El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-28
Races Are Over; Baseball, Bowling and Other Sports
REVISED RULES FOR BASEBALL As
AGREED On BY THE BIC LEAGUE
batsman or another base runner out for

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interference.
(Note-Supply former omissions.)
Rule 56-WheD Base Runners Are Out.
Section 16. If he pass a preceding base
runner before such runner has been le-
Eally put out he shall be declared out
Immediately.
(Note-Defining more clearly the old
rule.)
In section II strike out the words
turn in the direction Of or" so that
it will read:
Section II. The base runner in run
ming to first base may overrun said base
after touching it in passing without in
curing liability to be put out for be-
ing off said base, provided he return at
once and retouch the base, after which
he may be put out as at any other base
If, after Overrunning first base, he at
tempt to run TO second base, before re
turning to first base. ne shall forfeit
such exemption from liability to be put
out.
CNote-Giving the runner privilege OF
turning IN either direction after pass
ing first, provided he make no attempt
10 go to second.l
In the first line of section IS strike
out the words before two hands are
out and"
misunderstanding the runner on third
out 1t any time the cOdcHeT iHttSIIeieS-l
Strike out section 90, the point being
covered in section Is, rule Sc.
Rule 5S-COaching Rules.
In this rule strike out the words the
captain of the opposition side may call
the attention of the umpire to the Of
Tense and thereupon.
CNote-Making it mandatory on the
umpire to himself note violation of the
rule)
Rule 59-The Scoring of Runs.
To more clearly define the force OUT
rule make last sentence read as fol-
lows:
A force out can be made only when
a base runner legally loses the right to
the base he occupies by reason of the
batsman becoming a base runner, and
he is thereby Obliged TO advance.
Rule 60-Umpires and Their Duties
Power to Enforce Decisions.
The umpires are the representatives
of the league and as such are author
lied and required to enforce each sec
ton of this code. They shall have the
power to order a player, captain or
manager to do or omit TO do any act
which in their judgment is necessary TO
give force and effect to one or all Of
these rules, and to inflict penalties for
violations of the rules as hereinafter
prescribed. In order TO define their re-
spective duties, the umpire Judging balls
and strikes shall be designated as the
''umpire-in-chief;" tue umpire judging
base decisions as the ''fieId umpire"
Rule 61-The UmPire-in-Chief.
Section 1.-The Umpire-in-chief shall
take position back Of the catcher; he
shall have full charge of and be re-
SpOnsibIe for the proper conduct Of the
game VITA exception of the base de-
cisiens TO be made by the field umpire
the umpire-in-ehief shall render all the
a
upon single umpire, and which are
prescribed for 1.-The umpire" in these
playing rules.
Section 2. He shall call and count as
bali any unfair ball delivered by
the pitcher to the batsman. He shall
also call Ond count as 4 strike" any
fairly delivered ball which passes over
any portion of the home base and with
in the batsmans legal range as defined
in rule 81. whether struck at or not by
the batSman; or foul tip which IS
caught by the catcher standing within
the lines of his position, within 10 feet
of the home base; or which. after be-
ing struck at and not hit. strikes the
person of the batsman; or when the ball
be hunted foul by the batsman; or any
foul hit ball not caught on the fly unless
the batsman has two strikes. provided
however. that a pitched ball shall not
be called or counted bali or strike"
by the umpire until it has passed the
home plate.
Section 3. He shall render base de-
cisiOns in the following instances: ~
If the ball Is hit fair, with runner on
first. he must go to third base to take
n possible decisions; (2) with more than
one base occupied, he shall decide wheth-
er or not runner third leaves that
base before fly ball is caught; CD
in case of runner .eing between third
and home when more than one base is
occupied, he shall make the decision on
the runner nearest the home plate.
Section 4. The Gmpire-in-chief alone
shall have authority to declare a game
forfeited.
Rule 62-The Field Umpire.
Section l. The field umpire shall take
such positions the playing field as in
his Judgment are best suited for the
rendering of base decisions. He shall
render all decisions ut first base and
second base, and al decisions at third
base except those to be made by the
ITmgfre-in-Chief in accordance with
Sec. ,, Rule 81.
Sec. =. He shall aid the UmDire-in-
Chief IN every manner i'm enforcing the
rules of the game, and, with the ex-
ception of declaring forfeiture, shall
have equal authority with the umpire
iu-chief i'm filming removing from
the game players who violate these
rules.
RrIe 63-NO Appeal from Decisions
Based On Umpire's Judgment
There shall be no appeal from any
decision of either umpire on the ground
that he was not correct in his cOnclu-
sion as TO whether a batted ball was
fair or foul. base safe or out
a pitched ball strike or ball, or on
any other play involving accuracy of
iudgmment, and no decision rendered by
him shall be reversed. except that he be
convinced that it is in violation of one
of these rules. The captain shall alone
have the right to protest against de-
cision and seek it's reversal on claim
that it is in conflict with section of
these rules In cage the captain does
seek a reversal of decision based sole
~ on point of rules, the umpire max
ing the decision shall, If he is I'm doubt,
ask his associate for information be-
fore acting on the cuptain's appeal.
Under nc circumstances shall either UNI
pire criticise interfere with decis-
ion unless asked to do so by his Assoc
ciate.