The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-09

an umpire to call two men out on the
same case Of interference the commit
zee nae to provide an exception tn sec
t!on D, rule 81, to conform tn section
10. rule Sc. The latter section pro
woes that a base runner is ont az
win n out Or none out and a base
runner on third base the Eastman
thterteres with a play being made a,
Section 5 of rule 81, says a batsman
IS out for interfering with a catcher.
therefore, on q squeeze ,lay. for az
ample, II the batter interfered both the
runner and the batsman could be call
ca out. After this. in such nlays az
inc one named, only the INNER is out,
as provided by the following addition
10 section 5, rule 81: Except that the
oatSlnan snail not be out under this
section If the base runner be declared
out according to section Is. rule IS"
Section ] Of rule 5%4--1Gntitled to
Bases-has been elaborated by the ad-
dltlon of the words before touching a
eiqer hi means that If a fair hit
pan strike the person or clothing of
the umplr before touching a fielder it
nan be considered as in play and fur
tter than a ball passing clearly
through a felder's hands, constituting
an error, even though not touched. In
prlet, a ball on which a fielder has had
" chance to made d play, is the same
as II the fielder had touched it, The.
intent OF the rule was understood and
observed pretty well as it was, but, the
words are added for the sake of clear
hess. -,
1t always has been illegal for q field
ter TO stop or catch q batted ball with
ms cap, loose glove or any part Of his
UNIFORM, but now the offense is made
20 apply to a thrown ball also. So a?
won't be allowed hereafter to
neaVe his glove at a wild throw fast
the plate. The penalty for such in
terterence with a ,batted ball is three
p"SeS' out only two on a thrown bali.
Bar Flying Tackles.
The practice Of %coacners at third Of
making q flying tackle and dragging
an lmpetuous baserunner back to the
maven has become so onmon that
hereafter the RUNNER is out If the
coacher touches or holds him. This
IS considered only fair because often.
the Jealous and needless runner would
nave rushed headlong into an out If he
had not been checked by the coacher.
The rule (56) which prescribed that
the base runner is out II, a coacher at
third draws a throw by dashine to-
ward the plate on a batted bali NOT
caught on the fly or on a thrown BAH
now takes. In a ball caught on the fly.
As the coacher could make the same"
tricky bluff on a fly ball as we'll as on
the other two plays it was considered
high time to ,penalize his team for that
case OF virtual interference also.
In changing rule IS so that a coach
er at first is not restricted to the base
runner in directing verbal advice the
committee made legal what has been
done more or less a~ryway-the coach
er talking to the batter. 1t was a Diff
flcult rule for umpires to enforce.
In suspending play-rule "a, section
3-it is provided that time shall not
be called by the umpire until the bali
be held by tie pitcher standing in his
position, to which the committee has
excepted plays arising under section 3,
rule 81, dealing with blocked balls.
For obvious reasons the committee
ais adds to the rule so that the quot
ed measure does not apply in cases of
fire, panic or storm.