Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

/ lie square opposite lnG IA SmdH ;
name in each inning denotes the play
ing field and in it is to be mlrked The
work Of the batsman at the plato 4Ad
on the bases and the plays made hy
the field play.
The fielders may be no5l .a:cd IN
this order: Pitcher i. catcher 2, first
baseman 3, second baseman 4. short
stop 5, third baseman 6, left fielder s.
and right fielder 9.
The batsman is nCt si,.n time
at bat if he reaches tirst .H balls or
makes sacrifice or at Cnp'S to sac
uifice and himself and the runner a,e
both safe on an infieid crscl At
tempts at sacrifice must be Intention
al before put-GQt comes in The inn
ng, and can only be Civ on intiold
plays
For base hits mark thus: Singh
=, WC=bas5el. = =. tee bas.5or
me IN, NJ
ways give the batsman he beavlit II
- ,4cl,h1 aYG relieve tie fiL'Gor fr~m
an error Figure out ene,ner a bal
- iiit - WV VI " - e. , ll.tlA'1 <
II ". seudition the gioUnGs nay be
ia. NiSo take into CO.. l:'atlOn tie
sprinting qualities of the batsIran get.
i. < GtNn te. first.
i tie atsman goes out CT I flf
fly to an outtielder mark it o : (fair
fly to lefD: if on d foul Ov7. The
same applies to infeld flies. Where
the batter is thrown out from third
to fist mark it OG3. If grOunder
ge,s away from the third base man
and the shcTtstop RECEIVERS it in time
to retire the runner mark O6-5-3. The
last figure is always the put-out-the
first the assist, Don't give assists to
pitchers for strike-outs Where a
| baseman is on first and the batsman
sends a grounder to the shortstCp
| whereby that fielder and the second
and first baseman retire the pair in
a double play mark O5-l opposite the
runner and O4-3 opposite the batsman
and DIP in right lcwer corner Of
each box.
| Whele a batsman reaches first on
balls make or attempt Ia Sae?llice
| hits or are safe on errors markBB,
SAC. AS (attempted sacrifcel, or E.3
| (error by shorD. If you want to dis
tingush the errors say WT5 wild
| throw. F5 tfumble) MG5 (m!ssed
&! ounder1, DTB5 Cropped thrown
| balD. MF5 (muffed hN, OMTS2
| (missed third strike by cate;leH'
J /, loF,
love- corner In the upper oCrner SB
| tstolen Dase), and w p advanced on
wild pitch) can be marked. The
marks for outs. runs and left on base
always take the center of the box. and
are thus: 0 touD, l (runl, and X
! cleft on basel If you want to tell
what base the runner was left CT
mark the number over the X. For a
strike-out mark Cso. If the catcher
drops the third strike but throws the
batter eut at first mark O2-3so
| Don't credit batter With a twobas e
hit. for instance. if he singles and
goes to second on the throw in to
catch another haseman
: If a runner is hit by batted ball
mark him OHBB (out, hit by hatted
balD but give the batter hi.
Give The basem2n a stolen base if
he succeeds after leaving before or
when the pitcher delivers the ball TO
the plate. If the infelder handling
the ball has time to retire the runner,
but he dr. ps the ball. give him an
erroi and the catcher an assist The
base runner is also entitled t. Cne
stolen base if he gets start AID tie
batter following him hits the bali
safely and advances him.
Assist must be given to infeiders if
they handle the ball properly, but the
receiving end makes an errcr. For
example, if the shortstop throws the
bah cleanly to first 20 retile the run
ner and the first baseman muffs il the
shortstop gets an assist, hU; the first
baseman is charged With an error