediately order such
player to be seated. II the order is not
obeyed within one minute, the offending
player or players shall be fined $40 each
by the umpire. If the order is not then
obeyed within one minute. the offending
player or players shall be debarred from
further participation in the game. and
shall be obliged to leave the playing field
forthwith.
The changes in sec. are that the play
ers' benches shall be placed as far from
the grandstand possible, and vet be
a reasonable distance from the players
lines. They should be covered, first. for
the comfort of the players, second. that
so any remarks made by the players will
not be audible to a spectator. The club
president is excluded from the players
bench, there being no good reason why
he should be permitted TO sit there. the
change in sec. is recommended, so that
a player may be fined before being de-
barred from game.
Rule 24-If the umpire calls game on
account of darkness or rain at any time
after five innings have been completed.
the score shall be that of the last equal
innings played; but if the side second at
bat shall have scored in unequal num-
her of innings, or before the completion
of its unfinished inning. one or more runs
than the side first at bat, the score of the
game shall be the total number of runs
made.
Rule 27-Sec. l. In any championship
game each side shall be required to have
present on the field in uniform conform
ing to the suits worn by their teammates.
a sufficient number of substitute players
to carry out the provision winch requires
that not less than nine players shall oc-
cupy the field In any innings OF a game.
Rule ga balk shall be:
Sec. /. Any motion made by the pitcher
to deliver the ball to the bat or to base
without delivering it.
Sec. 9 The throwing of the ball by the
pitcher to any base to catch the base
runner without first stepping directly to-
ward said base Immediately before throw
ing the ball.
Sec g. Any delivery of the ball to the
bat by the pitcher while his pivot foot
Is not in contact vita the pitchers plate,
and he is not facing the batsman, as de-
fired in rule 20.
Sec a. Any motion in delivering the
ball to the bat by the pitcher, while not
in the position defined in rule 90.
Sec. 5. The holding of the ball by the
pitcher so long as. in the opinion of the
umpire to delay the game unnecessarily.
Sec. 6. Standing in position and making
any motion to pitch without having the
bail in his possession.
Sec Z. The making of any motion the
pitcher habitually makes in his method of
delivery without his Immediately deliver
ing the ball to the bat.
Sec. s. If the pitcher delivers the ball
to the bat when the catcher is standing
outside the lines of the catcher's position,
as defined in rule 3.