Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-20

not at fault and having arrived at
home without being touched by the
ball. was entitled to his run and the
only punishment which could be In.
flicted was a fine or disqualification OF
Moore.
The case was fully presented - and
argued before the Trustees by A. II.
Cuna representing the Elks and I'm
pire Lemon representing himself.
The Trustees admit that the tonten.
ton of the Elks Is correct, that the
rules do not prescribe that base run.
ner is out II he gains his base through
improper interference with the base.
man by another member of the team
at bat.
There appears to be clear lack Of
rule covering this point.
II there Is no discretionary author
ity given the umpire In a case nf this
kind. the contention of the Elks would
allow a member OF cltN at the bat to
deliberately go on the field and hold a
the ball which was being thrown to
him. and thereby allow a member OF
the batting club to score run.
It would appear to go further. II,
for example, the club which was at
bat had a man on first, second and
third and the man at bat struck the
ball, while II. was being helded to
first, member of the batting club
coaching at arst could rush on the
field, hold the first baseman so that he
could not catch the ball and continue
t. hold him until all four of the base
runners had reached home. thereby
scoring four runs, and the only penalty
which could be inflicted on the batting
club, would be fine or disqualified
ton OF the offender.
The run or runs made under such
circumstances might decide the game
and that game might decide the cham
,pionship for the season.
It Is unthinkable that such methods
should be permissible In playing the
game OF baseball, and the only reason
which the Trustees can conceive oil
why a rule prohibiting II was not In
cluded In. the official rules. Ii that the
baseball authorities who formulated
the rules did not conceive that II was
possible that a member OF a club ri
bat would SO far forget himself and
clean sport as to go onto the diamond
or so near thereto as to interfere win
the fielders.
In view OF the deplorable conse
quences Of establishing any such
standard OF playing In Honolulu. tho
Trustees would be loath 10 admit that
the rules OF baseball could be con
strued to permit the winning OF games
by such foul means.
But the Trustees are Of the further
opinion that the rules give the umpir,
full control of just such a situation al
this even though there Is no specific
rule declaring a base runner on wher
be has scored by the Illegal assistance
OF a member OF his own team.
Rule 30 OF the Rules OF 1903 concern
ing the Status OF the Umpire" is pre-
cisely the same In wording as Rule 4
OF the Rules of 1909.
The wording OF this rule is as iol
lows:
Rule 60. The Umpire Is the repre-
sentative OF the League. and AS sucl
shall have power to enforce every sec
ton OF the code Of playing rules OF tn
? game, and he shall also have powe
Ia order any player, or captain 0
managsr 10 do or omit 10 do any q,
J ton that ho may deem necessary 4
Blye force and effect TO tho lava O
tho game"
! An explanatory foot note 10 this see
, ton ip tho printed rules " 1909 tan
~ tho rulo " zoos on this subioc, !
! exactly tho same AZ the Tulu VI lbn