| Show new baab ball rt the joint rules committee has completed jhb largest part of its work an attempt was made by some dele H AA S gates to introduce reintroduce re the high and low ball system ant the majority were against tho idea and voted it down the pitcher will ba compelled to put the ball over the home plate or have a ball called on him one of the most important subjects discussed was the position of the pitcher during the the past season some of the players complained that the pitcher was not far enough away from the batsman and that a position some three or four feet bacic would be more suitable A motion to that effect was voted down since it was decided that an umpire should stand behind the pitcher he has interfered rather than helped the batsman for were the batsman to hit a fair ball sending it over the pitchers head hitting the umpire he has no allowance and is compelled to run and the pitcher has only to stoop and pick up the ball in order tc throw him out at first to remedy this tho committee decided that a struck ball constitutes a base hit and gives the bateman a base when he hits the umpire lu order to improve the order of pitching tho committee has reduced the bally to four for the next season the three strikes re mainas usual the rule regarding foul tips has been abolished and hereafter a man will be allowed to run on them |
