The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06

Moose" Brown, the Savage left
fielder, is accredited with having
pulled triple play unassisted Just be-
fore he came to Topeka from the Ne
braska State league. Triple plays I'M
assisted are almost as rare as oysters
in the pearls we eat for breakfast.
But here is the way the Moose is
alleged to have pulled "hisn": There
was a man on first and second Brown
was playing first A line drive was
hit III his direction and both base run
ners, thinking he couldn't get it, ran.
But he caught the drive, stepped on
first ana then ran to second before
the man who had been on that bag
could get back to it.
Horseshoe Rules.
The following rules for horseshoe
pitching are published upon request:
Distance-The distance between the
pins shall be SO feet 6 inches
Pins-The pins shall be metal and
shall be driven firmly into the ground;
the tops tc be not more than inches
above ground.
Shoes-Each shoe shall weigh
pounds and shall be made of No. me-
dunn weight front shoes and shall be
of iron and shall be turned with the
nail grooves on the upper side, and
the nail grooves shall be hammered
closely together. Toes and heels
should be q of an inch high The
length of the shoe shall measure 6A
inches from the outside of toe to piont
on the line between outside of heels
The width of the shoe shall measure
6A inches from outside to outside.
The heels shall be inches from point
to point. The toe and heel calks shall
be Il inches long.
PitcherS-A player when delivering
shoe shall stand behind the pin with
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player shall be allowed to touch any
shoe delivered until both contestants
shall have delivered their shoes and
the result of the throw determined;
and, should any player so touch a
shoe he shall be fined points. Play
ers are not allowed to interrupt each
other while delivering shoes, and
should such an interruption occur, the
player so interrupted shall have the
right to re-deliver his shoes. Each
player shall deliver two shoes in sue
ceSSion.
Fouls-AH shoes delivered, lying
more than II inches from the pin to
nearest point of shoe, shall be de-
clared fouls and shall not count for
or against the player Shoes deliy-
cred that are not foul are entitled to
count as follows: (a) The shoe near
est the pin counts one point and
others count nothing; provided, how
ever, If both shoes delivered by the
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| the pin, they shall count one point
| each. (b) If, after both players have
! delivered their shoes, it is shown that
each player has shoe the same dis
| lance from the pin, such two shoes
shall be cancelled and removed from
the ground, and the remaining shoes
shall be entitled to count, according
to the rules Co Ringers shall count
In case two or more ringers are
thrown each ringer shall count three
points for player throwing same. In
case each player throws a ringer, the
remaining shoes do not count, but the
| shoe nearest the pin determines the
first throw following. In case four
| ringers are thrown, the player casting
! the first shoe is entitled to the next
first throw Should one or more ring
ers or leaners be thrown, each ringer
| and leaner shall count it's value for
player throwing same. Cd If the last
players shoe strikes his opponent
| shoe in such a manner as to make it
form ringer or leaner the same shall
count full value for the first player
Ringers.-A ringer shall encircle
the pin in such a manner that a
straightedge, applied to heel calks of
! the shoe, clears the pin. Should the
shoe be above the pin in such man.
ner that a perpendicular erected from
| top of pin would clear the inside of
| the pin, the same shall be declared a
| ringer.
Leaners.-A 1eaner must touch the
pin and be supported by it in order
to be called a leaner, one calk of the
shoe being off the ground.
Grounds.-The pins shall be set in
| pliable clay, kept moist and of suf-
ficient depth to prevent it becoming
mixed with sand or loan.
| Match GameS.-In match games
! eight players shall constitute team,
unless otherwise agreed upon, and
each team shall be in charge of cap
tain. Each player shall deliver TWEEN
ty shoes against each other player of
| the opposing team. Before the con-
test begins the captains of the two
| teams shall toss for choice of stand
or move. The players that move in
| the first half shall progress from pin
! to pin on the same end of alleys until
| twenty shoes have been thrown
against each player on that end. The
| players so moving shall then stand
at same pin until all remaining play
erS of opposing teams have been play
ed against. The players standing in
move. from pin TO pin until all play
ers of opposing teams have been
played against.
UmpireS.-In match games each
team shall furnish an umpire, and one
umpire shall be stationed at each end
of the grounds and shall make deci
sions at his end when disputes arise.
No shoes shall be delivered at the be-
ginning of a new game until the UNI
pireS give the proper signal These
rules were amended and approved
March s, 1910.
Coast I.eaguers to Majors.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug 6.-Zeb Ter
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