The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-28
BASE BALL RULES
FOR 0. Year 1910.
NO RADICAL CHANGES PROPOSED
BY THE RuLEs COMMITTEE or
si THE AMERICAN AND NATIONAL
LEAGUES FOR THE GOVERN.
= MENT OF THE GREAT NATION.
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Following are, IN brief. the changes
made by the rules committee Of the
National and American leagues in
session in P!esbure Monday:
The captain viii no longer have to
appeal to an umpire for small otrenses.
such as the discolorlng OF new balls,
etc. It has been placed up TO the
judge OF play to watch these things
hirnseIf.
The batting order Of both teams
must be. delivered by the respective
captains to the umpire at the homo
plate before play begins and the
players thereon must participate in
the game.
Formerly when player, out OF
positton, batted a ball, this was called
a foul; henceforward 1t will be known
as an Illegally batted ball.
A batter cannot change position at
the plate If the pitcher is already In
position.
The batter is entitled to a base
IT a batted ball hits the umpire on
fair ground.
IT a ball passes tho catcher or in
fielder and touches the ump..c on
foul ground, runner is entitled TO all
he can get. There will no longer be
any 'dead balls"
Runner is allowed three bases II a
player on the defense throws a glove
or mask at batted ball, and sue
escds in hitting 1t or impeding its
progress.
1: umpire be hit by fair ball before
ball gets to fielder nan on third
cannot score unless forced.
The umpire judging balls and
strikes Is the "chief," and he has
jurisdiction over third base when the
runner attempts to score on fair hit;
and also on all plays on runners be-
tween third and home. The chief is
also invested with authority to forfeit
games. The other umpire. has iuris.
tIiction over first and. second bases,
also third base, except "a cases like
those just mentioned.
In base one umpire snail miss a
play the other shall rule on It. Tho
chief umpire may assess fine of IS for
the following ofecnscs: Player dis.
eolor'ns ball; player ordered to
Ecneh and refusing to obey within one
minute; player violating coaching
rules; player hitting umpire or
catcher with bat, whether Intentional
or not.
Substitute players on the bero!,
cannot yell or coach from their posi-.
tion. They will first be warned by
the umpire and for each following of.
fcnse fine of $40 will be imposed;
and IT this does not stop them, umpire
has power to order ali sucn players to
the clubhouse, and II captain should
need any Of them he shall bring then,
cut as desired.
Umpire must announce batteries
sutstitutions, ground rules and also
the time in which the game is to end
when the captains have previously
agreed to cut the contest short.
Umpire can call game on account
OF rain when !, his own Judgment
further play is impossible. He nccdn't
wait for spectators to leave The open
staHts. eas
Every player gets an assist WIN
assists in play. even though he 10
credited with putout. Thus a play.
cr can get an assist and putout on
the same play.
Games must start 3 1.2 hours prior
to train time If either Of playing
teams must leave carly for long Jour.
ney.
In ovcr.runn"ng first base batter
may turn toward second If he makes
no effort to reael, that bag.