The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-07
Baseball, a Game Much in
Favor Before Big Snow,
On Eve of Return.
LEST YOU HAVE FORGOT
You Know, Game Is Played On
a Big Diamond; Other
Points Explained.
~ A C. mENkE,

| NEW YORK, April II revival NJ
the ancient sport OF baseball viii occur
next week In the northern section Of the
United States.
This game SaS very much IN ihyor
with the %populace before the time Of The
Big Snow and the contests usually were
attended By large crowds. These gnih
arirgs seemed to be ON terms ~ iamil'
laIity with the COmbntnntH and frequent
" eshoftcd the home plnyers to execute
valiant deeds. II they accomplished
them, they were rewarded with nppro'
ne shricks of "Attn boy "lloofal =,
hes some kid" However. when tnN
players failed 10 nlnll the orders Of the
populacr or erred IN their play. they
became at once the target for violent
verbal attacks. q
II was the inynrinhl" custom IN the
oldcn days for the populnce to form u
fearful battered for an lnpffensivc appeal
lnP person known ~ the umpir" I'
was not u comhitHnt and did not favor
,ither side IiiH place IN IA" sport mere
Is was to give certain rulings and 10 20
mlrc that the lUas o' the game were
m held Despite this. the folks ire
,usntl, demanded that Va, 10" hllri,
either hy lNnChiur M Other m'nus ON
mnni occasions. the umpire was sun.
hried 10 = bonhardmcni o. hottie
shich enrlicr had contained c"oling beer,
= f0yotitc beverage Of that era
Known As the Diamond.
The game ~ PLAYED on u luigo field
lnoWu us the Diamond Just why II
should hc0r such - peculiar name be- q
tt,stofy. ~ the area BE- Ntt. It docs nv
sputki' and n has 10 iuc-ir Tho nrid
=. made M ~ two pnrta or" II called
'ho outh,ld mud tho other the Innrld
IN, lnncld contains tIrec sacks NJ rru.
yn-. known ns bases. aud the homt plate
W. ne II rubler The distance from me
infr To the other h. nearly 90 feet. 20
.hnt u person making IN" circuit from
ONE plate around The hascF and hac.
d. home plat, again covers approximate
u $50 feet
nine men compose , team tn ph
l.ct Of tho contest ls fot ono side I,
rccfc more runs than the other T,
score n run mems tn cumplei" the cir
cut from home plate without being ~
nat. \ white round object known ~ th'
hpll. 10 used This has . cork center
= wound tightly with yarn and tho
covered with horschidc Large woodci
tiioas. called hpts. also are used nm
~" players wear heavy leather mittcn
90 protect their hands from the impact G.
ilt ball when N w driven los the bat
The Pitcher, DUTY.
The pitcher occupies the most import
mt position nn the team II b. his dut
~ throw ilr hrll and twist u ~ 10
10 deceive the huit.r. who stands .
home plate Tho batter b. allowed thrc
swing, 1T the hall. IN pAsc he falls I
IN II he bccomcs O. rru victim md mus
cease HE lattiuL cndrnvuts until Nj
itfn COMES pruin
n, catcher ts tho man Who stand
N,"i,nd the plate and traps all the ball
hat the hrtters TAN 10 hit. The otht
lit,vfs ~, de,irnutrd rs lnneldcts nm
outncldrfs. according to their station
Nh,n In the field NJ the players I
~ ign,d to their positions hy q high'
power. called manager. who w the M
IRENE power a. Tar ns hi own team
concerned
The teams nlt,fn,tol, Indulge In ms
sn0 outs" when u team h On Nh
"ins' II means that II u taking II. tur
~ the plate. attempting 90 smitc NJ
van THE oh't tenn the one IN m
N,ltais Then having w. "ortf
when Team Has is Tins"
When a team " having ~ ms vi
natter trrs io drive the lnl nut
reach ~ the opposing men In case \
dive, hr 81. credited with r. hit As soo
ps he hits the lpll. h." starts ,o run (,
1f-t has. aud continues running uni
81, has completed the circuit nt uni
che opposing PLAYERS have retrieved N
tall aud thrown II IN some base ahcf
~ him In such ,rs,s. the batter r,uI
NJ th' hus' nearest to him and wpi
tht ~. hopeful that the next batter al0
Nil score % hit. thus enabling him
advance nearer n home plate.
Nine innings make up n regular gnri