The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-21
CHANGES IN BASEBALL
RULES NOW AVAILABLE

New ineyery way. even TO a new
spring dress, the Spaulding Guide
greets the thousands Of baseball fans
Of the world this year with an array
Of contents surprising achievements
of the past The big feature this
year. of course. IS the change in the
rules and the manner in which the
rules have been arranged by the
editor. John r. Foster, for the ben
eft Of every person who likes base
ball The changes in the rules have
been printed in larger type than for
merry and the changes identified by
the use Of italics. Explanations, not
Official but helpful il is hoped. have
been added to the rules for the ben
cit Of beginners and others who are
At times have ssreen confused in cor
rcctIy analyzing them. In addition
there is a marginal index which VIII
be found invaluable for quick ref
erence. The rules have been arrang~'
ed In section separately covered
and bound ana yet a part of the
guide The introduction Of this new
section is an innovation that will be
appreciated by those who wish
handy volume easily referred TO and
yet do not wish to he hurdened with
the bulky size 10 which the guide had
grown.
AS has been his annual custom NE
editor OF the Guide has reviewed the
season Of the National League for
1919. In the review attention In
called to the stirring UP OF interest
and enthusiasm in the Middle West
by the victory or tho Cincinnati Climb :
in the National league Unusual In
cidents accompanied the success OF
the Reds" but the least Of which
Vas the fact that their victory was
something life half century Jubilee
II was true that the Cincinnatfs won
a championship in the American as
sociation in 1882, but the baseball
fans" of Cincinnati declined to ac-
cepf any comparison for the victory
NJ 1919 except with the victory OF
1851
SaHbarn- who has SO wen re-
viewed the American league seasons
af the past for the Guide. tells the story
OF American league achievement IN
1919 II was a successful season for
the American league clubs. They had
both western and eastern factors in
the championship race and the con-
test was full OF action and alive with
interest from almost The very start Of
the base ball year. New YoN<s thrust
into the championship conteA of 1919
added vigor 70 the race and spiced il
with enthusiasm as we'll as some good
sized plums-
The contest for the championship
between the two major leaEues--ths
World Series is also recorded in full
This last world series was another III
novation. It was the first tina. had
been extended to nine games. Before il
was played there were many who
thought It would be failure. It was
rot From beginning 10 finish 1t was
interesting Every seat was sold al
the start ef the series for the games
in Cincinnati and every seat was sold
at Chicago. There was one day ut
Cincinnati when the attendance was
smaller than anticipated hut one of
those accidents which arc likely to be-
fall any base bail club was partly re-
sponsiblo for that.
The minor leagues had good sea-
son in 1912 and there is a brief sum
mary about the success of each. The
larger minor leagues did very wev
Thr championships were not always a.
close as had been expected. but in GER
tain pa rts Of each there was some
thing which brought forth the old ex-
element and the old cheers of the
past.
illustrations have ever been a fea-
ture of the Spalding Guide and this
years issue is fully equal to previous
editions in this respect the action pic
lures especially showing the individu-
alities of the players easily recogniz-
able by all who attend the major
league games and of equal interest to
those who know the players either by
reputation or early acquaintance
in minor league contests,