Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-11
TWO FhIL uRES IN
 SEASONS LIST OF
 BASEBALL. RULINGS
Summary of the New Regula' tions Which Govern
 Baseball

The new rules governing base ball for the present season should be ot much interest to Pine Bluff fans and of much more interest to the umpires upon whom will fall the burden of seeing that they are observed.
 One new rule that proved unsuc- cessful and has now been changed back to the old is that which states that the umpire shall decide a ball hit out of the playing field as fair or foul according to where it passes over the boundary line of the actual playing field. The. rule that now governs this case is that the umpire shall judge the ball fair or foul ac- cording to where it passed out of his view.
 Babe Ruth has several home runs to his credit that would have been foul balls under the rule now in use
 Another rule that is more or less failure is the rule that it is balk for the catcher to get out of his posi- tion at any time before the ball leaves the pitchers hand. This rule was made to prevent the pitcher from intentionally walking batter but the pitchers are passing inten- tionally just as many batters as be- fore.
 A summar yof the new rules are as follows:
 A highly desirable change is that in which pitched ball strikes bat when the batter has done nothing but attempt to get out of the way of the ball. Hereafter, whether sucf a ball goes fair or foul, it will be counted as dead ball.
 If when a pitcher is not on the rubber he believers a ball the bat ter is entitled to hit at it and make whatever he can out of the oppor. tunity.
 Now comes the much rule governing the treatment of the bal by pitchers, who at no time during game shall moistcn with saliva eth. CT ball, glove, or hand. Neither may the ball be rubbed on grass, dirt uniform, or on any players person No foreign substance shall be used on the ball. The penalty for this is: A new ball must be put in play by the umpire. Should any player other than the pitcher be caugh, fixing or preparing the ball, the pit. cher is then removed from the game (When not a league game both sides may agree to this before the game. >
 When base is occupied, the pitch CT forfeits his right to throw a base to hold a runner on if he takes either hand off the ball.
 If the pitcher drops the ball while in the act of delivery and no base is occupied, it is nothing, but should this occur while base is occupied it is a balk.
 A thrown ball hitting coacher is in play, unless in the umpire's opin. ion the coacher Intentionally tries to help runner by allowing the bali to hit him.
 A coacher at third base can touch and assist runner if no play is made at third base, and it can not be called an interference, with pos sible chance for play, not being made.
 On a catcher's interference, tipping bat with nit, rushing batter, or jump ing out of position, a double penalty is inflicted by allowing batter first base and runners to advance one base.
 Should the catcher get out of his position at any time before the ball leaves the pitchers hand it is balk when trying to walksa batter.
 A ball hitting or passing fielder is in play if it hits the umpire.
 Bases can not be run in reverse order. Runners touched off the base to which they belong, or if touched standing on paths or when ball is held on base on which they belong, are out.
 The umpire shall announce all changes and substitutions, but should any substitute fail to be announced any act by him will count just the same as if he was announced. A substitute can be a player of any