El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-25
VERY IMPORTANT
MEETING IN BASE
BALL WORLD
Gathering Is Being Held at
Pittsburg to Arrange
Schedules.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 25.-Two of the
most important baseball committees IN
the National league are meeting mere
this week. These are the rules commit
tee and the schedule committee BoIh
committees were in session until late last
night and the results OF their dellbera-
lions was the announcement OF a 16S
game schedule by the schedule commit
tee through president Ebbetts and the
schedule committee has been working IN
connection with the same committee from
the American league, and il is now prac-
tically decided that the season will in
clude los games for both leagues
Double Umpire.
The double umpire system has been
officially recognized at last by the rules
committee The umpire behind the bat
is to be the chief umpire and the one
in the field will be designated as field
umpire. More protection is also Offered
the umpire and more power given MIN
to enforce his decisions, especially IN
matters regarding players on the bench
who dispute his decisions or talk back
Such offenders the umpire may send TO
the clubhouse and fine if he sees lit.
Few Changes.
Aside from changes in phraseology to
clarity the meaning Of the rules, there
are few alterations Wild pitches and
passed balls will no longer be recog-
nized and these designations viii disap-
pear from the game. They viii be class
ed as errors.
The amount of fines for violations of
rules is set forth and the umpire also
is given power TO clear the bench OF sub
stitufe players expressing their disap-
nroral of decisions The substitutes
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 This was
found to be advisable because much
trouble was experienced by the National
league last year from substitutes on the
benches
To Fine Batters.
A batter throwing bat before running
so that it hits umpire or catcher will al
so be fined for the first offense So A
coacher's box extending 10 feet from the
bases is provided. Foul strikes are deslg-
mated Illegally batted balls" No change
can be made in the batters' box by
batter after Il pitcher is ready to deliY-
er a ball. A ball passing an infielder and
hitting an umpire on foul ground per-
mits a runner all the bases he can get.
but if an umpire is hit by ball no run
ner can score unless forced by other
base runners.
The batting order must be delivered to
the umpire at the plate just before the
This order must be maintained
throughout the game unless man is
taken out
Empires to Rule.
Umpires will make rulings on coach
ing violations or diScoloring the ball IN
their own judgment without waiting Tor
captain to notify them Ground rules
and calling 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 jud gment- When teams from
the east playing in the west or vice
versa agree upon a 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 player is substituted the
captain shall notify the umpire, VINO
shall announce il to the spectators
Throwing mask or glove at batted ball
by fielder entities the batter who be-
comes a base runner to three bases.
These changes and additions becomes
the law of baseball in the National
league at once without further sane
ton