Show Seba I og ls 4 Place la L B zany n o on fr Freak a Deliveries L i of Slab l b Artists ter OFFICIALS Of fiVE lEAGUES H 0 l n M E 1 Rules Committee of 2 Big Circuits Thresh Out Ba Base Base- c- c hall Code Nineteen en Regulations Regulations Regu Regu- u- u lations Are Amended I US' US US's Associated s Press C CHICAGO Fe Feb 9 Chicago D.-Chicago Chicago occupied occupied pied the spotlight today todDY in the baseball world as officials of ot five fi leagues were here Two vies leap held heM their annual meetings an and the tho joint rules committee of or the thc Ka National au and l American merican leagues met in an session doi dollt li Schedule The American a as association at Its meeting adopted a schedule while the Three 1 1 league expanded Jl Its circuit from frum a six to el eight club ht league uc decided decided de de- rc cl ed c on t d a I fJ schedule d cat u of 1 I T HO games ames and 0 cat e resu u carne II fur UI- UI four foul years The fhe rules committee adopted nUm numerous numerous numer numer- rous r- r ous amendments to tho the playing code and also added a n number o of changes to the scoring rules which were submitted by the Baseball Writers Writers' a association Jin Rifle I ri Threshed d Out Numerous rules In the baseball co code c were era cro threshed out today at the thc annual meetings of oC the silica rules committee ot of tho the National and American leagues Chief Chic among among- the rules was those re relating rc- rc lating to tho the home run the tho Intentional pass the thc balk the dead deal ball baU and anal Jc legislation regarding reg the freak deliveries deliveries eries of or pitchers In all nineteen rules were amended and ono one added The rIse addition to the rules deal doal with WUI the thc intentional pass pas which declares It to be illegal Cla I for the catcher to step from front his box to aid aM the pitcher In pitchIng pitching pitch pitch- ing Ing- wide to tho the batsman This rulo rule as amended and adopted b by the rules committee says Restrict Catcher It shall bE be illegal for the tho C catcher to leave Icae his natural position Immediately immediately Immedi immedi- and directly back of or the plato plate for or the purpose of or aiding the pitcher to Intentionally give gi a base on oil balls to tho the batsman If It the catcher h snarl l Continued on Pawn Pacts 9 91 OFfiCIALS OF fiVE lEAGUES HOLD MEET Continued From Front Page 7 mo move out of or position prior to tho the time I the thc ball leaves es the tho pitchers pitcher's hand all runners who may be on b bases shall shull be I entitled to II advance id one base hae hn e. e I The rule covering co the home homo run pays a ns 81 j that when a ph player knocks the ball bali I into the stands or 01 the crowds on fair fairground ground he shall be given I en credit for fora or ora a home run If It he completes the thc circuit I and all nil runners shall score ahead ot him In III passing this rule tho the committee com corn I argued It would Increase tho the I number of oC home runs a season semon and also work to the batters batter's a advantage The Thc rule as amended says gars The The- nt Provided Pro that If tr a batsman In the lost half of the final inning of oC any game hits a n home run over o the thc fence or Into the Stand tand all runners on lh the I I bases basc at the thc time as aN well a an 14 the tho batsman batsman bats bats- j man shall be bo entitled to score and In n such event the trial score of or the game shall be thc the total number of or runs made I In Iii explain explaining in this Ilila rule President I of oC th tho th National l league ague said I I If Jr lf the score should he nothing nothing- to I nothing in the tho final half of the ninth i 1 liming Inning and the bases were all occupied I I and the batsman knocked a ball Into tho stand all runners would score and the final score core would bo he 4 to lo 0 0 The amendment dealing dealing- with the thc balk alle reads An Any motion to lo pitch while standing stan in his position without having the ball ballin ballIn ballin in his possession or regardless less of or whether he lie makes an any motion to pitch or not I If the tho pitcher takes tokes a legal nl position po 0 sItton on the rubber without tho the ball ballIn ballIn ballIn In his bin po possession or If ho he takes a patching position off orf the tho rubber and feints to the ball to the tho bat It shall be called a n balk Several Addition Several additions are also added to this rule one of or which declared that the tho ball shall bo declared a dead ead ball balland balland and no play can be made until tho the runner runner run run- ner ncr or runners reach the thc base or bases they arc re entitled to I In dealing with the dead ball baH the lie code was amended to read rend I II l I 1 A dead ball is a ball delivered to the thc bat by y tho the pitcher not struck I at by br tho the batsman that touches touch s any nn I part oC or the batsman's person or clothIng clothing cloth cloth- ing while whilo ho he Is standing In his position cloth I I 01 or 2 a wildly pitched ball which th the batsman PlainlY makes mal es an nn attempt to dodge o to avoid being hit but which I ban bait accidentally hits hils his isis bat j I Frenk I I Tho The fight on the freak Creak deliveries oc occurred occurred oc- oc cuned the thc greater g part of or tho Iso mooting Th Tho Tue board of or directors of or the American Ameri Amen can JEa o adopted a a. rulo rule which legislates legislates legis legis- lates latos such deliveries d from tho the league legiS-I legiS I fitter tel the tha season aon oC or 1920 O. O When tho the rules committee took tool up this rule the National league members i declared they the thought some sonic clubs I I I would have ha more mono than two spit ball pitchers the tho num number ber passed upon by uy bytho bythe tho the American league l Finally It was agreed to amend tho the rule as follows At t no time limo during tho progress of tho the game Iame shall tho the pitcher pilcher bo be allowed to te 1 apply a foreign n substance of oC any kind to the thc ball 2 expectorate either on tho the ball or 01 his lila glove o 3 to rub the thc ball on hl hit his glove person or clothing or 4 I to deface the thc ball In any manner or to deliver what I Is I I called the ball spit ball mud ball or emer emery ball I For or a violation of or orthis this rulo rule the thc pitcher r shall be or ordered ered from rom tho the game and be barred from front participation in all any championship contest contest con con- test for a period of or ten da days s I II DC nc In adopting the foregoing oreg rule I against freak deliveries i it was under under- I anu agreed that all ail bona Ionn fide ide ide spit ball pitchers listed b by tho the club owners and presented to tho heads of or orth th the two major leagues prior to tho the starting of tho the season should have only thc he season of oC 1 10 0 0 to use uso the thc so- so 0 called delivery after artel which it ft will not be permitted in tho lie leagues 1 Realizing the importance of or recruiting recruit recruit- lt- lt ing ball players for lor the thc bl big leagues en one ono of those present presented the tini argument argument ar ar- ar- ar of a smaller diamond for boys bOs under 16 years cars of age ase Ills His argument was based upon the tho fact that boys bos to toda today today to- to da day attempt to pIa play tho ho national game gameon on the thc regulation diamond an and as re result re- re suit sult It I is impossible to do develop lop The Tho committee adopted a a. rule es establishing establishing es- es an of official Ucla I diamond for or jun jun- ions The new diamond will be 82 8 feet between bases and the pitching InS InS' rubber I CO GO 0 feet from Crom tho the plate The Thy rules as adopted b bv by the thc committee committee commit commit- tee will be ratified by tho meetings s orthe of or the National and American lea leagues sues to toI to- to morrow I |