The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-01
70 YEARS
OF BASEBALL
Suggested That Anniversary
Be Celebrated Sep
TENDER %
RULES OF 1916
ARE REVIEWED
English Golfers Soon to De-
eide About Coming
to u. S.

New York, May IAN enthusiastic
baseball fan arises to suggest that OF
Sept. 90 of this year the baseball mag
mates commemorate in some fashion thu
10th anniversary of the adoption of The
| playing rules which form the basis o.
the present code of the game. Thes,
rules, adopted by the Knickerbocker as
ISOLATION of New York in lS45, read a:
| follows.
"The bases shall be from home tc
second base, As PAGES; from first to third
base, az PAGES, equidistant.
"The game to consist OF Fl counts, OF
aces (runs); but at the conclusion an
equal number of hands innings for
each side) must be played.
"The ball must be pitched not thrown,
for the bat.
"A ball knocked out OF the field, or
outside the range of first or third base
is foul
"Three balls being struck at and
missed, and the last one caught is Il
hand out; if not caught is considered
fair and the striker bound to run.
"If ball be struck or tipped, and
caught either flying or on the first bound
it is hand out.
"A PLAYER running the bases shall be
out if the ball is in the hands of an
adversary on the base or if the runner
is touched with it before he makes his
base; it being understood. however, that
in no instance is ball to be thrown at
him.
"a player running who shall prevent
an adversary from catching or getting
the ball before making his base is hand
out.
"Three hands out. all out.
PLAYERS must take their strikes in
regular turn.
"All disputes and differences relative
to the game to be decided by the umpire,
from which there is no appeal.
"No ace (no scorel or base can be
made on a foul strike.
"a runner cannot be put out in max
ing one base when a bslk is made by
the pitcher.
"But one base allowed when ball
bounds out of the field when struck"
Aubrey F. TAYLOR. the Australian cycl-
ist, who recently completed a success
full season of competition by winning
several Antipodeon titles, is en- route
for this country. Taylor left Sydney
about the middle of April and viii tour
the United States during the coming
summer and autumn. He has shown ex
the five.mile and ten-mile championships |
from high class field in March In addi /
Ito TO several other minor title events. |
An interesting sidelight Of the recent |
Willard johnson heavyweight bout at .
Havana, Cuba. was the appearance OF /
Felix Caryaiol. the Cuban long distance I
'unner. at the ringside Carva iol's repu- 4
alton as runner in the United States 4
: based upon his feat in finishing fourth 4
n the Olympic Marathon held in st. /
-.ouis in 1904. Although defeated by
Thomas Hicks, Alfred Corey and A. l..
Newton all under American colors. the
mban ran a wonderful race when his
'andicsps are considered and had the
lonor Of being the first OF the foreign
ntrants 10 finish.
Previous 20 the race Carvaiol was a
nail carrier in Cuba who logged over his
QUITE at a steady and apparently tire
ess trot. He first attracted attention
Ihen he ran the length Of the island IN
charitable time. As result Of this
eat a few friends raised enough money
o send him 10 the United states for
he Marathon in connection with the
olympic games Of 1904. Carvajol landed
h New York with just enough money
Q purchase his meals. not realizing that
Z. Louis was not a part Of New York
ity.
In order 70 reach the scene Of the race
2 was obliged 10 spend his food fund
nd arrived in st. Louis without a penn
. He had not eaten for two DAYS pre-
ious 10 the race, which be ran in heavy
,reet shoes. a colofless cotton shirt
nd bis only pair Of trousers. eut 81
{ the knees Without assistance or
n attendant the unknown Cuban dog
-ottcd along the course. stopping fire.
uently 70 beg food and water from
le spectators. AZ one point BE- spent
illv half en- hour IN r0a aside aprlo
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