The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-28
President Powers Gave Umpires |nstTuc-
tionS for the Season.
Jamaica Races Spoiled Collector Jes-
sup Won Columbus Stake.

The umpires OF the Eastern League met
York yesterday for a conference TO bring
about . uniformity in the Interpretation
Of playing rules and TO revise instructions
regarding enforcement OF rules and dis
eipline. The president OF the league fur
nfsfed 10 each umpire the instructions for
the season. The first part Of them relate
to the players and the duties OF each UNI
pire: also telling OF the offences to be
disciplined and the support to be given In
uphoiding the umpires. The instructions
relate also TO the fines. balls TO be used.
and the prohibitions. The part relating to
construction OF the rules follows:
To secure uniformity In the enforce
ment OF playing rules attention Is direct
ed TO the following rules. together with
the interpretations which will be follow
ed In rulings OF Eastern League umpires:
Rule 10 (Pitching)--The pitcher must
take position facing the batsman and with
both feet In front OF the pitchers plate.
"In front or II Interpreted as meaning
that the pitchers heels must be In front
OF the rear line Of rubber. The pitcher, in
taking his position, will no longer be al
lowed TO place ono foot TO the side OF the
rubber but must stand with both feet In
front OF the A-inch plate, as provided
by the rule and in the act OF delivering
the ball to the bat must keep one foot In
contact with the pitchers plate
Rule q. Sec. 2 Delaying the Camel
Hereafter, when a pitcher receives an
other. play will be suspended To allow the
new pitcher 10 deliver not TO exceed FIVE
balls to the catcher or an infielder.
Rule "a CBalking)-Special attention In
called 10 new section No. 8. This section
II construed 10 mean that any blum mo-
ton OF the pitchers arm. leg, shoulder.
hip or body will be called 'balk." In
case OF 'baik" being called with one or
more bases occupied. the runner or run
ners win be entitled TO advance a base.
as soon as the ''balk n called by the
umpire the ball will be considered dead"
and no play can he made until the runner
or runners reach the base or bases TO
which they are entitled.
In case OF an illegal delivery, while no
bases are occupied. every such illegally
delivered ball TO the bstsman will he call
ID ball" no matter whether II goes
over the plate fair OF not: provided, how
ever. that II the batsman strike at such
illegally delivered ball IL goes for either
strike or whatever play may follow.
Rule IS. Section l CBalls Batted Outside
the Ground)--Wili be interpreted as for
meriy; that IL. the umpire will call the hit
fsir or foul, according 10 where the ball
IN last seen by him
Rule 81, Sec. 4. (Becomes a Base Run
ner)-The batsnnan must make a palpa BILE
attempt to avoid being hit In no case will |
he he allowed TO become a runner az the |
result OF being hit by a slowly delivered |
ball
Rule 5s. Sec Is (Overruning First
Base)-is construed as formerly. That is. |
if the runner In overrunning first base. |
turn TO the left from the foul line, he |
will forfeit the exemption from being put |
out.
Attention Is called TO Sections Is. II and |
Is OF Rule 50. which are new and are as |
follows:
Sec 1s II before two hands are out |
and while third base n occupied. the |
coacher stationed near that base shall run |
IN the direction OF home base on or near
the base line while a fielder is making or
trying 10 make a play a batted ball |
not caught on the fly. or on a throw to
home base. the base runner entitled to
third base shall be declared out by the
umpire for the coacher's Interference with
and prevention OF the legitimate play.
Sec. IT, IL one or more members OF the
team at bat stand or collect at or around
bare for which base runner IL trying.
thereby confusing the fielding side and
adding to the difficulty OF making such
play. the base runner shall be declared
out for the interference OF his tcammate
or teapmates
Sec. Is. II he touch home base before a
base runner preceding him in the batting
order. II there be such preceding base
runner. lose his right TO third base.
Rule IS Coaching. Allows two coachers
cnstead OF one. as formerly one near
hret base and the other near third. The
coachers are restricted to coaching the
best runner or runners only, and they
must remain In their respective boxes.
For any violation they will forfeit the
right to coach during the remainder of
the game and lay Themselves liable to be-
Ing ordered from the playing field.
PIT. POwERS