New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
SPORTS OF THE DAY
~ B4SEB4LL RULES
" Radical Changes Likely in
tte PLAYING Code.

a.; changes VIII be nba"S D" ''i
Nc 80 of baseball at the joint meet
Tia - -,;les committees Of the t"o ma
Ts ~ pittsburg on Monday, accord
i'r 80 who are supposed TO be on tie
hs n,,t the code viii he carefu'iE re-
hso avoid apparent conflicts ana L"
Fs'1 number Of mistakes. or a iypo-
80 nature which have erept lu-
.,.a,eos os = minor nature may ne
selN - Ensure a general Interpretation
'1u he sane lines, and Ban 3 Johnson
uske an effort q carry our "'s
-, n denying 4 pitcher the 'si''
h,us Al the beginning Of esoh ''i'''''e
-.--,iue III purposes. 70 the emu '''"'
- r,sv be shortened.
- NcRov. secretary Of the American
7 FIanner are now at work.
-eareet of Nr. Johnson gong
-f,e rlsvinS rules with iinecomo
-,---ose q Strengthening cut htt'e
-,..;.s and thus making the lanors or
-.,ss committee less strenuous
y - "a I r. SanborD. the ~el
r,.ss,s1l critic Of Chicago. there are
-.,.e which have caused some ulisun-
..-s.,r among professional and anna
- &c that should be simpiified and
=, -,ore clear one has 10 90 win pia9
,,,s--,,7ning first hase and the other
-. s.,hst lr11tion Of players. particu-
- ,fcHers aIr. SanbcTn says;
-.ssr- -rlla governing the player
-e.-~-,,s - 6rSt base is not clear. ana
-v.r,s--sf 70 different interpretations even
- M ior leagues me ohSCCLe Sfu-
.-Ca sracifes that runner ioseS MS -
2
ell1- 80 hsse II ''ie turns in the di-
r'li.-le = ,- srrarr7rts n run 70 second
sssc-s -erurrinE 20 firsJ base
80 ie INTERPRETED IN MANY quarters 10
- -t-e+ after overrunnlnE nrst payer
'iea.i -. 5orr 10 the right or he can be
=. E,- aeing touched with the hal-
t-aiousI League uHPlreH Stltrt a'lS io,IoN
- ;,ef-r,rfirrs a the late Harry Z ful-
-. --rirh were that runners VINO merely
q. ..o,,, n re LEFT 90 not turn IN the
- ~ second hsse ir7 the meaning
=, .Le --ss The word turn Is interpreted
- s.-,a a. II giving a stranger ulrec-
isr. which would not mean 10 lace
-. snd crrle back IN tho opposite di-
A. rule CDiT when PLAYER,
- -esr4rz On IA fair ground or otherwise.
..sics+as his intention 70 attempt 10 ao-
-. = nossih}P have National League
-,--ri-cs called rinreIs CUT netoIe Tetouch-
.rg frs- after oveTrubnl1g IL ,.,,,
s-,eT5e7n League umplfeS nave olHeIeu
,-,sv-Hsf IN their rulings on thls matter.
80 hse caused confusion aud some
"a - p-ssi5euf Johnson has inclined
-.-s = more strict interpretation. which
.,-ot,I5 renslize PLAYERS who DO not face
r,--- "a ne right 10 indicate they have no
s--,--5o- ~ ARRANGING 70 second AbSo-
i--al- conflicting decisions have been made
- he ssule plsv when submitted To diff
,s-sr- authorizes. and IN consequence play
a-s an gH7uires outside Of organized base
h7U hare been a. sea
n-r~-r- - =
lie s5,S7enfIhie 0f only one meaning VIII
- sowrs.t after an aSreemenr is reached
a-- inform Interpretation Of the point III
Orssfiou.
Better definition Of tire question when
rlsver il actually IN the game will he
sought Disputes have arisen when IN
'ignf situations IN game. rapid SUbsJl-
--rions of hstsUeu and pitchers have been
rade hv rival managers Games have
7een protested on this point. A sugges-
tor viii be made that either the captain or
t-e parsr must notify the umpire when =.
s-hstirution IS made and that the substl-
ere T1H he considered IN the game from
nc moment sIrr notification Is given
-0unsrl,on - the PLAYING rules IN the
a-~Fris.' guides of 1909 with those in
c,.6es RI previous wears has disclosed the
a. tlat 0T1lSsi i0uS have been made typo
s-gr1Icgiir which have Isd 10 NaEueneSS-
tr- instance. there IS nothing 20 indicate
fre decision when 4. hated hall hits an
lnrire while on taIT ground except IN
'1H eC0r-nE rlllA% III EDfIflef EAlNeS IHN
Tss stated : nstSman was entitled 10
s-- hsse without being put out in such
Ess nj 1he omission, accidental IN Itself,
lss been overlooked
Pa al probability some changes vii he
-s5s in the scoring rules and the Ameri-
ls1 League committee IS said 10 he in favor
z 1Hn charge ~ particular that viii pro
T5s t0r 81 ViId pitches and PASSED balls
e1g credited a. fielding errors IN the
srllsr column
A. present = catcher or = pitcher is cred
-sd grlT with battery error in the sUm-
zarT for a passed ball or Mild pitch, OK
etrt when 7sLsrnsn reaches first base on
uufed third strike.
hsse runner races home from third
'ss' On : psssoc hail or Wild pitch, scoring
's-nspz tHr winning run. the catcher or
Ff-hsr is not charged with = fielding error,
although The u.srlav is far more costly
''sh oHe which allows man 10 reach first
se-ond base T is true that battery
f-o- s Charged. nut fr does not appear In
ne regular erIo~ column opposite a players
as-ns, where u belongs.