Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-15
POCKET EDITION
OF RULE CHANGES
THIS STORY is FOR THE CLOSE
OBSERVANCE OF THE REAL
FAN WHO STUDIES GAME

This is a pocket edition Of the
way in which the baseball rules for
the coming season have been altered by
the rules committee. 1t Is respectfully
dedicated to the real fan with the
suggestion that he paste 1t In his hat
for future reference when dfaputing
the ruling OF the official scorer. The
way the rules we're changed at the
Pittsburg meeting held recently, ex-
pressed tersely, 10 as follows:
The coacher's box has been limited.
SO that the coacher cannot approach
nearer to first base than flftean feet.
The deadline is drawn at an Imaginary
line directly through first and second
bases.
The captain will no longer have to
appeal to an umpire for small offenscs,
such as the discolorlng Of new balls.
etc, It has been placed up to the judg.
OF play to watch these things himself.
When player Is substituted or
shifted from one position to another,
the captain must notify the umpire
ard the latter must first announce this
fact to the spectators. If either captain
or umpire fails. the fine is IS.
The batting order Of both teams
must be delivered by the respective
| captains to the umpire at the home
plate before play begins, and the play
ers thereon must participate In ths
game.
Formerly when a player, out OF POI
sition, batted ball, this was called
four; henceforward it will be known
as an Illegally batted ball.
A batter cannot change his position
at the plate II the pitcher Is already in
position.
The batter is entitled to d base If a
batted ball hits the umpire on fair
l ground.
4 IL ball passes the catcher or In
fielder and touches the umpire on fotl
ground, runner is entitled to all he
can get. There will no longer be any
dead balls
/" Runner is allowed three bases II "
player on the defense throws glove
or a mask at batted ball, and sue
lceeds in hitting it or impeding its pro-
gress.
If the umpire be hit by fair ball
before the ball gets to fielder man on
third cannot score unless forced.
The umpire Judging balls and
strikes is the chief, and ne has iuris-
ldiction over third base when the run
tner attempts to score on fair hit, and
lalso on all plays on runners between
third and home. The chief Is also In
vested with authority to forfeit games.
The other umpire has Jurisdiction over
u
except in cases like those just men
i toned
In case one umpire shall miss a play
the other shall rule on 1t. The chief
umpire may assess fines of So for the
following offenses; Player discoloring
ball; player ordered to bench and re-
fusing to obey within one minute:
player violating coaching rules; play
ler hitting umpire or catcher with bat,
Whethe int ent iOnaI or not
4 Substitute players on the bench cam
not yell or coach from their position.
4 They will be warned first by the UNI
Ipirc and for each following offense II
fine Of $40 will be imposed and II this
Idoes not stop them, umpire has power
to order all such players to the club
house and II captain should need any
|of them he shall bring them out as
desired.
i Umpires must announce batteries.
lsubstitutions, ground rules and also
the time in which the game IL to, end
when the captains have previously
Iagreed to cut the contest short.
4 Umpire can call game on account Of
rain when in his own Judgment fur
i ther play IL impossible. He needn't
wait for spectators to leave the open
islands.
i Every player gets an assist who as
sists in play. even though he is cred
iSCu Will u pNAISNt. IA0H - PidyCA SN''s
get putout and assist on the same play.
Games must start three and a half
hours prior to train time IL either of
/ playing teams must leave early for
long journey.
i In overrunning first base batter
may turn toward second IL he makes
inc effort to reach that bag.
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foot. Recently he consented to an op.
Grafton, and had the offending flesh re-
moved. Then he wrapped the foot
and 1jn1ned n,,f to tho hall mark and