Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-12

pitchers box shall be known as foul
RULE ll-PosITIoN OF PLAYERS.
Section Am delivering the shoe into
the opposite pitchers box a contestant
may stand anywhere inside of the foul
Section. BIZ in. getting toe hold
on the the front {od OF the pitchers box the
foul line this shall not be considered an
improper position.
Section Each PLAYER, when not
pitching. must remain outside and back
Of the pitchers box until his opponent
has finished pitching.
RULE 12-THE FIRST PITCH.
Section AT the beginnins Of game
have the first pitch by the toss Of shoe
or a coin. The winner. shall have the
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sive games between the same players the
loser Of the preceding game shall have
RULE 13-PITcHED SHOE.
:, Section a-The shoe is, pitched when it
leaves the players hand.
RULE 14-BRoKEN SHOES.
Section a-When a shoe strikes in fair
parts It shall be removed, and and the isea con
testant entitled to pitch another shoe
in its stead.
RULE 15-FoUL SHOES.
Section "A shoe pitched while the
player, is standing outside the foul lines
SIDE Of the foul so before fore entering 0 the
pitcher.s box, 1T is foul;
Section ca shoe striking any part Of
the pitchers boz, is, foul,
from the pitchers box at the request Of
the opponent, -,
scored or credited
RULE 6-INTERFERING WITH
PITCHED SHOES.
Section a-,No contestant shall touch
his own or his opponents shoes. after
decision has been rendered as to the
scoring values Of the shoes.
rule shall result in both shoes Of the
offender being declared foul and his OPP
poa sf se po os ent ~ to 9,os many
peg should warrant.
RULE 7-MEASUREMENTs.
Section All measurements to deter
mlne winch shoe is the closest to the
perS or a straight edge.
RULE 1au .7PITGSg OF A
/, Section "A ringer. shall be a shoe
that encircles the stake far enough to
permit straight edge to touch both heel
calks simultaneously.
RULE 19-KNOCKED-OFF AND
KNOCKED-ON RINGERS.
Section a-Whenever a player knocks
on his own or his opponent,s ringer,
such knocked-of ringers lose their scor
IuS anu lne player making the
ringer is credited with a ringer.
Section b-If a player knocks on one
OF his own or his opponents shoes from
a non-ringer position to a ringer posi-
ton, the changed shoe has scoring value
and credit for ringer for its owner.
RULE 20-MOVED PITCHED SHOES.
Section a-When a thrown shoe moves
shoe already at the stake, all shoes
are counted in their new positions.
". The Scoring Rules.
RULE ARTICULATION GAMES.
Section "A regulation game shall con-
sist Of so points in all tournaments and
matches.
Section BIN a league the regulation
game shall consist of 81 points.
innings and each inning constitutes the
pitching of four shoes-the two players
each pitching two shoes.
RULE 22-SCORING POINTS.
Section ALL shoes shall be within six
Section b-Closest shoe to stake scores
l point.
Section c-Two shoes closer than oppo-
nents scores 2 points.
Section done ringer scores 8 points
Section 1.-TWO ringers score 8 points.
Section f-One ringer and closest shoe
Of same player scores points.
two ringers and his opponent one. the
players having two ringers shall score
points.
RULE 23-CANCELED POINTS.
Section ALL equals count as ties and
no points are scored.
Section BIN case each contestant has