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TRADEMARKED B7 THE SPORTINQ LIFE PUB. CO. ENTERED AT PHILA. P. O. AS SECOND CLASS MATTER VOLUME 24, NO. 23. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 2, 1895. PRICE, TEN CENTS. LEAGUE TEAMS- 5PR1NGFIELD SNORTING in the fact that base ball will be th predecessors. In respect of local popu­ RULE CHANGES. gainer financially by the suppressio larity the New York presidents stand almost alone in the League. particularly of racing. But there i A Synopsis of the Report to be Sub­ A WEEKLY JOURNAL also some danger that the gamblin THE ORIOLE'S ORDEAL. mitted, to the League by the Com­ vent for it Baltimore will have anything but a mittee on Playing Rules. Devoted to element, which must find a sure thing on the League pennant this New York, Feb. 25. Messrs. Hanlon and passion or business, as the case ma year. The finish of last season will put Hart, of the Rules Committee, met at the BASE BALL, BICYCLING AND be, may turn its attention to hithert plenty of confidence in every team of Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day, and, together with Mr. Byrne, acting for the absent GENERAL SPORTS AND immune base ball. Keep an eye on J the League that goes up against the Baltimore;? and probably will develop Mr. Kerr, went over the playing rules and PASTIMES. York. drew up a report on the subject to be pre­ what latent qualities may exist in the sented to the League. Following is a brief team for "quitting" in a pinch. Published by synopsis of what tlie committee will recom­ CURRENT COMMENT. mend: THE EYE IS ALMOST EVERYTHING. Thai the pitcher's plate be 24x6 inches in- THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO OP DOUBTFUL VALUE. The champion pugilist, George Dixon, stead of 12x4 as now. 34 South Third St., The South this spring will witness th in a syndicate article on pugilistic suc­ That a new ball may be discolored by the pitch­ cess, fathered by him, lays great stress er, but by no other playw. Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. greatest incursion of Northern ba That the bat must be round and made only of teams on record, as each and ever upon the extreme importance of a good btrrl solid wood. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: League club has determined to send it eye in boxing. Says he: That no pl:iyer except the catcher and first a Southern trip ha "The eye, with the head, heart, speed, skill l.isernan shall be permitted to wear padded or One Tear................. ............................. »4.O team South. In fact and condition being equal, is, in my opinion, the lii'ed gloves*. Six Mouths....................... ..................... 2.2 become the correct thing in League so greatest factor which enters into a boring con­ That a pltyer ordered out of the game by the Three Months....................................... 1.2 oiety. All the good that the Souther test." umpire shall hare only one mil ute to get out Single Copy............................................ lOc trips do the players is that they giv What applies to pugilism applies with instead of four minutes as heretofore. them opportunities for training that can That a tunt hit is a deliberate attempt on PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. even greater force to base ball, where the part of the batwnaa to hit a ball slowly Foreign Postage, <t>1.04 Kxtra per Annum not be had in the windy North. Th not size or strength, but a good eye, within the infield so that ifc cannot be fielded drawback to it all, however, is that upo combined with pluck, make the sure by any infielder in time to retire the batsman. returning North, unsettled weather i fielder and hard batsman. But one pro­ That the umpire call a strike on all foul tipa INDEX TO CONTENTS. sure to promptly stiffen up the players fessional ball-tosser ever wore spectacles crught by the catcher within the ten-foot line. making them more liable t That if a batsman bats out of turn and sev­ Base Ball News............ Pages 3 to li besides during play. eral other players g-> to the plate afterward colds and inflammation, thus destroyin before ihe mistake has been discovered, only Shooting News............. Pages 13 to 17 in short order all the good effects of a NOT FAR OUT OF THE WAT. the first batsmr.n shall lie declared out. General Sports............. Pages 17 to 2< expensive jaunt. ___ Champion pugilist Jim Corbett loves That the "trapped ball" rule shall only"apply base ball, but doesn't hesitate to give when first and steond bases are occupied. Cycling News ............... Pages2O to24 That coachers shall be restricted to coaching WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE? it a rap in order to make a point for the base runners only, and shall not be allowed No League club has made more exten pugilism. He says: to address any remarks except to the base runner. sive changes in the personnel of its team "Boxing matches to-day are more harm­ In case this rule is violated flagrantly by a play­ SUNDAY BALL PLAYING. than Pittsburg during the last seasor less than foot races, bicycle races, foot er the umpire *hall debar his team from, any infielders as Glasscock an ball contests, and even base ball, for further coaching whatever. A bill to prevent Sunday ball playin Such strong That umpires shall be fined $10 any time they Lyons were released, and now Pitcher even in the latter g-ame there is a lia­ fail to enforce the rules upon the sworn state­ has passed the Missouri House of Rep Ehret and Gumbert will work in othe bility of being killed, as the records show, ment of the captain of one of the opposing resentatives, but President Von der Ahe fields. through the carelessness of a pitcher, or teama and two reputable witnesses, which affi­ of the St. Louis Club, believes that i coming in contact with, another player davit, however, must be forwarded to the Sec­ PIPING TIMES FOR CATCHERS. on the run." retary of the League within 24 hours of th« will be killed in the Senate. He is o A Washington contemporary in com time of the offense. opinion that the law cannot be enforce LEAGUE SCHEDULE POINTS. That any player, other than the captain, leav- menting upon the engagement of Catch Washington ing his position in the field or leaving the bench authority th The latest news from a decision of the umpire, shall be if passed, and cites as er Coogan by Washington, says: about the League schedule is to the ef­ to question fact that Missouri already has a stric "He would have brighter prospects for succes fined $10 for the first offiense, and for the sec­ If he weighed 20 or 30 pounds more, for ex fect that the Bostons, Philadelphias and ond offense he shall be removed from the game Sunday law which is practically unob perien.ce has shown that frail catchers do no Brooklyag, under the latest revised and required to leave the field forthwith. served and consequently void. last long under the present conditions, when schedule, to be submitted by President That the umpire shall remove a player ft* a is the principal requisite of a pitcher." violation of section 1 of this rule (section 1 is To prevent by puritanical statute epeed Young, will all open the season away for improper language addressed to a spectator, against the prevailing sentiment of i Nay, nay, Pauline; it's just the re­ from home. Consequently the Balti- the umpire, or any player); and the player so verse. The present conditions favor th removed shall be ineligible to play in a champ­ community, the harmless enjoyment o mores will not be the opening attraction catchers, even the frail ones, more thai at the Polo Grounds, and the Bostons ionship game for the next three succeeding days. such a decent, orderly and clean game a ever before, owing to the increased pitch or Philadelphias will be the card. The Some minor changes, including one relat­ base ball by thousands of poor peopl ing distance and the use of the mitt ing to blocked balls, are also recommended statement is made that President Young by the League Rules Committee, who cannot enjoy or afford their favor The question of speed has no bearing has made this change in the schedule at ite sport on the working days of th as it is now no greater than ever i the particular request of the Baltimore was, while the additional five feet o Club. PLAYERS HAVE NO VOICE. week, is nothing less than an outrageou pitching distance give the catcher mor invasion of personal liberty, a gross sub chance than ever before to be prepare* _ A GLEAM OF SENSE. .1 Boston Writer's Growl Against a version of the rights of the majority for any amount of mere speed. Thes The bill making foot ball a misde­ Base Ball Law. »nd a grievous oppression of the poor. are halcyon days for the catcher. meanor having beeen withdrawn, the One of the biota in base ball Is th« If the sentiment of the community o great work of California's two splen­ slavery system, by which a man is com- St. Louis, which would probaly repre AS STRONG AS ANY OTHER LINK. did universities will proceed untram­ pelled to leave surroundings to his liking The Cleveland Leader takes excep melled. and go to a locality that is utterly re­ sent the majority, was against Sundaj tion to the recent laudation of Messrs pugnant to him. The player is treated ball playing, as it is, for instance, in Spalding, Soden, Abel, Reach and Brush NO HARD TIMES IN BASE BALL.
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