Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-26


is shown by the Joint committee on
rules, which met in Pittsburg on ia
nuary "a say the Call. This COM
mittee, composed of President 7. j.
Lynch of the National league, Clarke
griffith, John A. Heydler, G. II. Sum-
mers, Charles A. Comiskey and H.
=. shibe, ordered the changes made
for the best interests of baseball, and
IL is believed that the present code
OF rules will amply cover every pos
sible point of the game.
There were so many wrangles ana
so much trouble over rules and de-
cisions of umpires In the big leagues
during the last two years that the
committee felt, that the rules must
be amended before serious damage
was done to the sport. not only In
the National and American leagues,
but In every other league through
out the United States and Canada,
These rules will, of course, be RI
gidly enforced, Just as they have
been in the past. and the umpires
will be given more authority than
ever.
The president of every league In
the country, together with all the
managers of the various teams. have
been mailed copies OF the revised
rules, with instructions to see that
they lived up to the letter. II is the
opinion OF the big powers Of baseball
that all rowdyism and Kicking" on
the diamond must come to an end
at once, and the new rules should
do a whole lot toward bringing about
the desired result.
Among the more important chang
es ordered by the committee are the
following:
RULE 2s-SUBSTITuTES - Sec.
A. Whenever one player IL substi-
futed for another, whether as bats
man. base runner or fielder, the cap
tain of the side making the change
must Immediately notify the umpire
who In turn must announce the same
to the spectators A fine of s. shall
be assessed by the umpire against
the captain for each violation oil
l~thfs rule. and the president of the
league shall impose a similar fine
against the umpire who. after hav-
ang been notified of change, fails
10 make proper announcement. Play
shall be suspended while announce
meut IL being made, and the player
substituted shall become actively en-
jagged In the game Immediately upon
his captains notice Of the change tt
the umpire. go
RULE 32-AN UNFAIR DELIV'
Erred BALL.-An unfairly delivered
hall is a ball delivered to the ba'
by the pitcher while standing In his
position and facing the batsman thai
does not pass over any portion Of
the home base between the bats
mans shoulder and knees, or thai
touches the ground before passing
home base, unless struck at by thu
batsman; or, with the bases unoc'
cupied, any ball delivered by the
pitcher while either foot is not In
contact with the pitchers plate. Fol
every unfairly delivered ball the UNI
pire shall call one ball. "
RULE 36-BALL NOT IN PLAY
I'm case of an illegally batted ball
n balk, foul hit ball not legal!
caught, dead ball. Interference will
the fielder or batsman, or fair bal
striking a base runner or umpire be
fore touching fielder, the bal
shall not be considered In play un
iii It be held by the pitcher stand
ing in his position and the umpir
shall have called play"
RULE 39-THE ORDER OF BAT
TING. Section /. The batting or
der OF each team must be on tn
score card and must be delivere'
before the game by its captain L
the umpire at the home plate.
RULE 5O-AN ILLEGAL BATTEI
BALL. An Illegally batted ball
0 ball batted by the batsman whel
either or both OF his feet are upo
the ground outside ,le lines OF tn
batsman's position.
RULE 55 RETURNING TT
BASES. Section 6. II the umpire b
struck by a fair hit bah befor
touching a fielder; In which case n
base ball be ran unless necessitat
ed by the batsman becoming a bias
runner, and no run shall be score
unless all the bases are occupied.
Section z. II the umpire declare
the batsman or another base rune
out for interference.
RULE SO. - THE SCORING Ol
Runs. A force out can be made on
ly when a base runner legally lose
the right TO the base he occupies b.
reason OF the batsman becoming
base runner. and he Is thereby oh
lIged to advance.
RULE 6O-UMPIRES AND THElI
DUTIES POWER TO ENFORCE
DECISIONS. The umpires are tn
representatives OF the league and n
such are authorized and required :
enforce each section OF this code
They shall have the power to orde
a player captain or manager 10 d
or omit TO do any act which u