The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-25
WILL PLAY 16s GAMES.
Only Few Minor Changes Made by
Baseball Magnates.

Pittsburg, Jan. 25.-The National
league playing season will be based
on a schedule of 1853 games, and upon
that basis the joint schedule commit
tee of the American and National
league is working although its labors
here were not completed last night.
c.. H. Ebbetts of Brooklyn, chairman
of the National league said he had
been distinctly instructed by his
league to arrange for i16S games.
The committee on rules of the Ma
tionaI league which is also meeting
here was in session all day until mid
night with the exception Of a short
time when the members attended a
complimentary dinner rendered by
Barney Dreyfuss, president of the
Pittsburg club. At this dinner Presi-
dent Ban Johnson. of the American
league and President Thomas ].
Lynch of the National league ex-
changed expressions of harmony and
fraternity between the two leagues.
When the rules committee finished
its deliberations just before midnight
a statement of it's work was given
out. For the first time two umpires
are officially recognized in the Ma
tional game and their duties are de-
fined.
The umpire behind the plate is the
umpire in chief and the one on bases
is designated field umpire.
Aside from changes in phraseology
to clarity the meaning of the rules
| there were few alterations Wild
pitches and passed balls will no long
er be recognized and these designa-
| tons will disappear from the game.
They will be classed as errors. The
amounts of fines for violations of
rules is set forth, and the umpire is
also given power to clear the bench
of substitute players expressing their
| disapprova1 of decisions. The sub
stitutes may be fined $40, after being
warned and further may be sent to
the club house to be called into the
game by the captain as he needs
them.
A batter throwing a bat before
running SO that it hits umpire or
catcher will be fined for the first Of
Tense So.
A coach box extending Is feet
| strikes are designated illegally bat
| ted
No change can be made in the bat
| tiers box by a batter after a pitcher is
ready to deliver a ball.
Pitching an infelder and hitting an
umpire on foul ground permits a run
ner all the bases he can get but if an
| umpire is hit by ball no runner can
score unless forced by other base run
/ ners.
The batting order must be deliver
| ed to the umpire at the plate just be-
I
| This order must be retained through
| out the game unless a man is taken
| out. Umpires will make ruling on
coaching violations or discoloring of
| the ball in their own judgment with
| out waiting for captains to notify
| them.
Ground rules and calling of games
to enable teams to catch trains must
be announced by the umpire. He will
| also call the game on account of rain
/ when occasion warrants in his own
| judgment. When teams from the
| east playing in the west or vice versa
agree upon certain time to stop
play that they may catch trains they
must start the game at least three
| and a half hours before their train
leaves.
Whenever a player is substituted
the captain shall notify the umpire
who shall announce it to the specta-
tors. Throwing a mask or glove al
a batted ball by q fielder entities the
batter who becomes base runner to
three bases. These changes and adj
ditions become the law of baseball in
the national league at once without
further sanction.