The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-25
BASEBALL, POINTS WHICH ARE BATTLING I

should have covered the bag and did not.
The rules also provides that In case OF
bad throw by the catcher a steal shall be
credited. This Is good measure, because
the runner outmanoeuvres the catcher. TIe
gets steal, but no error is charged to the
catcher unless the throw Is SO bad as to
allow the runner to take IN additional base.
Room for Argument on Assists.
In section I. rule &c. Is found the follows
irg: An assist should be given to each
run-out or any other play OF the kind. ex-
cept the man who completes It.
Why. In the name OF all that is equitable,
be credited with an assist also II he did
make an assist? II he has thrown the ball
he has taken the same chance of making
threw the ball. and il he does something
that makes It possible for him to make M
error. It is not fair to him 10 take away
bali all right He mIgle make dozen sooi
throws In the play, and yet II he makes the
put-out he shall not get one assist. In other
words, "a gets an error II he makes a poor
one,
Charging two errors on the same play
a pitcher f,mbles buat on which the bat-
ter reached first then follows with a wild
throw, on which the batter goes on to sec
ord os suppose an oushslder n,ufts a ny.
makes a bad throw In. on which the batter
goes to second, 1t is clear that two errors
have heen made; that one error allowed the
halter 10 reach one base and that the other
allowed him to reach second, and the fielder
Is entitled TO two errors, He really makes
two transactions ON one batted ball.
An allied play Is when an outhelderl drops
q fly, but throws to second In time 20 min
runner going down from first Opinions
differ as to whether the feder should be
charged with both an assist and an error.
He should. The batter is safe on the erros.
The runner is out on the assist,
There is point IN connection With i
fRca uh {0h Ia NJ I'D a., ll,-
BIZ the rules Suppose is on first and p
tries 10 advance him with a sacrifice hunt.
The pitcher picks up the ball and throws to
second with a view OF forcing the base run-
ner there. But the runner beats the throw
To second base, and the batter reaches first
on the Play, PLAY The =. I Tale reads;
batsmnn who. when no one is out or when
hut one man Is out. advances a runner a
base by hunt hlt which results IN the
or would so result u it We're handled wlth-
| out error.
In the case referred 10 there was no en-
rcr--eXcept error of 1udgment---and the bat
ier accomplished his purpose by SO hitting
1.-THE ball as 10 advance his man, He has
sacrificed his chance for a base hit the same
he be credited WITH a saerihceg Nor would
| Il. he right to credit him with base hit
because II the play had been made on him
There has been argument pro and col,
4 frat base and G at the bat G grounds to
lths shortstop, who throws to second bass
land forces n. The hrst basen,nn, however
drops the throw from second and Q is safe
4 But when tho first baseman drops the hall 4
dashea in from third and Is thrown out y
the plate by the first hasemsn. y It
double play or not II the, first basensan i
chargeabe with an error--and 9 would nj
4 have hasn safe but for the nuffw-the errpl
ended the continuity4o az the play and thus
made the play by which, a vas put out a
A tho plate d separate and distlnct one from
! 1.-the one praoeding the mu 10 there HARD
IL lS could have been n saasihlA ~ Az Ss