Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-27
LONG SCHEDULE
FOR THE NATIONAL
Older League Will Play 1853
Games-Trying to Adjust
Conflicting Dates.

Pittsburg. Jan. 24-The National
League playing season will be based
on schedule of 1ss games. and upon
that basis the joint schedule commit
tee Of the American and National
Leagues is working, although Its la
bors mere were not completed to-
night Another session will be held
tomorrow and in the meantime no In
formation will be given out by any
of the members
Chairman c. II. Ebbetts of Brook
Ign. chairman Of the National League
committee. said tonight that the
work OF the Joint committee was the
rearranginR of conflicting dates and
II was Impossible to finish it Tonight
He said that as chairman of the sched-
ule committee he had been instruct ed
by the six club presidents TO arrange
for 16S games. They had the detarm-
lining power in voting II next month
and Mr.. Dreyfuss and himself had no
vote by reason OF being members of
the committee, therefore the arrange
n"nts with tho American League were
being made on that basis. Mr. Eb-
belts said further that as he was in
structed. II would he r breach OF trust
10 present any other than the 1861
game schedule.
The committee on rules of the Nat
ional League, which Is also meeting
here. was in session all day from
eleven o'clock this morning until al
most midnight with the exception Of
a short time tonight when the mem
bers attended a complimentary din
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TWO UMPIREs HEREAFTER.
When the rules committee finished It's
deliberations Just before midnight. a
statement OF It's work was given out. For
the first time two umpires are Officially
recognized in the national game and their
duties are defined. The umpires behind
the plato Is the umpire-in-chier and the
one on bases Is designated field umpire.
Aside from changes in phra seologv 10
clarity the rules, there We're few altera-
Lions. Wild pitches and passed balls will
no longer be recognized. They will be
classed as errors
The amounts OF fines for violations OF
rules are set forth and the umpire is also
given power to clear the bench OF substi-
tute players OF any team expressing their
may be nneu SO after being warned and
further may be sent to the club house
10 be called into the game by the captain
as no needs them.
batter throwing a bat before run
ming so that It hits umpire or catcher
will also be fined s. for the first offense
A coacher's box extending fifteen feet
from the bases is provided. Foul strikes
L,I 1..s
No change can be made in the batting
box by a batter after a pitcher IS ready
to deliver a ball A ball passing an in
fielder and hitting an umpire on foul
ground permits a runner all the bases
he can get. II an umpire Is hit by ball,
no runner can score unless forced by
other base runners,
ABOUT CALLING GAMES.
The batting order mus: he delivered
to the umpire at the plate lust before
the game by the two captains. This or
der must be retained throughout the
game unless man is taken out I'M
pires Will make rulings ON coaching vio-
lations or discolOr!ns OF the ball In their
own judgment without waiting for cap
tains to notify them. Ground rules and
call OF games TO enable teams to catch
trains must be announced by the UNI
pire. He will lalso cal 1.-The games on ac-
count of rain when occasion warrants In
his own judgment.
When teams agree upon a certain
time to stop playing 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 il to
the spectators. Throwing a mask or
glove at n batted ball by a fielder en-
titles the batter who becomes base
runner to three bases. Ground rules
and also the reason for calling game
must be announced by the umpire.
These changes and additions become
the law Of base ball in the National
league at once without further sane
ton.
40 lit TN.