The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-16
PROSPECTS FOR
BASEBALL FIELD
TERMED, BRIGHT
PROGRESS REVEALED. AT
BUSY SoFTBALL MEETING
LAST NIGHT: RECREATION
COMMITTEEMAN HEARD

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| City-county recreation commit
tee members within a short time
will ask for bids for construction
of a backstop and other facilities
for the establishment of a base
ball diamond here, it was reveal
ed in a softball meeting last
night.
Marvin Lewis, WPA and state
representative on the committee,
said he hoped TO have definite
announcement concerning. the
baseball diamond soon, and that
in the meantime plans are under
way to secure use of the army
barracks diamond by, city teams.
! William Freeman, president of
the city council, told seftball
managers and officials at the
meeting that four governmental
agencies are cooperating in eff
forts to- perfectt a recreation pro-
GRAM in Key West.
/ Freeman, who attended the
meeting with Glenwood Sweet
ing as. a. member of the city
county committee. said units CO.
operating are the federal and
state, governments, represented
by Lewis, the county, represented
by Commission Chairman Carl
Brvaldi, and the city, represent
ed by. himself and Councilman
Sweeting. Others on the COM
mittee. are. Mrs. Frederick. W.
Knapp of the, Key West Woman's
Club, and Paul Albury, grocer.
Freeman pralsea Roy, Hamlin
and Albury, along with their, as
sociates. for the interest they
have displayed in baseball and
softball and asked them to con-
tinue their efforts. He said the
committee was formed to be of
service in the furtherance OF
wholesome recreation and prom
ised that committee activities,
now directed principally toward
adults, soon would be expanded
to take in children's sports.
! Several rules approved by. the
softball managers will:
Increase time limit of games
from one hour and Is minutes to
one hour and a half If game is
not finished within the time linn
it, score will revert back to the
last completed inning.
Limit teams to roster of Is
players. In the event game time
finds team without a full quota
of 10 men, any player on the
field or in the, stands may be
used to complete the team, pro-
vided the player has not been a
member of any other team in the
league and receives approval of
the opposing manager. The, rul-
ing was made for the benefit of
civilian teams.
Direct each team to furnish
a new Rawlings ball for each
game played.
Direct teams taking part in
first game to provide umpires
for second game, and vice versa.
This will eliminate difficulty in
getting umpires)
/ Make the umpires' decisions
final However, should any
manager question a decision on
an official rule, he may protest
and settle issue On field with
umpire and another manager.
{ Allow runner three bases if he
can, make them on any base hit
DETECTED back on the playing
field This applies to left and
right field territory DETECTION
of ball in center field will allow
runner to circle bases if he can
do so. On three-base ruling ball
will become dead after run
ner. touches third base.
Ground rules were reviewed for
the benefit of those not familiar
with them. They include; Run
ner on third cannot score on
passed ball but may advance a
base otherwise; runner cannot
score on wild pitch but may ad-
VANCE a base from first or sec
ond: home run allowed if ball
is hitssinto centeEs three bases
allowed on ball hit in street in
left az right field; Jumper allowed
- one hASe on cyerthrows into foul
q efritSry s1d as many as he can
faakeson overthrows on the play