The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-26

SPECIAL to The Washington Herald.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 25.-The new in
door game devised by Physical Direc
tor L. f. La Rose, OF the Quincy Y. NJ
c. A, which he has named indoor
cricket" gives fair indication of filling
the need of a sport to supplant basket
ball. From a reading of the rules, it
appears that indoor cricket is milder in
form than indoor baseball and pos
sesses none of the rough house" fea-
lures of basket-b ball. 1t can be played
on smaller floor space than either of
the games mentioned, yet will still
furnish action to supply good condi-
tioning for the young athletes.
General Rules.
Any number of players may be on a
side, although it is best to have No
more than twelve on a team to get the
best results.
The equipment consists of four Indian
clubs for wickets, and two bats made
of short wooden wands with a piece of
common rubber hose nailed on the end.
CThe hose is to protect the foOrD One
indoor baseball Garge size).
The floor is laid out as follows: Two
batters' bases marked with chalk,
feet long. inches wide. about 40 feet
apart. parallel to each other: feet be-
nina these Two bases, one at edCn END,
are marked lines for wickets to set on.
The bOwlers or pitchers stand be-
hind and little to one side of the
wick"ts, and are allowed to step or run
up even with the wicket before deliver
ing the ball.
The batters stand. one at each bat
ters' base" with the bat held behind
or on the base line.
The ball must he delivered under
hand, that is. with the same motion
used in bowling on the alleys.
y fairly delivered ball is one that is
pitched legally and rolls or bounces one
Ur more times before IT passes the bat
teTs' base.
\ fairly delivered ball may be struck
al by the batsman.
No runs may be scored or batter put
out on an unfairly delivered ball.
\ run is scored every time the batsman
changes bases without one or the other
being put out.
No bases shall be run when any part Of
the wicket is knocked down.
\ batsman may run on any kind of a
hatted or thrown ball, except an illegally
delivered ball by the bowler.
A batsman may interfere with a ball
thrown or fielded in an effort to knock
down his wicket, either by striking at
the ball or intcrcepting with his body.
4 batsman may strike at ball which
has been batted by his team mate.
A fielder may not interfere with a run
rer or batter in any way or manner.
The umpire shall use his judgment in
declaring which batsman is out when
one batsman refuses to leave his base
and his team mate has already run to his
base This will prevent one man from
staying al bat longer than he ought If
ne would take a reasonable chance to
score a run.
The umpire shall be sole judge OF the
game, having authority over outs, runs,
interferences, &C.
The members Of the team at bat may
not interfere with the fielder. The bats
man who struck the ball shall be de-
clared out in cases of such interference.
A team is out when each player has
had time at bat this generally leaves
one man at bat, except in case OF a
double play.
The player who is not out goes to bat
the next inning, together with the player
who made the first out in the previous
inning.
The men then follow at the bat in the
order which they were put out
The Batsman Is Out.
l. When his wicket is knocked down by
a fairly delivered ball.
2. When his wicket is knocked down
by the ball held or thrown by the bowler
or fielder. before he touches the floor
behind his base with his bat after he has
struck at and missed a fairly delivered
ball.
3. When his wicket is knocked down by
the ball before he can change bases.
4. When his wicket is knocked down by
his bat when striking at the ball.
5. When his wicket is knocked down