The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-24
INFORMAL MEETING TODAY
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IHsfry P.4laU ~ me Ss.iCnal Leag1s
AID Pre1i9el, Ban JcLns1u of the
IAmeflCs. lsz2le. - be held Mon
i1zI The cDmplet.ol ot the sezED1 r
lzcaec,,es and the discussion ~ new
,r..sa 1Tl be me principal matters
|cons.csfe1 & Der'i-ainary Informal
ase'ilg vii. probably be held ,o1aor-
fcw ~ discuss the action 70 be TAX.
81. The number VI conflicting ds,ss
n the schedules " the twO ma.1r
.eaguas has already been reduced
from alz's -elgh, IL the original draf..
,o t~entyte,en. T. % likely taa,
,ih.s number viii be stiu further fs-
drced ~ about twenty
An attempt wll BE- made al the
meeting ~ bring about aone badly
needed changes 70 the rules governing
'fie national game. 5nt with what sIc.
Iceas ia 8,..l a matter ri conjecture
IAfho1gh O. lB generally admitted
.tha, many weak points have develop
ed 10 the rules. the Jealousy of the
rules committee of the major leagues
stands Ia the way oi their alteration
N On existing conditions. The mem.
Ibsfs of the committee representing
[ both leagues are jealous NJ each 9TH
er and fear that any change would
result ~ the advantage of the other.
4 large number of changes suggest.
lch By sporting editors, umpiro and
Iother authorities ou the national sport
Will b. cDnsldered at Mondays meet.
Ink. One n them, which will prob.
Iably be- passed, was agreed upon by
President Johnson aud President Pull
liam at the worlds series at Chlca.
20 last fall. when they ordered I'm
lplrcs JohngtDuc and OLaughlln 10
indicate strike b. raising the right
larm, absence NJ this signal 10 indi.
cate a ball. During the Chicago &C.
rics the plan worked perfectly and
was highly favored By both spectators
and players. The rule enables spec
tatorg to keep accurate count Of the
balls and strikes, even II they are
Ianiiclcd with deafness or arc seated
out ri range of the umplro's voice
Another radical change which has
Ibrcn proposed and which is highly
favored IN some quarters Is the prop.
Io.lilpn to score time at bat against
"a player every time he should have
been retired but Is saved by an or.
lrnr such as "a dropped foul fly. As
lihc rule now stands, when a battcr's
time Is prolonged by such an error,
II ia duly charged to the fielder, but
the batter escapes any penalty. IL
the proposed change is made a time
lat bat viii be charged against the
batter every time he would have been
retired except for nclders error.
II IL Also proposed that wild pitches
and passed balls be made errors and
be- charged up against the pitchers
and catchcrs M such. Under the new
rule they would stlll be allowed to
appear In the summary. but only as
n guide to the effectiveness of the
pitcher and catcher. II Is pointed
out by the supporters of this rule that
when a fielder makes bad throw
or nun II Is charged To him as an
error, and that wild pitches and pass.
ed balls come exactly in the same
category.
Another change proposed and which |
win be acted upon Monday Is that
giving the umpire the power to call
a ball when thu batter attempts TO
get away from "A wild pitch and In |
doing 80 allows the BAH to hit his |
bat II is declared that the present |
regulation governing this matter is
unfair, since II holds the batter re-. |
sponsiblc for an error OF the pitcher. !
Under the new rule the batter will |
be freed from any penalty, whether
the bah goes fair or foul.
A change viii bo demanded In the |
present rule governing blocked balls.
which specifies that In case batted |
or thrown ball IL touched by a spec.
tator and is not picked up or inter.
fcrcd with In any way, It must be
returned tn the pitcher before the
running Of bases can be stopped 1t
Is reported that In many games where
"A bcam was playing on III home |
grounds the spectators have touch