The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-25
There will be Fewer Delays
in Baseball.
RULES HAVE been CHANGED
Committee Holds a Twelve
Hour Session.
Some Very Necessary Alterations I'm
the Playing for the Big Leagues
ana the Minors win Adopt Them
too.

After n session lasting twelve
hours, In which there was but one
intermission, the rules committee
OF the two major leagues overhaul
ed the baseball rules and made some
important changes. For the first time
In the history OF the game the rules
carpenters were practical baseball
men.
The most important change made
in the rules was that regarding n
ball pitched or thrown which shall
strike an umpire on foul ground. Here
tofore runner has been allowed to
advance base when the umpire hap
pens to stop n wild pitch, passed ball
or overthrow. In the future the ball
Is to be considered i'm play and the
runner may get what he can and no
more.
Wild pitches and pass balls must
be scored as errors whenever they
advance runner or allow a batsman
to get to first base A year ago the
rules were amended to the extent
that they were errors when the bats
man got to first base and now the
carpenters go farther and place the
blame on the batteries.
There were two additional changes
in the scoring rules. The base
stealing system was altered to the ex-
tent that in event or a double or
triple steal being attempted no run
ner shall be credited with n stolen
base where one runner is retired A
few years ago the rulemakers chang
ed the fielding rules and took an as
slst away from the man who handled
the ball in a run down play between
bases in case such a player also had
the putout. This assist was restored.
A suggestion made to the rulemak-
ers was adopted 1t Is that balls foul
ed into the stands shall not be re-
turned to the diamond until the half
inning is over. Players giving the
umpires trouble from the bench will
be subject to a fine of so Tor each
offense and may be sent to the club
house, there to await the call of the
manager in the event his services are
needed. 1t is within the authority of
the Jumps" to send all clubs sub
stitutes to the clubhouse for fraction
of this ruling.
Cleaning the sport of unfairness
ers have often thrown their gloves
at hard hit balls out of their reach
frequently knocking them down. In
the past the batter has been allowed
an extra base but many times home
runs were thus cut down to doubles
In the future where such interfer-
ence occurs the batter will be allowed
to take three bases. A fine was decided
upon for a catcher who tries to
block baserunner at the plate by
throwing his mask down on the base
line.
In the past the baserunner, reach.
ing first to secure immunity while re-
turning to the bag after he has over
run IT, must turn to the right. 1t Is
now the rule that he may turn either
way and that there must be an OBJ
vous attempt on the part of the
runner to start for second or he is
free from danger in going back to the
bag.
The coachers boxes have been limit
ed TO a total length OF fifteen feet;;
the club manager must give the bat
ting order to the umpire at the plate
and not make the official chase all
over the lot to secure It; the batter
may no longer switch from one side
of the plate to the other while the
pitcher Is ready to pitch and other
changes for the good of the game
We're made.
No attempt was made to enforce
the players to do away with spikes
While the changes made in the rules
are made expressly for the major
leagues they will be adopted in as
far as is possible by all of the minors
and thus the game, bettered In the
major leagues. is bettered in reality